Bus bar subassembly and electrical assembly
AssigneesCisco Technology, Inc., Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
InventorsJie (Roger) Luo, Hongqiang (Sean) Han, Jiaoyong (Mac) Liu, YuQiang (Thomas) Zhao, Wei Qi, Xiaokang Zhu
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Abstract
A bus bar subassembly adapted to connect a first circuit board and a second circuit board includes a first bus bar, a second bus bar and a first electrical connector. The first bus bar is electrically connected to the first circuit board. The second bus bar is electrically connected to the second circuit board. The first connector is electrically connected to the first bus bar and the second bus bar.
Claims20
A bus bar subassembly adapted to connect a first circuit board and a second circuit board, comprising:
- a first bus bar electrically adapted to be connected to the first circuit board, the first bus bar has a U-shaped structure including two side walls and a bottom wall connected to the two side walls, the two side walls adapted to be detachably electrically connected to the first circuit board;
- a second bus bar electrically adapted to be connected to the second circuit board;
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- a first connector detachably electrically connected to the bottom wall of the first bus bar, and electrically connected to the second bus bar.
An electrical assembly comprising:
- a first circuit board;
- at least one second circuit board;
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- at least one first bus bar subassembly connecting to the first circuit board and the second circuit board, including:
- a first bus bar electrically connected to the first circuit board;
- a second bus bar electrically connected to the second circuit board;
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- a first connector electrically connected to the first bus bar and the second bus bar, the first connector formed with a first slot at least partially receiving, and forming electrical contact with, the second bus bar in a sliding manner along a direction perpendicular to the first circuit board.
A bus bar subassembly adapted to connect a first circuit board and a second circuit board, comprising:
- a first bus bar electrically adapted to be connected to the first circuit board, the first bus bar having a U-shaped structure including two side walls and a bottom wall connected to the two side walls;
- a second bus bar electrically adapted to be connected to the second circuit board;
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- a first connector electrically connected to the first bus bar and the second bus bar.
An electrical assembly comprising:
- a first circuit board;
- at least one second circuit board;
- at least one first bus bar subassembly connecting to the first circuit board and the second circuit board, including:
- a first bus bar electrically connected to the first circuit board;
- a second bus bar electrically connected to the second circuit board;
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- a first connector electrically connected to the first bus bar and the second bus bar;
- a plurality of third circuit boards;
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- at least one second bus bar subassembly connecting to the first circuit board and the third circuit boards, respectively;
- the second bus bar subassembly including:
- a third bus bar extending parallel to the first circuit board and having a first end detachably electrically connected to the first circuit board;
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- a plurality of second connectors, each of the third circuit boards is electrically connected to a second end of the third bus bar opposite to the first end via a respective one of the second connectors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.