IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0291229
(2005-12-01)
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등록번호 |
US-7292458
(2007-11-06)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Chern,Michael
- Seyed,Saeed
- Ting,Phillip
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
3 인용 특허 :
13 |
초록
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A circuit board assembly includes a motherboard defining a motherboard plane, and a daughter board defining a daughter board plane which is substantially parallel to the motherboard plane. The motherboard and the daughter board electrically connect to each other through a set of circuit board connec
A circuit board assembly includes a motherboard defining a motherboard plane, and a daughter board defining a daughter board plane which is substantially parallel to the motherboard plane. The motherboard and the daughter board electrically connect to each other through a set of circuit board connectors. The circuit board assembly further includes a set of edge clips. Each edge clip extends outwardly from the daughter board along the daughter board plane and is configured to operate as a mounting platform through which to physically secure the daughter board to the motherboard.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A circuit board assembly, comprising: a motherboard defining a motherboard plane; a daughter board defining a daughter board plane and including an outer edge, the motherboard and the daughter board being electrically connected through a set of circuit board connectors; and a
What is claimed is: 1. A circuit board assembly, comprising: a motherboard defining a motherboard plane; a daughter board defining a daughter board plane and including an outer edge, the motherboard and the daughter board being electrically connected through a set of circuit board connectors; and a set of edge clips, each edge clip including a top portion, a bottom portion and a middle portion, the bottom portion having a first and a second abutment extending from either side thereof, the first and second abutments acting as a stop to limit the position of the edge clip relative to the edge of the daughter board during insertion of the daughter board within the edge clips, the set of edge clips extending outwardly from the daughter board along the daughter board plane and being configured to operate as a mounting platform through which to physically secure the daughter board to the motherboard. 2. A circuit board assembly as in claim 1 wherein the middle portion of the clip connects the top and bottom portions together, the top, bottom and middle portions being integrated together to form a C-shaped unitary body which fits around an outer edge of the daughter board. 3. A circuit board assembly as in claim 2 wherein, for each edge clip, resiliency of the C-shaped unitary body of that edge clip enables that edge clip to compress around the outer edge of the daughter board with a predetermined spring force. 4. A circuit board assembly as in claim 3 wherein, for each edge clip, the bottom portion of that edge clip defines a small diameter aperture and the top portion of that edge clip defines a large diameter aperture to enable a screw to pass through only the large diameter aperture so as to secure only to the bottom portion of that edge clip through the small diameter aperture and not secure to the top portion of that edge clip. 5. A circuit board assembly as in claim 2 wherein, for each edge clip, the bottom portion resides closer to the motherboard than the top portion, and the bottom portion includes metallic material configured to provide part of a grounding path from the daughter board to the motherboard. 6. A circuit board assembly as in claim 2 wherein a connector of the daughter board is configured to engage with a connector of the motherboard when the daughter board and the motherboard move toward each other along an axis. 7. A circuit board assembly as in claim 2 wherein the set of edge clips includes a first edge clip and a second edge clip; and wherein the circuit board assembly further comprises: first mounting hardware configured to mount the first edge clip to the motherboard, and second mounting hardware configured to mount the second edge clip to the motherboard. 8. A circuit board assembly as in claim 7 wherein the first mounting hardware includes: a first standoff, a first spacer and a first screw configured to pass through the bottom portion of the first edge clip, the first spacer and the first standoff when mounting the first edge clip to the motherboards, the first standoff and the first spacer defining a preset separation distance between the motherboard and the daughter board; and wherein the second mounting hardware includes: a second standoff, a second spacer and a second screw configured to pass through the bottom portion of the second edge clip, the second spacer and the second standoff when mounting the second edge clip to the motherboard, the second standoff and the second spacer defining the preset separation distance between the motherboard and the daughter board. 