Patent Publication Number: US-2022231454-A1

Title: Connector assembly

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     Computing systems, for example, storage systems, servers, edge-computing systems, and the like, may include several electronic devices that are installed on a motherboard. The motherboard may include a printed circuit board having several electronic devices (e.g., integrated circuits, resistors, capacitors, transistors, diodes) disposed thereon. Further, the motherboard may also include certain receiving connectors/sockets to receive any additional electronic devices, For example, electronic devices such as, but not limited to, additional integrated circuits, power supply modules, and storage modules having one or more storage devices may be removably coupled to the motherboard via the receiving connectors. Moreover, modern-day computing systems offer increased modularity to accept variety of electronic devices to be removably connected to the motherboards via certain industry standard connectors. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present specification will become better understood when the following detailed description is read with reference to the accompanying drawings in which like characters represent like parts throughout the drawings, wherein: 
         FIG. 1  depicts a perspective view of a system, in accordance with an example; 
         FIG. 2  depicts a perspective view of a portion of a receiving device of the system of  FIG. 1 , in accordance with an example; 
         FIG. 3  depicts a perspective view of a connecting device disposed in the system of FIG,  1 , in accordance with an example; 
         FIG. 4  depicts a perspective view of a connector, in accordance with an example; 
         FIG. 5  depicts a perspective view of a connector assembly, in accordance with an example; 
         FIG. 6  depicts a perspective view showing an engagement of a connector housing with a body of the connecting device, in accordance with an example; 
         FIG. 7  depicts a perspective view of a connecting device disposed in the system of  FIG. 1 , in accordance with an example; 
         FIG. 8  depicts a perspective view of a portion of the connecting device depicting a locking arrangement, in accordance with an example; 
         FIG. 9  depicts another perspective view of the connector assembly of  FIG. 6 , in accordance with an example; 
         FIG. 10A  depicts an exploded internal perspective view of the connector assembly showing a connector housing portion and a biasing member separately, in accordance with an example; 
         FIG. 10B  depicts an internal perspective view of the connector assembly showing a placement of a biasing member in a connector housing portion, in accordance with an example; 
         FIG. 11  depicts another internal cross-sectional perspective view of the connector assembly showing a positioning arrangement of a biasing member, in accordance with an example; and 
         FIG. 12  depicts a flow diagram of a method for forming a connector assembly, in accordance with one example. 
     
    
    
     It is emphasized that, in the drawings, various features are not drawn to scale. In fact, in the drawings, the dimensions of the various features have been arbitrarily increased or reduced for clarity of discussion. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The following detailed description refers to the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the following description to refer to the same or similar parts. It is to be expressly understood that the drawings are for the purpose of illustration and description only. While several examples are described in this document, modifications, adaptations, and other implementations are possible. Accordingly, the following detailed description does not limit disclosed examples. Instead, the proper scope of the disclosed examples may be defined by the appended claims. 
     The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular examples and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms “a” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The term “another,” as used herein, is defined as at least a second or more. The term “coupled,” as used herein, is defined as connected, whether directly without any intervening elements or indirectly with at least one intervening element, unless indicated otherwise. For example, two elements may be coupled mechanically, electrically, magnetically, or communicatively linked through a communication channel, pathway, network, or system. Further, the term “and/or” as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of the associated listed items. It will also be understood that, although the terms first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms, as these terms are only used to distinguish one element from another unless stated otherwise or the context indicates otherwise. As used herein, the term “includes” means includes but not limited to, the term “including” means including but not limited to. The term “based on” means based at least in part on. 
     Computing systems, for example, storage systems, servers, edge-computing systems, and the like, may include several electronic devices that are installed on a motherboard. The motherboard may include a printed circuit board having several electronic devices (e.g., integrated circuits, resistors, capacitors, transistors, diodes) disposed thereon. Further, the motherboard may also include certain receiving connectors/sockets to receive any additional electronic devices. For example, electronic devices such as, but not limited to, additional integrated circuits, power supply modules, and storage modules having one or more storage devices may be removably coupled to the motherboard via the receiving connectors. Moreover, modern-day computing systems offer increased modularity to accept variety of electronic devices to be removably connected to the motherboards via certain industry standard connectors. 
