Printed circuit board assembly with modular printed circuit boards
View Patent ↗A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly has a number of modular printhead controller printed circuit board (PCB), Electrical connector assemblies operatively connect respective PCBs to each other. Each connector assembly has a connecting member with a series of parallel spaced conducting strips. Each member is shaped and configured for fitment into a cavity defined by the raised and recessed portions of two abutting supports to connect the connecting strips of two PCBs via said conducting strips. Each PCB is mounted to a respective modular support that defines a raised portion and a recessed portion at an end thereof. The PCBs each have electrical connecting strips which overlie the respective recessed portions.
1. A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly that comprises
a number of modular PCBs;
electrical connector assemblies for operatively connecting respective PCBs to each other, each connector assembly having a connecting member with a series of parallel spaced conducting strips, said member shaped and configured for fitment into a cavity defined by the raised and recessed portions of two abutting supports to connect the connecting strips of two PCBs via said conducting strips; and
modular supports, each PCB mounted to a respective modular support defining a raised portion and a recessed portion at an end thereof, each PCB having electrical connecting strips which overlie the respective recessed portions.
2. The PCB assembly of claim 1 , wherein the conducting strips of each connecting member are provided in a 2:1 relationship with the connecting strips of the PCB.
3. The PCB assembly of claim 1 , wherein the connecting strips are each about 0.4 mm wide with a 0.4 mm gap between adjacent strips.
4. The PCB assembly of claim 1 , wherein the conducting strips are gold plated.