9. A circuit board assembly as in claim 7, further comprising: a third circuit board defining a third circuit board plane; wherein the first mounting hardware includes: a first standoff and a first screw configured to pass through the bottom portion of the first edge clip, the third circuit board and the first standoff; wherein the second mounting hardware includes: a second standoff and a second screw configured to pass through the bottom portion of the second edge clip, the third circuit board and the second standoff; wherein the daughter board is a daughter board distance from the motherboard; wherein the third circuit board is a third circuit board distance from the motherboard; and wherein the daughter board distance is greater than the third circuit board distance. 10. A circuit board assembly as in claim 9 wherein a connector of the third circuit board is configured to engage with a connector of the motherboard when the third circuit board and the motherboard move toward each other along an axis. 11. A circuit board assembly as in claim 1 wherein, for each edge clip, the top and bottom portions define a tapered opening configured to engage the outer edge of the daughter board. 12. A circuit board assembly as in claim 1 wherein the first and second abutments extend upward from the bottom portion toward the top portion of the edge clip. 13. A circuit board assembly as in claim 1 wherein the top and bottom portions of each edge clip defines a tapered opening configured and dimensioned to releasably secure the edge of the daughter board therebetween, and wherein the bottom portion further includes an aperture configured and dimensioned to receive a fastener therethrough so as to secure the bottom portion to the motherboard when mounted, the bottom portion of the edge clip operating to secure both the daughter and the motherboard. 14. A circuit board assembly, comprising: a motherboard defining a motherboard plane; a daughter board defining a daughter board plane including an outer edge, means for electrically connecting the motherboard and the daughter board together, and a set of edge clips, each edge clip extending outwardly from the daughter board along the daughter board plane and being configured to operate as a mounting platform through which to physically secure the daughter board to the motherboard, each edge clip further including means extending from a bottom portion of the edge clip for limiting an amount of wipe between that edge clip and the daughter board when the edge clip is positioned around the outer edge of the daughter board, the means extending from the bottom portion of the edge clip also limiting the distance the daughter board can be inserted within the edge clip. 15. A circuit board assembly as in claim 14 wherein each edge clip includes: means for fastening around an outer edge of the daughter board with a predetermined spring force. 16. A method for upgrading a circuit board assembly having (i) a motherboard defining a motherboard plane, (ii) a daughter board defining a daughter board plane, (iii) a set of edge clips outwardly extending from the daughter board, (iv) a set of spacers, (v) a set of standoffs and (vi) a set of screws passing through the set of edge clips, spacers and standoffs to initially position the motherboard and the daughter board relative to each other,the method comprising: removing the set of screws; removing the set of edge clips; removing the set of spacers; connecting a third circuit board with the motherboard, the third circuit board defining a third circuit board plane; replacing the set of edge clips by pushing each edge clip around the outer edge of the daughter board so as to compress that edge clip around the outer edge of the daughter board until abutments of that edge clip act as a stop to prevent that edge clip from moving further onto the daughter board, and replacing the set of screws so that the set of screws passes through the set of edge clips, the third circuit board and the set of standoffs to position the motherboard, the daughter board and the third circuit board relative to each other. 17. A method as in claim 16 wherein connecting the third circuit board with the motherboard includes: moving the third circuit board and the motherboard toward each other along an axis to engage a connector of the third circuit board with a connector of the motherboard. 18. A method as in claim 17 wherein removing the set edge clip includes: sliding each edge clip radially from an outer edge of the daughter board. 19. An edge clip for mounting a daughter board to a motherboard, the edge clip consisting essentially of: a unitary body including: a top portion including a first aperture disposed therein, the first aperture having a first diameter; a bottom portion including a second aperture disposed therein, the second aperture having a second diameter being smaller than the first diameter, the bottom portion further including a first and a second abutment extending from either side of the bottom portion; a middle portion connecting the top portion to the bottom portion; and wherein the first and second abutments are constructed and arranged to limit the distance the edge of the daughter board can be inserted within the clip during mounting the daughter board to the motherboard and wherein the first and second abutments further limit an amount of wipe between the edge clip and the daughter board upon mounting the daughter board within the clip.
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