     A device capable of being removably coupled to the motherboard may typically include a connector to couple the device with a corresponding receiving counterpart (e.g., a receiving connector or socket) disposed on the motherboard. Further, certain devices that are removably coupled to the motherboard may be housed in a metallic or plastic body that houses the several electronic components. For example, a storage module may include one or more storage devices (e.g., hard drives) housed within an enclosure/housing. During manufacturing of such devices, there may exist certain tolerances in the dimensions of the enclosures and/or the connector through which the device can be coupled to the corresponding receiving counterpart on the motherboard. 
     In the field of operation, some devices may be manually installed on the motherboard, where in certain instances, the tolerances in the dimensions of the enclosure and/or the connector may cause faulty installation of the device on the motherboards due to any misalignment. Moreover, in some cases, due to such misalignment, several efforts may be made to re-install the device on the motherboard. The misalignments and such several unsuccessful attempts to install the device may cause wear and tear, and in some instances, damages, to the connector and/or the corresponding counterpart on the motherboard. The damages, wear and tear may lead to costly replacement of the parts, in some instances. 
     Further, due to advances in the technology, clock speeds at which modern-day electronic devices are operating have also increased. Accordingly, height (or length) of connecting fingers on connectors and the receptacles on the counterpart have reduced drastically (e.g., up-to 1.2 mm or less). Such a low height of the connecting fingers may cause the connector to decouple from the counterpart on the motherboard, Alternatively, to avoid such decoupling, the connectors may include fasteners (e.g., screws) to couple the connector with the counterpart. Such installation may require tools to enable a mechanical coupling between the connector and the counterpart while still being susceptible to damages, wear and tear caused due to any misalignment. 
     Examples disclosed herein address these technological issues by disposing a connector in a connector housing that is movable with respect to a body of connecting device and by using a biasing member and to retain the connector in contact with a receiving structure when the connecting device is connected to a receiving device. For example, the connector assembly as presented herein may include a connector connectible with a corresponding receiving structure on a receiving device separate from the connecting device. Further, the connector assembly may include connector housing enclosing the connector. The connector housing may include a mounting lever engaged with a body of the connecting device to secure the connector housing with the connecting device and allow the connector housing to move relative to the body of the connecting device. The connector assembly may also include a biasing member disposed within the connector housing to bias the connector toward the receiving structure on the receiving device. 
     The connector may be disposed in the connector housing that is movable relative to the body of the connecting device. Such connector housing may provide certain degree of freedom (e.g., movement in an X-Y direction) to adjust a seating position of the connector which can reduce any wear and tear or damages to the connector and/or the receiving structure on the receiving device (e.g., motherboard). Additionally, use of the biasing member may ensure a tight coupling between the connector and the receiving structure when the connecting device is installed in the receiving device. As such, the biasing member may provide a biasing force in a Z-direction (perpendicular to the X and Y directions). Accordingly, use of the connector assembly enables the connector to be connected to the receiving structure without requiring a separate manual connection of the connector. Moreover, use of the connector assembly enables a tool less secure coupling of the connector. 
     Referring now to the drawings, in  FIG. 1 , a perspective view of a system  100  is depicted, in accordance with an example. The system  100  may be a computing system or any other electronic system that may be capable of storing data, processing data, and/or communicating data with external devices. Non-limiting examples of the system  100  may include, but are not limited to, a server, a storage device, a composable infrastructure with compute, storage, and/or networking resources, a network switch, a router, a mobile communication device, a desktop computer, a portable computer, a networked resource enclosure, an edge-computing device, or a WLAN access point. The server may be a blade server, for example. The storage device may be a storage blade, for example. 
     In some examples, the system  100  may include a receiving device  102  and a connecting device  104 . The receiving device  102  may include a printed circuit assembly alternatively referred to as a motherboard  106 . The motherboard  106  may include several electronic components and modules  108  that are either permanently attached (e.g., soldered) or removably attached to the motherboard  106 . The term “removably attached” or “removably coupled” as used herein may refer to a coupling arrangement between two components that allows the coupled components to be decoupled and coupled again when desired. In some implementations, certain electronic components, such as resistors, diodes, transistors, integrated circuits, may be permanently soldered to the motherboard  106 . However, certain devices, for example, memory modules such as random access memory (RAM) chips may be removably coupled on the motherboard  106  on a respective chip socket. 
