Patent ID: 7651341
Filing Date: 2010-01-26
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. A circuit board assembly with staggered cable arrangement, comprising: a housing including a first shield part assembled to a second shield part to form a receiving space, said receiving space including a hollow portion and a mating port located in front of the hollow portion; a pair of first and second printed circuit boards received in the receiving space, both the pair of printed circuit boards having mating interfaces extending into the mating port and mounting portions located within the hollow portion; a spacer interposed between the pair of first and second printed circuit boards, said spacer cooperating with the housing to fix the pair of printed circuit boards within the receiving space; a plurality of cables separated into two groups and coupled to the mounting portions of the pair of first and second printed circuit boards, respectively; and wherein the two group of cables are offset from one another along a vertical direction and extend rearward from the housing; wherein a support member formed on the second shield part supports the second printed circuit board, and the spacer has at least one protrusion member contacting the second printed circuit board, wherein a post is formed on the protrusion member extending through the second printed circuit board and inserted into a hole in the support member.