U.S. patent application number 11/542894 was filed with the patent office on 2007-04-05 for electrical connector bracket.
This patent application is currently assigned to HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Yu-Chen Chen, Hao-Yun Ma.
Application Number | 20070075207 11/542894 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 37430502 |
Filed Date | 2007-04-05 |
United States Patent
Application |
20070075207 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Ma; Hao-Yun ; et
al. |
April 5, 2007 |
Electrical connector bracket
Abstract
An electrical connector bracket (50) comprises a base plate
(51), a first sidewall (52) and a second sidewall (53) connecting
the first sidewall (52) extending upwardly from two pairs of
lateral sides of the base plate (51), a transverse inner wall (54)
and a lengthwise inner wall (55) perpendicular to the transverse
inner-wall (54) extending from inner base plate (51). The first
sidewall (52) and the second sidewall (53) form cooperatively a
closed section. The transverse inner wall (54) and the lengthwise
inner wall (55) divide the closed section into several small
rectangular carrying sections, and each rectangular carrying
section can receive an electrical connector therein. In each
rectangular carrying section, each second sidewall of the carrying
portion defines an opening adjacent to the lengthwise inner wall
(55).
Inventors: |
Ma; Hao-Yun; (Tu-Cheng,
TW) ; Chen; Yu-Chen; (Tu-Cheng, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
WEI TE CHUNG;FOXCONN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
1650 MEMOREX DRIVE
SANTA CLARA
CA
95050
US
|
Assignee: |
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO.,
LTD.
|
Family ID: |
37430502 |
Appl. No.: |
11/542894 |
Filed: |
October 3, 2006 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
248/346.01 |
Current CPC
Class: |
H01R 13/518
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
248/346.01 |
International
Class: |
A47B 91/00 20060101
A47B091/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Oct 3, 2005 |
TW |
94217079 |
Claims
1. An electrical connector bracket comprising a base plate, a first
sidewall and a second sidewall connecting the first sidewall and
extending upwardly from two pairs of lateral sides of the base
plate, a transverse inner wall and a lengthwise inner wall
perpendicular to the transverse inner wall extending from inner
base plate wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall form
cooperatively a closed section and the transverse inner wall and
the lengthwise inner wall divide the closed section into several
small rectangular carrying sections, each rectangular carrying
section receiving an electrical connector therein, each second
sidewall of the carrying portion defining an opening adjacent to
the lengthwise inner wall.
2. The electrical connector bracket as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the opening is defined on the second sidewall adjacent to the
lengthwise inner wall.
3. The electrical connector bracket as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the transverse inner wall defines a first opening adjacent to the
lengthwise inner wall.
4. An electrical connector bracket comprising: a base plate, at
least a pair of transverse walls extending upwardly from the base
plate; at least a pair of lengthwise walls extending upwardly from
the base plate, and cooperating with the pair of transverse walls
to define a rectangular receiving section for receiving a connector
therein; and one of the lengthwise walls defines a cutout for
receiving a lever handle of the connector, and the other of the
lengthwise walls defines another cutout for either receiving
another lever handle of another connector received in a neighboring
receiving section or allowing an outsider to view an interior of
said receiving section.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to an electrical connector
bracket, particularly to a electrical connector for receiving chip
modules therein.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] A conventional electrical connector bracket 5' for
containing chip modules therein is disclosed in FIGS. 4-6. The
electrical connector bracket 5' comprises a base plate 51', a first
sidewall 52' and a second sidewall 53' connecting the first
sidewall 52', and extending upwardly from two pairs of lateral
sides of the base plate 51', a transverse inner wall 54' and a
lengthwise inner wall 55' perpendicular to the transverse inner
wall 54' and extending from inner base plate 51'. The first
sidewall 52' and the second sidewall 53' form cooperatively a
closed section. The transverse inner-wall 54' and lengthwise inner
wall 55' divide the closed section into several small rectangular
carrying sections, and each rectangular section can receive an
electrical connector therein. In each rectangular carrying section,
the transverse inner wall 54' defines an opening 541' adjacent the
lengthwise inner wall 55'. When a rectangular carrying section of
the electrical connector bracket 5' receives an electrical
connector with a lever having a bent portion, the opening 541'
disposed on the transverse inner wall 54' can receives the bent
portion of the lever, which can make best use of carrying section
room.
[0005] However, said electrical connector bracket 5' described
above has following drawbacks: referring to FIG. 5-6, each carrying
section only defines an opening in a center portion of the
transverse inner wall 54' and the second sidewall 53' is closed. In
this case, when the electrical connector brackets 5' receiving the
chip modules thereof are stacked up, it is not certain that some
carrying section of the electrical connector bracket 5' receives
the chip module or not, which can complicate the product
management. In addition, if each of the electrical connectors
received in the electrical connector bracket 5' is mounted on a
lever defining a bent portion, only some carrying sections of
electrical connector bracket 5' can contain the electrical
connector mounted the lever defining the bent portion, so the
electrical connector bracket 5' is not used efficiently.
