Bridging electronic inter-connector and corresponding connection method
AssigneeNorthrop Grumman Systems Corporation
InventorsAnthony L. Long, Alexander Parra, II
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Abstract
An exemplary bridging inter-connector establishes electrical connections between conductors on a PCB and aligned conductors on a first board mounted to the PCB. A flexible non-conductive sheet covers at least a portion of these conductors. Separated conductive strips on the sheet that are dimensioned to align with and engage at least a portion of both the aligned conductors. A thin film of a bonding agent is disposed on the separated conductive strips and located to engage at least a portion of both aligned conductors to form a conductive connection.
Claims18
A bridging inter-connector for establishing electrical connections between conductors on a surface of first board and conductors on a surface of a printed circuit board (PCB) on which the first board is mounted, the conductors on the surface of the first board and the surface of the PCB being aligned to be adjacent to each other, the bridging inter-connector comprising:
- a thin flexible sheet of a non-conductive material dimensioned to cover at least a portion of the conductors on the surface of the first board and the surface of the PCB when the thin flexible sheet of a non-conductive material is disposed in an assembled position;
- separated conductive strips on one surface of the sheet are dimensioned to align with and engage at least a portion of both the adjacent aligned conductors on the first board and PCB when the thin flexible sheet of a non-conductive material is disposed in the assembled position;
- a thin film of a bonding agent disposed on the separated conductive strips and located to engage at least a portion of both the adjacent aligned conductors on the board and PCB when the thin flexible sheet of a non-conductive material is disposed in the assembled position.
An electronic assembly comprising:
- a printed circuit board (PCB) with PCB conductors on a surface of the PCB board;
- an electronic module mounted on a surface of a first board with first conductors on the surface of the first board to carry signals associated with the electronic module;
- the PCB having an interior opening dimensioned to receive therein a peripheral edge of the first board with a gap being between the peripheral edge of the first board and an interior edge of the PCB defining the opening;
- a bridging inter-connector with conductive strips that engage the first conductors and corresponding PCB conductors that are aligned and adjacent to corresponding first conductors, each conductive strip establishing an electrical connection between one of the first conductors and a corresponding aligned PCB conductor, the bridging inter-connector comprising:
- a thin flexible sheet of a non-conductive material dimensioned to cover at least a portion of the first conductors and the corresponding PCB conductors;
- a thin film of a bonding agent disposed on each of the conductive strips and located to engage at least a portion of the first conductors and the respective PCB conductors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.