     Moreover, the connecting device  104  may refer to a device that can be removably coupled to the motherboard  106  to enhance various capabilities of the system  100 . By way of example, the connecting device  104  may be a storage module, a compute module, a networking module, a communication module, power supply module, a cooling module, and the like. In some other examples, the connecting device  104  may be any electronic device capable of being coupled to the receiving device  102 . The connecting device  104  may be able to establish data and/or power transfer with the motherboard  106  when coupled to the motherboard  106 . In the description hereinafter, for illustration purposes, the connecting device  104  is described as a storage module including a plurality of storage devices  109  (e.g., hard disk drives, solid-state drives, etc.). Additional details of the connecting device  104  are described in conjunction with  FIG. 3 . 
     In some examples, the connecting device  104  may be coupled to the motherboard  106  such that electrical and/or data communication may be established between the receiving device  102  and the connecting device  104 . For example, if the connecting device  104  is a storage module, when the connecting device  104  is coupled to the motherboard  106 , electrical and/or data communication may be established between any compute resource (e.g., processor, not shown) disposed on the motherboard  106  and one or more storage devices  109  of the storage module. The electrical and/or data communication between the receiving device  102  and the connecting device  104  may be established via connectors. For example, the connecting device  104  may be equipped with a connector (see  FIG. 4 ) and the receiving device  102  may include corresponding receiving structure (see  FIG. 2 ). 
     In accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, the connecting device  104  may include a connector assembly  110  that may house the connector and facilitate electrical and/or data communication between the receiving device  102  and the connecting device  104  while reducing wear and tear or damages to the connector and/or the receiving structure on the receiving device  102 . Moreover, the connector assembly  110  may also facilitate a tool less secure coupling between the receiving device  102  and the connecting device  104  without use of extra fixtures (e.g., screws). Additional details of the connector assembly  110  will be described in conjunction with  FIGS. 3-11 . 
     Referring now to  FIG. 2 , a perspective view  200  of a portion  111  of the receiving device  102  of the system  100  of  FIG. 1  is depicted, in accordance with an example. As depicted in  FIG. 2 , in the portion  111  of the receiving device  102  may be a region of the motherboard  106  that receives the connecting device  104 . The connecting device  104  may be disposed on the motherboard  106  so that the electrical and/or data communication may be established between the receiving device  102  and the connecting device  104 . By way of example, the motherboard  106  may include a receiving structure  112  to which the connector assembly  110  may be coupled to when the connecting device  104  may be disposed on the motherboard  106 . Accordingly, a position of the connector assembly  110  on the connecting device  104  may be arranged so that the connector assembly  110  is aligned with a position of the receiving structure  112  on the motherboard  106 , and vice-versa. 
     In some examples, a profile of the receiving structure  112  may be selected so that when the connecting device  104  is disposed on the motherboard  106 , the connector (see  FIG. 4 ) of the connector assembly  110  may be engaged with the receiving structure  112 . For example, if the connector of the connector assembly  110  is a male-type plug, the receiving structure  112  may be a corresponding female-type receiver socket. For illustration purposes, in the example of  FIG. 2 , the receiving structure  112  is shown to be a TA-1002 female-type receiver socket. In some examples, the receiving structure  112  may include a plurality of receptacles that may contact corresponding connecting fingers (described later) on the connector of the connector assembly  110 . 
     Moving now to  FIG. 3 , a perspective view  300  of the connecting device  104  having the connector assembly  110  is depicted, in accordance with an example. Further,  FIGS. 4-8  depicting additional features of the connector assembly  110  are also described concurrently with the description of  FIG. 3  for ease of illustration. As depicted in  FIG. 3 , the connecting device  104  may include a body  114 . The body  114  of the connecting device  104 , in some examples, may serve as a housing for several components (e.g., circuit boards, storage devices  109 , electronic components, etc.) of the connecting device  104 . In certain examples, the body  114  may include several openings, holes, ora mesh-profile to aid in cooling of the components disposed inside the body  114 . 
