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US 11,147,179 B2Granted
Mounting system for mechanical-shock resistant printed circuit board (PCB)
AssigneeAeroVironment, Inc.
InventorWilliam John Nicoloff
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Abstract
A shock resistant fuselage system includes first and second fuselage side walls, each of the first and second fuselage side walls having a plurality of guide posts, and a printed circuit board (PCB) rigidly attached to at least one of the first and second fuselage side walls, the PCB having a plurality of guide slots, each of the plurality of guide posts slideably seated in a respective one of the plurality of guide slots so that elastic deformation of the PCB is guided by the guide slots between the first and second fuselage side walls.
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A method comprising:
- attaching a printed circuit board (PCB) to a frame having a plurality of guide posts and at least one fixed post, wherein the PCB comprises a plurality of guide slots and at least one mounting hole;
- seating at least one guide post of the plurality of guide posts slideably in a respective one of the plurality of guide slots,
- seating at least one fixed post fixedly in a respective one of the at least one mounting hole;
- arranging a plurality of electrical components mounted to the PCB such that each of the plurality of electrical components are mounted with their major longitudinal axis oriented perpendicularly to a major longitudinal axis of the frame;
- and
- guiding elastic deformation of the PCB by the guide slots.
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A method comprising:
- attaching a printed circuit board (PCB) to a frame having a plurality of guide posts and at least one fixed post, wherein the PCB comprises a plurality of guide slots and at least one mounting hole;
- seating at least one guide post of the plurality of guide posts slideably in a respective one of the plurality of guide slots,
- seating at least one fixed post fixedly in a respective one of the at least one mounting hole;
- arranging a plurality of electrical components mounted to the PCB such that a larger proportion of larger electrical components of the plurality of electrical components are mounted at a PCB front end than a PCB rear end;
- and
- guiding elastic deformation of the PCB by the guide slots.
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A method comprising:
- attaching a printed circuit board (PCB) to a frame having a plurality of guide posts and at least one fixed post, wherein the PCB comprises a plurality of guide slots and at least one mounting hole;
- seating at least one guide post of the plurality of guide posts slideably in a respective one of the plurality of guide slots,
- seating at least one fixed post fixedly in a respective one of the at least one mounting hole;
- arranging a plurality of electrical components mounted to the PCB such that electrical components having relatively larger widths are mounted distal from the at least one mounting hole;
- and
- guiding elastic deformation of the PCB by the guide slots.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.