Backpanel assemblies
First Claim
1. A backpanel assembly comprising a main backpanel having a plurality of elongate printed circuit board (PCB) connectors aligned in parallel thereon, the backpanel having a part extending beyond an end of the PCB connectors, the assembly including a plurality of power supply studs and a plurality of power supply pins, in respect of each of the PCB connectors, on said extending part of the backpanel, and printed circuit wiring interconnecting each power supply stud with at least one power supply pin and with the associated PCB connector, whereby power can be supplied to printed circuit boards, inserted into the PCB connectors, selectively via the associated power supply studs or via the associated power supply pins.
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Abstract
Each printed circuit board (PCB) on a backpanel has an associated set of power supply studs and power supply pins at an edge of the backpanel. The PCBs can be powered commonly via power supply buses interconnecting the studs. Alternatively, the PCBs can be powered individually via respective power supply PCBs which are inserted into connectors formed partly by the power supply pins and partly by pins on an additional, power supply, backpanel which is mounted to extend contiguously from and in the same plane as the first backpanel. The two arrangements can be combined to power groups of PCBs individually with all of the PCBs in each group being powered commonly.
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10 Claims
- 1. A backpanel assembly comprising a main backpanel having a plurality of elongate printed circuit board (PCB) connectors aligned in parallel thereon, the backpanel having a part extending beyond an end of the PCB connectors, the assembly including a plurality of power supply studs and a plurality of power supply pins, in respect of each of the PCB connectors, on said extending part of the backpanel, and printed circuit wiring interconnecting each power supply stud with at least one power supply pin and with the associated PCB connector, whereby power can be supplied to printed circuit boards, inserted into the PCB connectors, selectively via the associated power supply studs or via the associated power supply pins.
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