Patent ID: 9160088
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. A backplane communication system comprising: a backplane having mating windows and guide holes that extend through the backplane; a rack assembly having an engagement side and an array of electrical connectors having respective mating ends that are disposed along and face away from the engagement side, the rack assembly including a brick unit having a sub-array of the electrical connectors; and a plurality of guide pins each having a distal end, a proximal end, and a central axis extending therebetween, each of the guide pins having a cross-sectional diameter taken transverse to the corresponding central axis, the guide pins being coupled to the rack assembly at the proximal ends and projecting away from the engagement side; wherein the backplane interfaces with the engagement side such that the guide pins extend through corresponding guide holes and the electrical connectors are aligned with and extend through the mating windows, each of the guide pins having a leading segment that extends through the corresponding guide hole and a trailing segment that is disposed within the corresponding guide hole, wherein the cross-sectional diameter along the trailing segment is greater than the cross-sectional diameter along the leading segment.