Printed circuit board with short side electrical connection
AssigneeContinental Automotive Systems, Inc.
InventorHenry Romero
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Abstract
An electronics device, including: a printed circuit board having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first major surface, and a plurality of side surfaces disposed along a periphery of and between the first and second surfaces, each of the side surfaces being smaller in area than the first and second surfaces; and a plurality of electrical components coupled to the printed circuit board along the first surface thereof, at least some of the plurality of electrical components being electrically coupled together via the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board includes a plated aperture defined in the printed circuit board along a side surface thereof. The printed circuit board provides electrical connectivity to the plated aperture.
Claims22
An electronics device, comprising:
- a printed circuit board having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a plurality of side surfaces disposed along a periphery of and between the first and second surfaces, each of the side surfaces being smaller in area than the first and second surfaces;
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- a plurality of electrical components coupled to the printed circuit board along the first surface thereof, at least some of the plurality of electrical components being electrically coupled together via the printed circuit board,
- wherein the printed circuit board includes a plated aperture defined in the printed circuit board along a side surface thereof, the plated aperture defined from a first side surface of the plurality of side surfaces and extends at least towards a side surface of the plurality of side surfaces that is opposite the first side surface, the printed circuit board providing electrical connectivity to the plated aperture.
The electronics device of 2, wherein the printed circuit board further comprises a plated hole defined from the first surface and extending at least partly through the printed circuit board in a direction towards the second surface, the plated hole being electrically connected to the electrical component that is at least partly disposed within the plated aperture.
A device, comprising:
- a printed circuit board having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a plurality of side surfaces disposed along a periphery between the first and second surfaces, each of the side surfaces being smaller in area than the first and second surfaces, wherein the printed circuit board includes an aperture defined in the printed circuit board along a side surface thereof, the aperture being defined from a first side surface of the plurality of side surfaces, and extends at least towards a side surface of the plurality of side surfaces that is opposite the first side surface, the printed circuit board providing electrical connectivity to the aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.