     Further, in some examples, the connecting device  104  may include a backplane printed circuit assembly (RCA)  116  that may interconnect one or more of the components of the connecting device  104  and/or provide connections of some of the components of the connecting device  104  with external devices (e.g., the motherboard). By way of example, the backplane RCA  116  may include at least one port, such as a port  118  that provide access to the components, for example, one or more storage devices of the connecting device  104 . In some examples, the connector assembly  110  may be electrically coupled to the port  118  via a cable  126 . The connector assembly  110  may, in-turn, couple the port  118  of the connecting device  104  with the motherboard  106  so that components (e.g., the computing resources) disposed on the motherboard  106  can access the components (e.g., the one or more storage devices) in the connecting device  104 . 
     In some examples, the connector assembly  110  may include a connector  120 . A detailed perspective view  400  of the connector  120  is depicted in  FIG. 4 , in accordance with one example. The connector  120  may be connectible with the corresponding receiving structure  112  on the receiving device  102 . For example, the connector  120  may be selected so that when the connecting device  104  is disposed on the motherboard  106 , the connector  120  may be engaged with the receiving structure  112 . By way of example, the connector  120  of the connector assembly  110  may be a male-type plug if the corresponding the receiving structure  112  is a female-type receiver socket. Further, if the connecting device  104  is a storage module having a plurality of storage devices  109  (see  FIG. 1 ), the connector  120  may be coupled to at least one storage device of the plurality of storage devices to facilitate data transfer for the at least one storage device. For illustration purposes, in the example of  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the connector  120  is shown to be a TA- 1002  type male plug. Although, the connector  120  is described as being an electrical connector, the connector  120  may as well be an optical connector or any other type of connector without limiting the scope of the present disclosure. 
     In some examples, as depicted in  FIG. 4 , the connector  120  may include a connector body  122  and a plurality of connecting fingers  124  that may contact the corresponding receptacle in the receiving structure  112  when the connecting device  104  is disposed on the receiving device  102 . In some examples, the connector body  122  may be formed of an electrically insulating material (e.g., plastic) and the connecting fingers  124  may be formed of an electrically conductive material (e.g., metal). Further, in some examples, connector assembly  110  may include the connecting cable  126  that couples the connector  120  with the port  118 . In particular, the connecting cable  126  may cause electrical coupling between the port and the connecting fingers  124  in the connector  120 . 
     Referring to  FIGS. 3, 5, and 6  in some examples, the connector assembly  110  may include a connector housing  130 . The connector housing  130  may enclose the connector  120 . The connector housing  130  may be movably coupled to the body  114  of the connecting device  104 . The term “movably coupled” or “movable coupling” may refer to a coupling between two components that allows one component to move relative to another component. For example, the connector housing  130  may be coupled to the body  114  such that the connector housing  130  may move relative to the body  114  while being in engagement with the body  114 . To establish such movable coupling, the connector housing  130  may include a mounting lever  132 . The mounting lever  132  may be engaged with the body  114  of the connecting device  104  to secure the connector housing  130  with the body  114  of the connecting device  104  such that the connector housing  130  can move relative to the body  114 . More particularly, the mounting lever  132  may be engaged with the body  114  at an anchor location  134  on the body  114  and is able to move relative to the anchor location  134  (see  FIG. 6 ). 
     In some examples, the mounting lever  132  (see  FIGS. 5-9 ) may include an end section  136  that is movably coupled with the body  114  of the connecting device  104 . For example, in perspective views  500 ,  700 , and  900  depicted respectively in  FIGS. 5, 7, and 9 , the end section of the mounting lever  132  may be a cylindrical end section  136 . Further, the body  114  may also have a cylindrical groove  138  at the anchor location  134 . The connector housing  130  may be coupled to the body  114  by inserting the cylindrical end section  136  into the cylindrical groove  138 . Such engagement of the cylindrical end section  136  with the cylindrical groove  138  may allow an angular movement of the connector housing  130  with respect to a central axis  139  of the cylindrical end section  136 . In certain examples, the cylindrical end section  136  and the cylindrical groove  138  may be dimensioned so that the connector housing  130  may be able to rotate with respect to the central axis  139  of the cylindrical end section  136 . For instance, an outer diameter of the cylindrical end section  136  may be smaller than an inner diameter of the cylindrical groove  138 . By way of example,  FIG. 7  depicts one such perspective view  700  of the connecting device  104  where the connector assembly  110  is shown as rotated in comparison to a position of the connector assembly  110  depicted in  FIG. 3 . 
