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US 6,784,676 B2Granted
Pressurized electrical contact system
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorJohn H. Sherman
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Abstract
A method and structure to establish and maintain an electrical connection between electrical contacts. A bladder is placed within a fixture and pressurized. The pressurized bladder applies a force that will establish and maintain an electrical connection between a first contact pad and a second contact pad.
Claims27
An apparatus, comprising:
- a fixture;
- a first contact pad comprising a first planer mating surface;
- a second contact pad comprising a second planer mating surface;
- and
- a bladder held within the fixture, wherein the bladder is adapted to be pressurized such that the pressurized bladder applies a force that establishes and maintains an electrical connection between the first planer mating surface of the first contact pad and the second planer mating surface of the second contact pad.
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A method for creating an electrical connection, comprising:
- providing a fixture, a bladder, a first contact pad comprising a first planer mating surface, and a second contact pad comprising a second planer mating surface;
- pressurizing the bladder held within the fixture, wherein the pressurized bladder applies a force that establishes and maintains an electrical connection between the first planer mating surface of the first contact pad and the second planer mating surface of the second contact pad.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a fixture;
- and
- a bladder comprising a first port and a second port, wherein the bladder is held within the fixture, wherein the bladder is adapted to be pressurized with a substance such that the pressurized bladder applies a force that establishes and maintains an electrical connection between a first contact pad and a second contact pad, wherein the substance is adapted to enter the bladder through a first port and exit the bladder through a second port such that a constant flow is established, wherein the substance is a thermally conductive substance such that the thermally conductive substance is adapted to provide a heat sink for the electrical connection between a first contact pad and a second contact pad.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a fixture;
- a first contact pad comprising a first dendritic mating surface;
- a second contact pad comprising a second dendritic mating surface;
- a bladder held within the fixture, wherein the bladder is adapted to be pressurized such that the pressurized bladder applies a force that establishes and maintains an electrical connection between the first dendritic mating surface of the first contact pad and the second dendritic mating surface of the second contact pad.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.