TEMPERATURE SENSOR FOR FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT
First Claim
1. A flexible circuit configured to electrically couple circuit boards, the flexible circuit comprising:
- opposite circuit board mating ends and a flexible body extending therebetween;
conductive pathways extending along the body of the flexible circuit to electrically couple the circuit boards; and
a temperature sensing circuit comprising leads having a distal end coupled to a temperature sensor and a temperature contact located proximate to one of circuit board mating ends, the temperature sensor located at an intermediate position along the body between the circuit board mating ends, the temperature contact configured to deliver temperature signals from the temperature sensor representative of a local temperature.
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Abstract
A flexible circuit configured to electrically couple circuit boards is provided. The flexible circuit includes opposite circuit board mating ends and a flexible body extending therebetween. Conductive pathways extend along the body of the flexible circuit to electrically couple the circuit boards. The flexible circuit also includes a temperature sensing circuit including leads having a distal end coupled to a temperature sensor and a temperature contact located proximate to one of circuit board mating ends. The temperature sensor is located at an intermediate position along the body between the circuit board mating ends. The temperature contact is configured to deliver temperature signals from the temperature sensor representative of a local flexible circuit temperature.
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1. A flexible circuit configured to electrically couple circuit boards, the flexible circuit comprising:
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opposite circuit board mating ends and a flexible body extending therebetween; conductive pathways extending along the body of the flexible circuit to electrically couple the circuit boards; and a temperature sensing circuit comprising leads having a distal end coupled to a temperature sensor and a temperature contact located proximate to one of circuit board mating ends, the temperature sensor located at an intermediate position along the body between the circuit board mating ends, the temperature contact configured to deliver temperature signals from the temperature sensor representative of a local temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A removable card connector assembly comprising:
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a circuit board; a connector coupled to the circuit board and configured to couple the assembly to another circuit board; and a flexible circuit to electrically couple the circuit boards, the flexible circuit comprising; opposite first and second circuit board mating ends and a flexible body extending therebetween; conductive pathways extending along the body of the flexible circuit to electrically couple the circuit boards; and a temperature sensing circuit comprising leads having a distal end coupled to a temperature sensor and a temperature contact located proximate to one of circuit board mating ends, the temperature sensor located at an intermediate position along the body between the circuit board mating ends, the temperature contact configured to deliver temperature signals that are distinct and independent from a temperature of the circuit boards. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electrical system comprising:
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circuit boards; a connector configured to couple the circuit boards; a flexible circuit to electrically couple the circuit boards; and a temperature sensing circuit comprising leads having a distal end coupled to a temperature sensor and a temperature contact located proximate to an end of the flexible circuit, the temperature sensor located at an intermediate position along the flexible circuit between ends of the flexible circuit, the temperature contact configured to deliver temperature signals from the temperature sensor representative of a local temperature. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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