     Further, in  FIG. 6 , the perspective view  600  showing the connecting device  104  disposed in the system  100  of  FIG. 1  is depicted, in accordance with an example. For example, the perspective view  600  depicts a detailed view showing engagement between the mounting lever  132  and the groove  138  in the body  114  of the connecting device. In accordance with the aspects of the present application, the mounting lever  132  may be engaged with the body  114  of the connecting device  104  such that the mounting lever  132  can move back and forth, for example, along directions  145  and  147  that are opposite to each other and perpendicular to the central axis  139  of the end section  136 . In particular, the groove  138  and/or the end section  136  may be dimensioned such that such movement of the end section  136  along the directions  145  and  147  may be allowable. In one example, to allow such movement of the section  136 , the groove  138  may be dimensioned to have an inner diameter greater than a diameter of the section  136 , More particularly, the groove  138  may be dimensioned so that there exists some space inside the groove  138  for the end section  136  to travel along the directions  145  and  147 . Advantageously, such connector housing  130  having the mounting lever  132  engaged in the groove  138  may provide certain degree of freedom (e.g., movement in an X-Y direction) to adjust a seating position of the connector  120  which can reduce any wear and tear or damages to the connector  120  and/or the receiving structure  112  on the motherboard  106 . 
     Further, in some examples, an opening  137  (e.g., mouth) of the groove  138  defined by faces  141  and  143  is dimensioned such that the mounting lever  132  is retained in the groove  138 . In particular, in some examples, a distance between the faces  141  and  143  (e.g., width of the opening) may be kept smaller than the diameter of the end section  136 . Hence, the mounting lever  132  may be stopped from being drifted or pulled away in a direction perpendicular to the central axis  139  of the end section  136 . 
     In an alternative implementation, the end section  136  of the mounting lever  132  may include an opening (not shown). In such an implementation, the end section  136  may be coupled to the body  114  of the connecting device  104  using a fixture passing through the opening in the end section  136  and reaching into the body  114  of the connecting device  104 . By way of example, the fixture may be a pin or a nail with a head section and an elongated body having a tail section. The head section may have larger cross-sectional area than the rest of the body of the pin. The pin may be inserted in the opening formed in the end section  136  such that the tail section of the fixture is inserted into and secured with the body  114  at the anchor location  134 . Once the fixture is installed as described hereinabove, the head section of the fixture may restrict an axial movement of the mounting lever  132  along the central axis  139  of the end section  136 . Further, an outer diameter of the elongated body of the fixture may be smaller than an inner diameter of the opening formed in the end section  136  so that when the fixture is inserted in the opening, the connector housing  130  may have angular movement with respect to the fixture. 
     Referring back to  FIGS. 3 and 5 , in some examples, the connector housing  130  may include a latch lever  140 . The latch lever  140  may be located on an opposite side of the mounting lever  132 . The latch lever  140  may be removably snap-fitted to the body  114  of the connecting device  104  to facilitate additional securing of the connector assembly  110  with the body  114 . In some examples, to aid in such snap fitting, the latch lever  140  may include a latch opening  142 . Further, the body  114  may also be provisioned with a latch protrusion  144  (also shown in  FIG. 7 ). In one example, the latch protrusion  144  may be formed via an extended part of the body  114 . In another example, the latch protrusion  144  may be a screw inserted into the body  114  that aligns with the latch opening  142  when the connector assembly  110  is brought closure to the latch protrusion  144  by rotating the connector housing  130 . Further, when a force is applied on the connector housing  130  in a direction  146 , the latch lever  140  may be snap-fitted to the body  114  of the connecting device  104 , as depicted in  FIG. 3 . 
