Connector with a surface with primary and reduntant connection points
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorHubert Cecile Francois Martens
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Abstract
A connector (10, 30, 40) is provided for coupling an electronic circuit (11) of an electronic device to sensor and/or actuation elements (12) of the electronic device. The connector (10, 30, 40) comprises at least one connection surface (21) with i connection points (13), the i connection points (13) comprise j primary connection points (13) for coupling the electronic circuit (11) to j corresponding ones of the elements (12), and k redundant connection points (13) for redundantly coupling the electronic circuit (11) to at least one of the elements (12). The primary and the redundant connection points (13) for the at least one of the elements (12) are distributed over the connection surface (21).
Claims20
A connector for coupling an electronic circuit of an electronic device to sensor and/or actuation elements of the electronic device, the connector comprising at least one connection surface with i connection points, the i connection points comprising:
- j primary connection points for coupling the electronic circuit to j corresponding ones of the elements, and
- k redundant connection points for redundantly coupling the electronic circuit to at least one of the elements,
- the primary and the redundant connection points for the at least one of the elements being distributed over the connection surface.
An operational unit, comprising:
- a plurality of sensor and/or actuation elements;
- a connector configured to connect the elements to an electronic circuit of an electronic device, wherein the connector has at least one connection surface and a plurality of connection points provided at the at least one connection surface;
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- a plurality of wires each electrically connecting one of the elements to at least one of the connection points,
- wherein the wires electrically connect at least a first one of the elements to at least two of the connection points including a primary connection point and at least one redundant connection point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.