Patent ID: 7905729
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A board-to-board connector, comprising: at least a first contact module with a set of electrical contacts configured to mechanically and electrically connect to a first board; and a second contact module including an insulating housing with electrically conductive leads supported by the insulating housing, the electrically conductive leads defining first and second opposed contacts, the first contacts configured to be mechanically and electrically connect to the first board, and the second contacts configured to mechanically and electrically connect to a second board, wherein the first and second contacts extend out from the insulating housing in first and second respective directions, and the first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction, and an interconnection element having opposed first and surfaces, wherein the first contact module is configured to be mounted on the first surface and the second contact module is configured to be mounted on the second surface so as to electrically connect at least one of said set of electrical contacts with at least one of said leads, wherein the first contact module is arranged in a pair of spaced rows that are each independently configured to electrically connect to different boards and the first board, and the second contact module overlaps both rows of the first contact module with respect to a direction perpendicular to the first and second surfaces of the interconnection element when the first and second contact modules are mounted onto the first and second surfaces, respectively, of the interconnection element.