Patent · US Expired

Method of mounting a component in an edge-plated hole formed in a printed circuit board

US6818477B2 · kind B2 · utility

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37Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 13, 2002
Grant dateNov 16, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 13, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49156
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly comprising a PCB having a top circuitry layer and a bottom layer with a hole through the PCB, a component, and a pallet. The printed circuit board manufactured by a method including forming a hole through the top circuitry layer and the bottom layer, attaching the bottom layer to a pallet, placing the component in the hole, and soldering the component to the top circuitry layer and to the pallet.

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