     Additionally, as depicted in a perspective view  800  of  FIG. 8  and the perspective view  700  of  FIG. 7 , the connecting device  104  may be provisioned to have a locking arrangement to stop the connector assembly  110  from being drifted away from the groove  138 , for example along the central axis  139  in the direction  149 . To effect such locking, the body  114  of the connecting device  104  may include a locking protrusion  162  and the connector housing  130  may include an opening  164  that may align with the locking protrusion  162  when the latch lever  140  engages with the latch protrusion  144  (see  FIG. 8 ). Accordingly, when the latch lever  140  engages with the latch protrusion  144 , the locking protrusion  162  may be inserted into the opening  164 . Such engagement of the locking protrusion  162  with the opening  164  may minimize the movement of the connector assembly  110  in the direction  149  such that the mounting lever  132  remains engaged with the groove  138  and the body  114  of the connecting device. 
     Furthermore, in some examples, the connector assembly  110  may include a biasing member  148  to bias the connector  120  toward the receiving structure  112  when the connecting device  104  is disposed on the receiving device  102 .  FIGS. 9, 10A-10B, and 9  respectively depict perspective views  900 ,  1000 A,  1000 B, and  1100  depicting arrangement of the biasing member  148  in the connector assembly  110 , in accordance with some examples. For ease of illustration,  FIGS. 9-11  are referenced concurrently in the description hereinafter. Further, to depict a placement of the biasing member  148 , a portion of the connector housing  130  is not shown in the perspective view  900  of  FIG. 9 . Such portion of the connector housing that is missing or not shown in  FIG. 9  is depicted as a connector housing portion  154  in  FIGS. 10A and 10B . Examples of the biasing member  148  may include, but are not limited to, coil springs, one or more bent wires, rubber blocks, or combinations thereof. For illustration purposes, in  FIGS. 9-11 , the connector assembly  110  is shown to include a bent-wire element as the biasing member  148 . It may be noted that other types of elastic elements, such as, the coil springs, rubber locks may also be employed in the connector assembly  110  as the biasing member  148  without limiting the scope of the present application. Moreover, while the biasing member  148  is shown to be a u-shaped bent-wire element, the bent-wire element may be in any suitable configuration capable of applying the biasing force on the connector  120 . In some examples, the connector housing  130  may include a retaining structure  150  (see  FIGS. 10A and 10B ) formed in the connector housing portion  154  to restrict a movement of the biasing member  148 . The retaining structure  150  may be a protruding wall within the connector housing  130 , 
     Referring now to  FIGS. 10A and 10B , the connector housing portion  154  may include internal guideways  151  to retain the biasing member  148  inside the connector housing  130 . The internal guideways  151  may be formed adjacent to the retaining structure  150 . In one example, the internal guideways  151  are formed such that the internal guideways  151  terminate at the retaining structure  150 . In particular, the biasing member  148  is disposed in the connector housing  130  via the internal guideways  151  such that ends  152  of the biasing member  148  face the retaining structure  150 . For example, the biasing member  148  may be inserted into the connector housing portion  154  by sliding the biasing member  148  into the internal guideways  151  in a direction  153 . Upon insertion into the internal guideways  151 , the biasing member  148  may be compressed at side edges  155  due to contact with a surface of the internal guideways  151 . Further, due to its spring action, the biasing member  148  may also apply an outward force on the surface of the internal guideways  151  through the side edges  155 . In particular, such contact forces between the biasing member  148  and the internal guideways may aid in retaining the biasing member  148  in the connector housing  130 . Further, the biasing member  148  may be inserted into the guideways  151  such that the ends  152  may face/touch the retaining structure  150  upon insertion and a portion  156  of the biasing member  148  may remain outside of the guideways  151 , thereby resulting in an assembly depicted in  FIG. 10B . 
