Printed circuit board edge electrical contact pads
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsDamon L. Raynor, John A. Dickey, Alkesh R. Patel
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Abstract
A system includes a first circuit board and a first card guide configured to receive the first circuit board. The first circuit board includes a plurality of first board conductive pads arranged in a first board pattern. The first card guide includes a plurality of first guide conductive pads arranged in a first guide pattern. The plurality of first board conductive pads and the plurality of first guide conductive pads mate to provide signal communication between the first circuit board and the first card guide.
Claims19
An airplane power distribution system comprising:
- a first circuit board that includes a first circuit board input/output connector and a first plurality of first circuit board conductive pads arranged in a first circuit board pattern located proximate a first end of a first side of the first circuit board wherein the first circuit board is configured to communicate input/output signals through the first circuit board input/output connector and the first plurality of first circuit board conductive pads to reduce electromagnetic interference between input/output signals;
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- a first card guide configured to receive the first circuit board, wherein the first card guide configured to receive the first circuit board includes a plurality of first card guide conductive pads arranged in a first guide pattern, wherein the first plurality of first circuit board conductive pads and the plurality of first card guide conductive pads mate to provide signal communication between the first circuit board and the first card guide configured to receive the first circuit board.
A method comprising:
- installing a first circuit board into a first card guide configured to receive the first circuit board, wherein the first circuit board includes a first circuit board input/output connector and a first plurality of first board conductive pads arranged in a first circuit board pattern, wherein the first circuit board is configured to communicate input/output signals through the first circuit board input/output connector and the first plurality of first circuit board conductive pads to reduce electromagnetic interference between input/output signals, and wherein the first card guide configured to receive the first circuit board includes a plurality of first card guide conductive pads arranged in a first card guide pattern;
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- verifying proper installation of the first circuit board by verifying that the first circuit board pattern matches the first card guide pattern.
A printed circuit board configured to be received by a first card guide, wherein the printed circuit board comprises:
- a plurality of board conductive pads arranged in a first pattern, wherein the first card guide includes a plurality of first guide conductive pads arranged in the first pattern;
- at least one input output connector configured to transmit and receive signals to and from the printed circuit board;
- wherein the printed circuit board is configured to transmit and receive signals to and from the first card guide through the plurality of board conductive pads and the at least one input output connector to reduce electromagnetic interference between signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.