Patent ID: 7180750
Filing Date: 2007-02-20
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A structure for preventing stacking connectors on a first and a second board from coming apart once they have been fitted to each other, each of said first and second boards having a first surface with a respective stacking connector positioned thereon and a second surface opposite said first surface, said stacking connector of said first board being fitted into said stacking connector of said second board, each of said second surfaces of said first and second boards having a first region that connects to ground, said structure comprising: a clamping member for clamping said first and second boards, said clamping member being connected to said first regions of said second surfaces of said first and second boards that connect to ground; and a stop member for deterring said clamping member from dropping; wherein a gap of a predetermined width is provided between said stop member and said clamping member; wherein said clamping member is composed of a resilient material in a U-shaped, said clamping member comprising an upper clamping portion, a lower clamping portion substantially parallel to said upper clamping portion, and a connecting portion connecting a first end of said upper clamping portion to a first end of said lower clamping portion; wherein said upper clamping portion comprises a second end distal to the first end, said second end comprising a winged tip curving away from the lower clamping portion; wherein said lower clamping portion comprises a second end distal to the first end, said second end comprising a winged tip curving away from the upper clamping portion; and, wherein said upper clamping portion and lower clamping portion of the clamping member clamp the first and second boards together using a bias afforded by the resiliency of the resilient material.