Board-to-board stacking arrangement
AssigneeAivres Systems Inc.
InventorHan-yi LI
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Abstract
A board-to-board assembly for inclusion in a computer system includes a first board subassembly and a second board subassembly in a parallel or stacked orientation and spaced apart in a stacking direction by first and second spacer supports. The spacer supports include guide flanges that straddle one of the first and second board subassemblies. The board-to-board assembly includes a plurality of board-to-board connectors for aligning the first and/or second board subassembly between the guide flanges. The board-to-board assembly includes a board-to-board clamp associated with the guide flanges to secure the board subassemblies together.
Claims20
A board-to-board assembly comprising:
- a first board subassembly comprising a first printed circuit board in a planar orientation;
- a second board subassembly comprising a second printed circuit board in a planar orientation parallel to the first print circuit board and spaced apart therefrom in a stacking direction;
- a first spacer support and a second spacer support located between the first and second board subassemblies and each extending in the stacking direction, the first and second spacer supports spaced apart from one another in a lateral direction perpendicular to the stacking direction, the first and second spacer supports each comprising a guide flange extending adjacent to and laterally straddling the second board subassembly;
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- a board-to-board clamp configured for forcibly securing the first and second board subassemblies to one another in the stacking direction.
A method of assembling a board-to-board assembly comprising:
- positioning a first board subassembly and a second board subassembly parallel with one another and separated from one another in a stacking direction, the first board subassembly comprising first and second spacer supports extending in the stacking direction and spaced apart from one another in a lateral direction orthogonal to the stacking direction;
- mating a plurality of board-to-board connectors by moving the first and second board subassemblies toward one another in the stacking direction, the plurality of matting connectors arranged in a complementary alignment pattern to align the second board subassembly between guide flanges from each of the first and second spacer supports in the stacking direction;
- guiding clamp components of a board-to-board clamp associated with the first and second board subassemblies into set proximity by continued moving the first and second board subassemblies toward one another in the stacking direction;
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- actuating the board-to-board clamp to forcibly move the second board subassembly in the stacking direction to abut abutment surfaces on the first and second spacer supports extending for the first board subassembly.
A board-to-board assembly comprising:
- a first board subassembly comprising a first printed circuit board and a second board subassembly comprising a second printed circuit board parallel to and separated apart from each other in a stacking direction, each of the first and second board subassemblies having a board width in a traverse direction perpendicular to the stacking direction;
- a first spacer support and a second spacer support located between the first and second board subassemblies and each extending in the stacking direction, the first and second spacer supports spaced apart from one another in a lateral direction perpendicular to the stacking direction, each of the first and second spacer supports comprises a support width less than the board width;
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- a board-to-board clamp forcibly securing the first and second board subassemblies to one another in the stacking direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.