[0006] Hence, an improved electrical connector bracket is required
to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] An object of the present invention is to provide an
electrical connector bracket able to see an electrical connector
received therein when the electrical connector brackets are stacked
up and each carrying section of the electrical connector bracket
can receive an electrical connector equipped with a lever defining
a bent portion.
[0008] An electrical connector bracket in accordance with a
preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a base
plate, a first sidewall and a second sidewall connecting the first
sidewall extending upwardly from two pair of lateral sides of the
base plate, a transverse inner wall and a lengthwise inner wall
perpendicular to the transverse inner wall extending from inner
base plate. The first sidewall and the second sidewall form
cooperatively a closed section. The transverse inner wall and a
lengthwise inner wall divide the closed section into several small
rectangular carrying sections, and each rectangular carrying
section can receive an electrical connector therein. In each
rectangular carrying section, each second sidewall of the carrying
portion defines an opening adjacent to the lengthwise inner
wall.
[0009] Relative to the present technology, the electrical connector
bracket in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention
defines an opening in the lengthwise inner wall of each carrying
section thereof. In this state when the electrical connector
brackets are stacked up, each carrying section of the electrical
connector bracket receiving the electrical connector or not can be
seen by the opening defined in the lengthwise inner wall and each
carrying section of the electrical connector bracket can receive
the electrical connector equipped with a lever defining a bent
portion.
[0010] Other objects, advantages and novel features of the
invention will become more apparent from the following detailed
description of a preferred embodiment when taken in conjunction
with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] FIG. 1 is an isometric view of an electrical connector
bracket in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the
invention;
[0012] FIG. 2 is an isometric view of two electrical connector
bracket receiving electrical connector therein are stacked up;
[0013] FIG. 3 is a plan view of two electrical connector bracket
shown in FIG. 5;
[0014] FIG. 4 is an isometric view of a conventional electrical
connector bracket;
[0015] FIG. 5 is an isometric view of two conventional electrical
connector bracket receiving electrical connector therein are
stacked up;
[0016] FIG. 6 is a plan view of two electrical connector bracket
shown in FIG. 5.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0017] Referring to FIG. 1, an electrical connector bracket 5
comprises a base plate 51, a first sidewall 52 and a second
sidewall 53 perpendicularly to the first sidewall 52 extending from
two pairs of opposite lateral sides of the base plate 51 and a
transverse inner wall 54 and lengthwise inner wall 55 perpendicular
to the transverse inner wall 54 extending from an inner section of
the base plate 51.
[0018] The rectangular base plate 51 defines a pair of projected
ears 511 relative to center potion of the lengthwise inner wall 55
for moving the electrical connector bracket 5 easily. The
electrical connector bracket 5 defines a pair of concavities 532 on
the transverse sidewall 54 adjacent to lengthwise sidewall 55 for
moving the electrical connector bracket 5 more easily. The first
sidewall 52 and the second sidewall 53 form cooperatively a closed
section; the closed section is divided into smaller rectangular
carrying sections by the transverse inner wall 54 and the
lengthwise inner wall 55. Each carrying section can receive an
electrical connector therein. Referring to FIG. 2, a carrying
section 56 is formed cooperatively by the first sidewall, the
second sidewall 53, the transverse inner wall 54 and the lengthwise
inner wall 55. The transverse inner wall 54 defines a first opening
541 on adjacent to a junction with lengthwise inner wall 55. Also,
each carrying section defines a second opening 531 adjacent to the
lengthwise inner wall 55, wherein the size of the second opening
531 and the first opening 541 can be adjusted in accordance with
the size of the bent portion of the lever mounted on the electrical
connector. When the electrical connector brackets 5 received the
electrical connectors therein are stacked up, each carrying section
of the electrical connector bracket receiving the electrical
connector or not can be seen by the second opening 531 from
outside. Referring to FIG. 2, it is an isometric view of the two
electrical connector brackets 5 stacked up. Turing to FIG. 3, the
electrical connector received in the carrying section as described
in FIG. 2 can be seen from the second opening 531 defined on the
second sidewall.
[0019] Referring also to FIG. 3, each carrying section of the
electrical connector bracket 5 defines an opening on the second
sidewall 53, which can receive the electrical connector disposed a
lever having a bent portion, wherein the bent portion engages with
the opening of the second sidewall 53 of the electrical connector
bracket 5.
[0020] It will be understood that the invention may be embodied in
other specific forms without departing from the spirit or central
characteristics thereof. The present examples and embodiments,
therefore, are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and
not restrictive, and the invention is not be limited to the details
given herein.
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