Backplane electronic circuit board of an electronic apparatus, in particular for an aircraft

• US 8,482,927 B2
• Filed: 10/26/2011
• Issued: 07/09/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Airbus Operations (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS NV)
• Original Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS (Airbus SE)
• Inventors: Caron, Jean-Christophe, Rebeyrotte, Vincent
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, HOA CAO
• Application Number:
  US13/281,847
• Publication Number:
  US 20120106114A1
• Time in Patent Office: 622 Days
• Field of Search: 361/736, 361/742, 361/752, 361/758, 361/788, 361/790, 361/796, 361/804, 361/809
• US Class Current: 361/742
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1412 hold down mechanisms, e.g. avionic racks
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1439 Back panel mother boards

Abstract

A backplane electronic circuit board of an electronic apparatus (10) comprises an interface connector with an external system and two interface boards (22, 23) connected to one another, a first interface board (22) being connected to the said interface connector and a second interface board (23) being intended for the connection of a set of electronic circuit boards of the said electronic apparatus (10).

The backplane electronic circuit board (20) comprises reinforcement means (30, 40) installed between the said two interface boards (22, 23).

Use in particular in an electronic apparatus on board an aircraft.

Claims

1. Backplane electronic circuit board of an electronic apparatus, comprising an interface connector with an external system and two interface boards connected to one another, a first interface board being connected to the said interface connector and a second interface board being intended for the connection of a set of electronic circuit boards of said electronic apparatus, wherein said backplane electronic circuit board comprises reinforcement means installed between the said two interface boards, said reinforcement means comprising stiffeners extending along a longitudinal axis (X) parallel to the plane of said two interface boards and forming a crosspiece between two faces arranged opposite said two interface boards.

2. Backplane electronic circuit board in accordance with claim 1, wherein said reinforcement means comprise first reinforcement means comprising a frame arranged opposite the periphery of said interface connector.

3. Backplane electronic circuit board in accordance with claim 2, said interface connector comprising a face equipped with contacts intended to connect said interface connector to said first interface board, said contacts being distributed more or less symmetrically in relation to a central longitudinal axis (X) of said interface connector, wherein said first reinforcement means further comprise a reinforcement arm extending between two crossbars of said frame, opposite the central longitudinal axis (X) of said interface connector.

4. Backplane electronic circuit board in accordance with one of claim 2 or 3, wherein said frame of said first reinforcement means is arranged between said two interface boards and comprises a series of fastening studs installed in contact with one or the other of said two interface boards.

5. Backplane electronic circuit board in accordance with claim 1, wherein said reinforcement means comprise second reinforcement means arranged between two free edges opposite said two interface boards.

6. Backplane electronic circuit board in accordance with claim 5, wherein said second reinforcement means comprise, at each transverse edge of said backplane electronic circuit board, a bar extending parallel to said free edges of said two interface boards, each bar comprising two uprights connected by crosspieces.

7. On-board electronic apparatus, in particular an avionic apparatus, comprising a backplane electronic circuit board in accordance with claim 1.

8. On-board electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 7, wherein said backplane electronic circuit board is installed in a stand of said on-board electronic apparatus, said reinforcement means comprising fastening feet installed on said stand of said electronic apparatus.

9. Aircraft, comprising one or more on-board electronic apparatuses in accordance with claim 7.