Patent ID: 7722359
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A connection assembly, comprising: a midplane which is divided into an airflow section and a connector section by a dividing line extending along an X-axis of the midplane, the connector section being segregated from and disposed in a single region of the midplane by the dividing line, the midplane further defining a first side and a second side which faces away from the first side, the airflow section of the midplane providing a set of airflow passageways connecting an air space adjacent the first side of the midplane to an air space adjacent the second side of the midplane, the connector section of the midplane providing (i) a set of first mounting locations which is confined to the connector section of the midplane on the first side and (ii) a set of second mounting locations which is confined to the connector section of the midplane on the second side; a set of first midplane connectors arranged to connect to a set of first circuit board modules, the set of first midplane connectors being mounted over the set of first mounting locations which is confined to the connector section of the midplane on the first side; a set of second midplane connectors arranged to connect to a set of second circuit board modules, the set of second midplane connectors being mounted over the set of second mounting locations which is confined to the connector section of the midplane on the second side; and wherein the first midplane connectors and the second midplane connectors are disposed in the single region of the connector section and the airflow passageways exclude connectors and traces in order to minimize the obstruction of airflow through the midplane.