Interconnect transition apparatus
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsRobert S. Isom, Justin Kasemodel, James M. Elliott
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Abstract
A transition apparatus for connecting first and second circuit boards is provided. The transition apparatus includes a beam having edges and a length defined between the edges, beam circuitry running along the length of the beam and connections disposed at the edges of the beam to connect the beam circuitry with respective circuitry of the first and second circuit boards at respective interior, opposing surfaces thereof.
Claims20
A transition apparatus for connecting first and second circuit boards, comprising:
- a beam having edges respectively disposable at a corresponding surface of one of the first and second circuit boards and a length defined from one of the edges to the other of the edges;
- beam circuitry running along a substantial entirety of the length of the beam;
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- connections disposable at the edges of the beam by which the beam circuitry is connectable with respective circuitry of the first and second circuit boards at respective interior, opposing surfaces thereof.
A transition apparatus for connecting first and second circuit boards, comprising:
- a beam having edges respectively disposed at a corresponding surface of one of the first and second circuit boards and a length defined from one of the edges to the other of the edges,
- the beam extending along a major plane that is transversely disposed with respect to respective major planes of the first and second circuit boards;
- beam circuitry running along a substantial entirety of the length of the beam;
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- connections disposed at the edges of the beam by which first and second ends of the beam circuitry are connected with respective circuitry of the first and second circuit boards.
An antenna array, comprising:
- a first circuit board extending along a first major plane and comprising an array of radiator elements and a first surface;
- a second circuit board extending along a second major plane and comprising feed electronics and a second surface oppositely facing the first surface;
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- a transition apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of beams extending between the first and second surfaces and along respective major surfaces transversely disposed with respect to the first and second major surfaces,
- each beam having edges respectively disposed at a corresponding one of the first and second surfaces and a length defined from one of the edges to the other of the edges;
- beam circuitry running along a substantial entirety of the length of the beam;
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- connections disposed at the edges of the beam to connect the beam circuitry with the array of radiator elements and with the feed electronics.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.