IP Library Granted Patent US 10,665,975
Granted Patent B2
US 10,665,975 · App. 16/688,337 · Granted May 26, 2020

Connector and communications device

Inventor: Yutao Li (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H01R12/73H01R12/716H01R12/721H01R12/75H01R13/6461H01R25/00H05K1/00H01R12/737
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Patent No.
US 10,665,975
App. No.
16/688,337
Granted
May 26, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A connector ( 100 ) and a communications device is disclosed. The connector includes a connector body ( 41 ) and three connecting ends disposed on the connector body. M signal interfaces ( 51 a ) inside a first connecting end ( 42 ) are in communication with M signal interfaces ( 51 b ) inside a second connecting end ( 43 ) in a one-to-one correspondence. The first connecting end is connected to a backplane connector ( 32 ) on a backplane ( 31 ). The second connecting end is connected to one end ( 45 a ) of a transmission cable ( 45 ), and the other end ( 45 b ) of the transmission cable is connected to a communications component ( 46 ) on a target board ( 33 a ). The backplane is configured to implement communication between X boards ( 33 ), and the target board is any one of X boards, where M≥1 and X≥1. A third connecting end ( 44 ) is configured to secure the connector body to the target board.

Claims (27)

1. A communications device, comprising:

X boards and a backplane, where X≥1;

wherein a communications component disposed on a target board is connected to the backplane using a connector, and the target board is any one of the X boards;

wherein the connector comprises a connector body and three ends disposed on the connector body, wherein a first end of the three ends is connected to a backplane connector on the backplane, a second end of the three ends is connected to the communications component on the target board by using a transmission cable, wherein the first end is connected to the second end through M signal pins inside the connector body, where M≥1; and

wherein a third end of the three ends secures the connector body to the target board.

2. The communications device according to claim 1 , wherein two ends of each pin are respectively used as a signal interface inside the first end and a signal interface inside the second end.

3. The communications device according to claim 1 , wherein one end of the transmission cable is connected to the second end in a pluggable manner, and the other end of the transmission cable is connected to the communications component in a pluggable manner.

4. The communications device according to claim 1 , wherein the third end secures the connector body to the target board through a crimped connection or a welded connection or in a pluggable manner.

5. The communications device according to claim 1 , wherein the third connecting end secures the connector body to the target board through a daughter board.

6. The communications device according to claim 1 , wherein a grounding pin is disposed inside each of the first end and the second end.

7. The communications device according to claim 1 , wherein the second end comprises N input ends, and each input end comprises at least one signal interface, wherein N≥1, wherein

N communications components are disposed on the target board, and each communications component is connected to an input end by using the transmission cable.

8. The communications device according to claim 1 , wherein the communications component is a chip or a processor.

9. The communications device according to claim 8 , wherein the processor comprises at least one of the following: a central processing unit (CPU), a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or another programmable logic device, a transistor logic device, or a hardware component.

10. A server, comprising:

at least one board and a connector, wherein a communications component disposed on the at least one board is connected to a backplane using the connector;

wherein the connector comprises a connector body and three ends disposed on the connector body, wherein a first end of the three ends is connected to a backplane connector on the backplane, a second end of the three ends is connected to the communications component using a transmission cable, wherein the first end is connected to the second end through M signal pins inside the connector body, M≥1, and

wherein a third end of the three ends secures the connector body to the server.

11. The server according to claim 10 , wherein two ends of each pin are respectively used as a signal interface inside the first end and a signal interface inside the second end.

12. The server according to claim 10 , wherein one end of the transmission cable is connected to the second end in a pluggable manner, and the other end of the transmission cable is connected to the communications component in a pluggable manner.

13. The server according to claim 10 , wherein the third end secures the connector body to the server through a crimped connection or a welded connection or in a pluggable manner.

14. The server according to claim 10 , wherein the third connecting end secures the connector body to the server through a daughter board.

15. The server according to claim 10 , wherein a grounding pin is disposed inside each of the first end and the second end.

16. The server according to claim 10 , wherein the second end comprises N input ends, and each input end comprises at least one signal interface, wherein N≥1, wherein

N communications components are disposed on the board, and each communications component is connected to an input end using the transmission cable.

17. The server according to claim 10 , wherein the communications component is a chip or a processor.

18. The server according to claim 17 , wherein the processor comprises at least one of the following: a central processing unit (CPU), a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or another programmable logic device, a transistor logic device, or a hardware component.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2022
From: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: XFUSION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058682/0312 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2019
From: LI, YUTAO
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051053/0220 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2016 1 1029644 · Nov 14, 2016 · national
Continuity (3)
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