The present invention relates to filed of connectors, and more particularly, to a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express/Serial Attached SCSI (PSAS) female connector.
In the server storage industry, as the data storage requirement increases continuously, the transmission rate requirement accordingly increases as well. With the increasing of clock rate and the dramatic time shortening of the increasing of clock rate, the transmission rate requirement upon the connector becomes higher than before. Due to a relatively complicated structure, the signal terminal of the PSAS female connector comprises two bending arrangements, wherein the routes of the inner and outer row thereof are longer and closer to each other. Therefore, it is desired to resolve the cross interference under a high data transmission rate, so as to realize a 32 Gbps transmission rate under the U.2 and U.3 applications.
For resolving the issues above, a PSAS female connector is disclosed. With a structural improvement, the cross interference issues in the high speed data transmission of the female connector is avoided.
For achieving the aforementioned objectives, a PSAS female connector is provided, comprising a frame member, a terminal member, and a cover member; the frame member comprising a terminal groove and a tilt portion; the terminal groove disposed in the frame member; the tilt portion disposed in the terminal groove adjacent to a plug end; the terminal member inserted in the frame member and comprising a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) 7 pin terminal, a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 40 pin terminal, a 15 Pin signal terminal, a 6 Pin terminal, and a 4 Pin terminal; the cover member comprising a shorter cover plate and a longer cover plate; the shorter cover plate and the longer cover plate comprising an elastic plate disposed on an end portion of the shorter cover plate and the longer cover plate; the cover member formed in a plate shape, the shorter cover plate and the longer cover plate disposed on a lateral side of the frame member inserted with the SATA 7 Pin terminal and a lateral side of the frame member inserted with the SAS 40 Pin terminal, respectively; before the PSAS female connector being engaged with a male connector, a pin of the SATA 7 Pin terminal and a pin of the SAS 40 Pin terminal abutting against the tilt portion, a contact point of the pin of the SATA 7 Pin terminal and the tilt portion being positioned on a same plane with a contact point of the pin of the SAS 40 Pin terminal and the tilt portion; when the PSAS female connector is engaged with the male connector, the SATA 7 Pin terminal and the SAS 40 Pin terminal are pressed by a terminal of the male connector to be bent toward an outer lateral side of the terminal groove to contact the elastic plate of the cover member; through a contact with the elastic plate of the cover member, the pin of the SATA 7 Pin terminal are connected with the pin of the SAS 40 Pin terminal.
Preferably, the frame member of the PSAS female connector is formed of a plastic material.
Preferably, the frame member of the PSAS female connector comprises a conductive plastic; the conductive plastic comprises a shorter conductive plastic portion and a longer conductive plastic portion both disposed in the terminal groove; the shorter cover plate and the longer cover plate are connected with the shorter conductive plastic portion and longer conductive plastic portion, respectively.
The PSAS female connector comprises a positioner; the frame member comprises a position hole formed on two sides of the frame member; an end of the positioner passes through the position hole to be fixed on a PCB. With such configuration, the present invention achieves the following advantages.
Compared with prior arts, the two cover plates in the present invention have an elastic plate on the end portion thereof, and the elastic plates are attached to the frame member corresponding to the insertion positions of the SATA7 Pin and SAS 40 Pin signal power source terminals, respectively. The pins of the SATA 7 Pin terminal and SAS 40 Pin terminal abut against the tilt portion, wherein the contact point of the pin of the SATA 7 Pin terminal and the tilt portion are positioned on a same plane with the contact point of the pin of the SAS 40 Pin terminal and the tilt portion, so as to prevent the pins from being positioned at different heights. During operation, after the PSAS female connector is engaged with the male connector, the SATA 7 Pin terminal and the SAS 40 Pin terminal are pressed by the terminal of the male connector to be bent toward an outer lateral side of the terminal groove to contact the elastic plate of the cover member. Through contact with the elastic plate of the cover member, the pin of the SATA 7 Pin terminal is connected with the pin of the SAS 40 Pin terminal. The cover member contacted with the conductive plastic, facilitating the connection between the head end and the tail end of the grounding terminal, thereby providing an optimal cover and improving the cross interference, achieving a Generation 5 (Gen5) performance requirement.
The aforementioned and further advantages and features of the present invention will be understood by reference to the description of the preferred embodiment in conjunction with the accompanying
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The frame member 1 comprises a terminal groove 11 and a tilt portion 12.
The terminal groove 11 is disposed in the frame member 1.
The tilt portion 12 is disposed in the terminal groove 11 adjacent to a plug end. As shown in
The terminal member 2 is inserted in the frame member 1 and comprises a SATA 7 Pin terminal 21, an SAS 40 Pin terminal 22, a 15 Pin signal terminal 23, a 6 Pin terminal 24, and a 4 Pin terminal 25.
The cover member 3 comprises a shorter cover plate 31 and a longer cover plate 32. As shown in
The cover member 3 is formed in a plate shape. The shorter cover plate 31 and the longer cover plate 32 are disposed on a lateral side of the frame member 1 inserted with the SATA 7 Pin terminal 21 and a lateral side of the frame member 1 inserted with the SAS 40 Pin terminal 22, respectively.
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The PSAS female connector comprises a positioner 4. The frame member comprises a position hole 41 formed on two sides of the frame member 1. An end of the positioner 4 passes through the position hole 41 to be fixed on a PCB.
Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/204,484, now U.S. Pat. No. 11,581,687, filed Mar. 17, 2021, and entitled “PCIE/SAS FEMALE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
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