     Referring now to  FIG. 11 , an internal cross-sectional perspective view  1100  of the connector assembly  110  showing the positioning arrangement of the biasing member  148  is depicted, in accordance with one example. In the cross-sectional perspective view  1100  of  FIG. 11 , the connector housing portion  154  is not shown for aiding better visibility of positioning of the biasing member  148  with respect to the connector body  122 . The biasing member  148  may be disposed in the connector assembly  110  such that a biasing force exerted by the biasing member  148  is applied on the connector  120  in a direction toward the receiving structure  112  when the connecting device  104  is installed on the motherboard  106 . The biasing member  148  may be disposed in such a way that the portion  156  of the biasing member  148  may contact the connector body  122  and apply the biasing force on the connector body  122  when the connecting device  104  is installed on the motherboard  106 . In particular, when the connecting device  104  is installed on the motherboard  106 , the connector body  122  may tend to move upward thereby compressing the biasing member  148 . The ends  152  of the biasing member  148  in-turn receive a force from the retaining structure  150  when the biasing member is compressed via the connector body  122 . Consequently, a biasing force may be applied back on the connector body  122  by the biasing member  148  via the portion  156  thereby keeping the connector body  122  forced toward the receiving structure  112  on the motherboard  106 . 
     In some examples, in order to minimize or avoid excessive force being applied on the receiving structure  112  by the connector  120  and to retain the connector body  122  within the connector housing  130 , the connector housing  130  may include movement limiter slot  158  that restricts the movement of the connector  120  toward the receiving structure  112  caused due to the biasing force applied by the biasing member  148 . Further, to aid in such feature of limiting the movement of the connector  120 , the connector  120  may also include a protruded wall section  160 . The protruded wall section  160  may be formed on the connector body  122 . The protruded wall section  160  may encounter the movement limiter slot  158  and movement of the connector  120  beyond the movement limiter slot  158  may be restricted. 
     Referring now to  FIG. 12 , a flow diagram of a method  1200  for forming a connector assembly, such as the connector assembly  110  is presented, in accordance with one example. For ease of illustration, the method  1200  of FIG,  12  will be described in conjunction with the preceding  FIGS. 1-11 . 
     At block  1202 , a connector housing such as the connector housing  130  may be provided. As previously noted, the connector housing  130  may include the mounting lever  132  that is engageable with the body  114  of the connecting device  104  to secure the connector housing  130  with the connecting device  104  and allow the connector housing  130  to move relative to the body  114  of the connecting device  104 . Moreover, at block  1204 , a biasing member such as the biasing member  148  may be disposed in the connector housing  130 . In some examples, disposing the biasing member  148  may include sliding the biasing member  148  into the internal guideways  151  formed in the connector housing  130  such that ends  152  of the biasing member  148  face the retaining structure  150  formed in the connector housing  130  (see  FIG. 10B ) and the portion  156  of the biasing member  148  may remain outside the internal guideways  151 , 
     Further, at block  1206 , a connector such as the connector  120  may be disposed in the connector housing  130 . The connector  120  is connectible with the corresponding receiving structure  112  on the receiving device  102 . In some examples, the connector  120  may be disposed in the connector housing  130  by inserting the connector body  122  in a cavity defined by the connector housing  130 . In some examples, the connector  120  and the biasing member  148  are positioned such that the connector  120  is biased toward the receiving structure  112  on the receiving device  102  when the connecting device  104  is installed on the motherboard  106  of the receiving device  102 . 
     The connector assembly  110 , in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure, is movable relative to the body  114  of the connecting device  104  that can reduce any wear and tear or damages to the connector  120  and/or the receiving structure  112  on the receiving device  102 . Additionally, use of the biasing member  148  may ensure a tight coupling between the connector  120  and the receiving structure  112  when the connecting device  104  is installed in the receiving device  102 . Further, as will be appreciated, use of the connector assembly  110  enables the connector  120  to be connected to the receiving structure  112  without requiring a separate manual connection of the connector  120 . Moreover, use of the connector assembly  110  may enable tool less secure coupling of the connector  120  with the receiving structure  112 . 
     While certain implementations have been shown and described above, various changes in form and details may be made. For example, some features and/or functions that have been described in relation to one implementation and/or process may be related to other implementations. In other words, processes, features, components, and/or properties described in relation to one implementation may be useful in other implementations. Furthermore, it should be appreciated that the systems and methods described herein may include various combinations and/or sub-combinations of the components and/or features of the different implementations described. 
     In the foregoing description, numerous details are set forth to provide an understanding of the subject matter disclosed herein. However, implementation may be practiced without some or all of these details. Other implementations may include modifications, combinations, and variations from the details discussed above. It is intended that the following claims cover such modifications and variations.