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Simplified modular structure

US6498728B1 · kind B1 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 30, 2000
Grant dateDec 24, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 30, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K7/20563
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A modular structure for carrying a printed circuit board, having to be connected to an electronic installation. The modular structure includes two cover plates opposite each other, contributing to defining a housing for at least one printed circuit board. The cover plates engage one another by sandwiching, via a first edge, a support for one or more connection blocks for the connection and, via a second edge, a support for a locking mechanism in order to hold the structure in a connected position. The support for the locking mechanism and for the connection blocks have ends which are separate before the assembly of the cover plate. Such a modular structure may find particular application to electronic installations of the integrated modular avionics type.

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