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US 4,307,438 AGranted
Hinged back panel input/output board
AssigneeAugat Inc.
InventorRichard M. Grubb
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Abstract
A back panel input/output board for any back panel/plug-in board assembly, often in combination with a rack for holding the boards coupled to the back panel. The wires from the back panel connectors are connected to contact pins on a separate board which is hinged to the back panel. The hinged board, with connector patterns of contact pins, provides external access for inputs to and outputs from the back panel.
Claims11
An apparatus comprising:
- an interconnection board;
- a back panel having a bottom side and a top side;
- at least one logic card pluggably connected to said top side of said back panel;
- hinge means coupling said board to said back panel, said hinge means being so constructed that said board lies in substantially the same plane as said back panel when in the open position for making interconnections between said back panel and said board, and when rotated on said hinge means by 180.degree. to the closed position, said board lies in parallel confronting relationship with said back panel;
- a first plurality of connecting pins extending from said bottom side of said back panel;
- a second plurality of connecting pins extending from one side of said board in the same direction and parallel with said first plurality of connecting pins when said board is in the open position;
- a plurality of discrete wires spaced from said logic card and interconnecting selected pairs of pins, one of said pins of each pair being located on said back panel and the other of said pins being located on said board;
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- means connected to said interconnection board for pluggably making external input/output connections to said pins in said board.
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