Abstract:
A method to replace an electrical interface on a printed circuit board having a plurality of contact pads on a top surface, the contact pads being connected to conducting material extending through said circuit board. For the contact pad being replaced, drilling a hole through said printed circuit board at that location, and removing any remaining conductor material attached to the contact pad on the top board surface. Providing a replacement conductor/contact pad structure having a generally T-configuration with a stem and a head that completely surrounds the stem, wherein said head has a diameter greater than the diameter of the drilled hole. Inserting the replacement conductor/contact pad into the hole with said stem extending beyond the second surface of the board with the bottom surface of the head being in contact with the first surface of said board. A replacement conductor/contact pad on repaired board is also described.
Abstract:
A method to replace an electrical interface on a printed circuit board having a plurality of contact pads on a top surface, the contact pads being connected to conducting material extending through said circuit board. For the contact pad being replaced, drilling a hole through said printed circuit board at that location, and removing any remaining conductor material attached to the contact pad on the top board surface. Providing a replacement conductor/contact pad structure having a generally T-configuration with a stem and a head that completely surrounds the stem, wherein said head has a diameter greater than the diameter of the drilled hole. Inserting the replacement conductor/contact pad into the hole with said stem extending beyond the second surface of the board with the bottom surface of the head being in contact with the first surface of said board. A replacement conductor/contact pad on repaired board is also described.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a terminal pin for connecting a DC-DC power converter module or the like to a PCB. The pin has improved current carrying capabilities by having a diameter over most of its length that is larger than the ends that are connected to either the module or PCB. The larger diameter also provides for improved heat flow from the power converter module to the PCB. A smaller diameter portion near the PCB board provides for improved flow of solder between the pin and the PCB. A stand-off member is also provided to maintain the module and PCB at a predetermined stand-off distance.
Abstract:
A method to replace an electrical interface on a printed circuit board having a plurality of contact pads on a top surface, the contact pads being connected to conducting material extending through said circuit board. For the contact pad being replaced, drilling a hole through said printed circuit board at that location, and removing any remaining conductor material attached to the contact pad on the top board surface. Providing a replacement conductor/contact pad structure having a generally T-configuration with a stem and a head that completely surrounds the stem, wherein said head has a diameter greater than the diameter of the drilled hole. Inserting the replacement conductor/contact pad into the hole with said stem extending beyond the second surface of the board with the bottom surface of the head being in contact with the first surface of said board. A replacement conductor/contact pad on repaired board is also described.
Abstract:
A dc/dc converter is mounted to a printed circuit board with rigid terminal pins which extend into a converter substrate to provide electrical connection to circuitry on the substrate. A terminal pin includes a flange which abuts the printed circuit board and spaces the converter substrate from the printed circuit board. Connection to the printed circuit board is made by solder provided between the flange and the circuit board.
Abstract:
A method to replace an electrical interface on a printed circuit board having a plurality of contact pads on a top surface, the contact pads being connected to conducting material extending through said circuit board. For the contact pad being replaced, drilling a hole through said printed circuit board at that location, and removing any remaining conductor material attached to the contact pad on the top board surface. Providing a replacement conductor/contact pad structure having a generally T-configuration with a stem and a head that completely surrounds the stem, wherein said head has a diameter greater than the diameter of the drilled hole. Inserting the replacement conductor/contact pad into the hole with said stem extending beyond the second surface of the board with the bottom surface of the head being in contact with the first surface of said board. A replacement conductor/contact pad on repaired board is also described.
Abstract:
A pin connector system includes a pin portion having a first cross-sectional geometry, wherein the pin portion passes through a pin passage in a first printed circuit board. The pin passage has a second cross-sectional geometry, wherein the combination of the first and second cross-sectional geometries forms a first solder passage for allowing solder to flow through the first printed circuit board.
Abstract:
A surface mounting stress relief system for mounting a surface mount package such as a leadless ceramic chip carrier on a printed circuit board includes a printed circuit board having a top layer attached to a bottom layer. The top layer includes cavities for exposing top surface portion of the bottom layer which carry a plurality of solder pads. The surface mount package is positioned on the printed circuit board for placing the package bottom surface on a top surface of the printed circuit board between the cavities while positioning package contact pads in spaced relation above corresponding preselected solder pads. A solder column extends between each of the plurality of corresponding solder pads and the selected contact pads for providing an electrical connection. The solder column is formed by applying a solder paste to the solder pads on the printed circuit board, screening a low temperature solder paste onto each of the contact pads of the surface mount package, placing a solder ball onto each pad, and attaching the solder ball to each of the contact pads of the package by passing the package through a reflow oven for reflowing the low temperature solder paste without reflowing the high temperature solder ball.
Abstract:
An antenna apparatus which exhibits excellent mechanical strength and which is protected from heat and moisture, and also which is mountable on a printed wiring board with the provision of a clearance between the apparatus and the board, free from deformation caused by a warp of the board. The antenna apparatus has a rectangular-prism shaped substrate. A feeding terminal and a fixing terminal are disposed at the respective end surfaces in the longitudinal direction of the substrate. Metal strips serving as support terminals are soldered at the respective first ends to the feeding terminal and the fixing terminal, respectively. A coating material formed of a non-metallic material, such as glass, resin or the like, is applied to the surface of the substrate by way of coating, dipping or other method. A coating layer is thus formed on the substrate in a state in which the respective second ends of the metal strips project from the substrate.
Abstract:
Single flat metal sheet blank in which thin metallic parts including side frames which are to form side walls, a shield plate and external lead and the like are connected together in a developed state in positional relationships necessary for the assembly of the high-density circuit module. A circuit board is then placed on one side of the shield plate of the flat metal sheet blank. Terminals having pedestals are formed on the shield plate. The terminals are inserted into holes formed in the circuit board and connected to conductors on the circuit board. Then, operations such as severance or bending are effected on selected connecting portions at which the thin metallic parts arranged in developed state are inter-connected, and required processings are executed on the portions to be jointed, whereby the circuit module is completed. According to this production method, a space for receiving circuit components is formed between the circuit board and the shield plate, so that both sides of the circuit board can be used for mounting the circuit components, whereby a high packaging density is attained.