Patent ID: 8038451
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A printed circuit board assembly, comprising: at least two board assemblies, each board assembly including a printed circuit board having first and second opposing faces, an electrical connector having a plurality of contacts, and a first alignment feature; a main board assembly including a main printed circuit board and a plurality of complementary electrical connectors, each complementary electrical connector having a plurality of complementary contacts; and a positioning device including a plurality of second alignment features, the second alignment features arranged to cooperate with the first alignment features to position the printed circuit boards such that one of the first and second opposing faces of each printed circuit board extends within a common plane and to establish a desired alignment of the electrical connectors, wherein the established desired alignment ensures that the plurality of contacts mates with the plurality of complementary contacts, wherein the first alignment feature comprises a raised portion extending from a surface of the respective electrical connector, and the plurality of second alignment features comprise a plurality of recessed portions formed in a surface of the positioning device.