Redundant printed circuit board with built in isolation
AssigneeSteering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
InventorsSteven J. Collier-Hallman, Daniel J. Klenk, Ryan D. Yaklin
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Abstract
An apparatus for an electronic power steering system includes a printed circuit board and a first sensor. The printed circuit board comprising: a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a first processor section extending in a first direction on the first surface; a second processor section extending in a second direction opposite the first direction on the second surface; and a void disposed between the first surface and the second surface, the first processor section and the second processor section being separated by the void.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a printed circuit board having:
- a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
- a first processor section extending in a first direction on the first surface;
- a second processor section extending in a second direction opposite the first direction on the second surface;
- and
- a void disposed between the first surface and the second surface and extending from a side of the first surface to a side of the second surface that faces the side of the first surface, the first processor section and the second processor section being separated by the void, wherein the first processor section extends from a first boarder of the void in the first direction on the first surface, and wherein the second processor section extends from a second boarder on an opposite side of the void from the first boarder in the second direction on the second surface.
A printed circuit board comprising:
- a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
- a first processor section extending in a first direction on the first surface;
- a second processor section extending in a second direction opposite the first direction on the second surface;
- and
- a void disposed between the first surface and the second surface and extending from a side of the first surface to a side of the second surface that faces the side of the first surface, the first processor section and the second processor section being separated by the void and defining a flexible section comprising at least one layer of dielectric material and at least one layer of conductive material, wherein the first processor section extends from a first boarder of the void in the first direction on the first surface, and wherein the second processor section extends from a second boarder on an opposite side of the void from the first boarder in the second direction on the second surface.
A steering system for a vehicle comprising:
- a printed circuit board having:
- a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
- a first processor section extending in a first direction on the first surface;
- a second processor section extending in a second direction opposite the first direction on the second surface;
- and
- an isolation area comprising a slot and extending from a side of the first surface to a side of the second surface that faces the side of the first surface, the first processor section and the second processor section being separated by the isolation area, the isolation area defining a flexible section comprising at least one layer of dielectric material and at least one layer of conductive material, wherein the first processor section extends from a first boarder of the isolation area in the first direction on the first surface, and wherein the second processor section extends from a second boarder on an opposite side of the isolation area from the first boarder in the second direction on the second surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.