AVIONIC EQUIPMENT ITEM

• US 20100188831A1
• Filed: 05/29/2008
• Published: 07/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS (Airbus SE)
• Original Assignee: Airbus Operations (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS NV)
• Inventors: Ortet, Stephane
• Granted Patent: US 8,576,577 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/788
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/52 connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1412 hold down mechanisms, e.g. avionic racks

Abstract

The invention relates to avionics equipment including a motherboard (108), at least one daughterboard (150) and, for each daughterboard, two supporting slides (116) attached directly to the motherboard and bearing the daughterboard. The invention also includes at least one mechanical connecting part (122A to 122D, 128A, 128B) between the motherboard (108) and at least one of the following: a backplane board (112) connected to an avionic connector (124), an avionic connector (124) and the rear face (106) of the avionics equipment.

Claims

1. Avionic equipment item comprising a motherboard (108), at least one daughterboard (150) and for each daughterboard, two supports (116) in the form of a slide fastened directly onto the motherboard and supporting the said daughterboard, characterized in that it furthermore comprises at least one mechanical connecting part (122A to 122D, 128A, 128B) between the motherboard (108) and at least one of:

a backplane board (112) connected to an avionic connector (124),

an avionic connector (124) and

the rear face (106) of the avionic equipment item.

2. Avionic equipment item according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises two mechanical parts (114A, 114B), upper and lower respectively, each comprising one of the supports (116) in the form of a slide for each daughterboard (150).

3. Avionic equipment item according to any one of claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises at least one mechanical connecting part (122A to 122D, 128A, 128B) between the motherboard (108) and a backplane board (112) connected to an avionic connector (124).

4. Avionic equipment item according to claim 3, characterized in that at least one mechanical connecting part (122A to 122D, 128A, 128B) between the motherboard (108) and a backplane board (112) furthermore comprises fastening means for the rear face (106) of the avionic equipment item.

5. Avionic equipment item according to any one of claim 3 or 4, characterized in that at least one mechanical connecting part (128A, 128B) between the motherboard (108) and a backplane board (112) furthermore comprises fastening means for the avionic connector (124).

6. Avionic equipment item according to any one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that at least one mechanical connecting part (128A, 128B) between the motherboard (108) and a backplane board (112) furthermore comprises fastening means for the rear face (106) of the avionic equipment item and fastening means for the avionic connector (124).

7. Avionic equipment item according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that it comprises at least one mechanical connecting part (128A, 128B) between the motherboard (108) and an avionic connector (124).

8. Avionic equipment item according to claim 7, characterized in that at least one mechanical connecting part (128A, 128B) between the motherboard (108) and an avionic connector (124) furthermore comprises fastening means for the rear face (106) of the avionic equipment item.

9. Avionic equipment item according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that it comprises at least one mechanical connecting part (122A to 122D, 128A, 128B) between the mother board (108) and the rear face (106) of the avionic equipment item.