Patent ID: 11923638
Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GMBH
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 12:
13. A communication system comprising:
a first circuit board assembly including a first circuit board, a first connector mount coupled to the first circuit board, and a first electrical connector coupled to the first connector mount, the first electrical connector having a first connector housing holding first contacts in a contact array, the first connector housing having a mating end and a cable end, the first electrical connector having cables terminated to the first contacts and extending from the cable end, the first connector housing having a first mounting feature, the first connector mount having a first bracket coupled to a mounting surface of the first circuit board proximate to a mating edge, the first electrical connector being movably coupled to the first connector mount to move relative to the first circuit board in a mating direction, the first connector mount having a first biasing member coupled to the first bracket and coupled to the first mounting feature of the first electrical connector, the first biasing member being compressible along a compression axis parallel to the mating direction to allow the first electrical connector to float in the mating direction relative to the first circuit board, wherein the first electrical connector is movably coupled to the first connector mount in a confined envelope in at least one floating direction perpendicular to the mating direction, wherein the first biasing member includes a spring member and a spring pin extending along the compression axis, the spring member being compressible in the mating direction, the spring member surrounding the spring pin, the spring member being coupled to at least one of the first connector housing and the first bracket, the spring pin passing through an opening in the first mounting feature, the spring pin passing through a bracket opening in the first bracket, the bracket opening being oversized relative to the spring pin to allow the spring pin to move relative to the first bracket, wherein a clearance gap is provided in the bracket opening between the first bracket and the spring pin, the spring pin moving with the first connector housing in the floating direction, a size of the clearance gap changing as the first connector housing moves in the floating direction; and
a second circuit board assembly including a second circuit board and a second electrical connector coupled to the second circuit board, the second electrical connector having a second connector housing holding second contacts in a contact array, the second connector housing having a mating end coupled to the mating end of the first connector housing along a mating axis parallel to the mating direction.