Circuit board assembly for use in a central inlet chassis configuration
US6661657B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved circuit board assembly includes a cover or other member disposed adjacent to the substrate and, for example, spaced therefrom so as to define a plenum. Self-aligning heat sinks (or other heat dissipative elements) are spring-mounted (or otherwise resiliently mounted) to the cover and, thereby, placed in thermal contact with one or more of the circuit components. Flow-diverting elements are provided, e.g., so that the overall impedance of the board substantially matches that of one or more of the other circuit boards in a common chassis. The circuit board cover can be adapted to provide thermal and/or electromagnetic emission control, as well as shock and vibration. A connector arrangement provides electrical, mechanical and/or other operational coupling between the circuit board and a chassis regardless of whether the board is disposed in a slot on a first (e.g., upper) side of a source of cooling air for the chassis or on a second (e.g., lower) opposite side of that source. A circuit board can have one or two portions, each with an air flow inlet edge through which cooling air flow is received and an air flow outlet edge through which the air flow exits. An improved ch…
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