IP Library Granted Patent US 8,576,577
Granted Patent B2
US 8,576,577 · App. 12/665,139 · Granted Nov 5, 2013

Avionic equipment item

Inventor: Stephane Ortet (Mondonville, FR)
Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
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Patent No.
US 8,576,577
App. No.
12/665,139
Granted
Nov 5, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to avionics equipment including a motherboard ( 108 ), at least one daughterboard ( 150 ) and, for each daughterboard, two supporting slides ( 116 ) attached directly to the motherboard and bearing the daughterboard. The invention also includes at least one mechanical connecting part ( 122 A to 122 D, 128 A, 128 B) between the motherboard ( 108 ) and at least one of the following: a backplane board ( 112 ) connected to an avionic connector ( 124 ), an avionic connector ( 124 ) and the rear face ( 106 ) of the avionics equipment.

Claims (11)

1. An avionic equipment item, comprising:

a motherboard;

a rear face;

at least one daughterboard and for each daughterboard, two supports in a form of a slide fastened directly onto the motherboard and supporting the daughterboard;

a backplane board connected to an avionic connector; and

at least one mechanical connecting part between the motherboard and the backplane board and the avionic connector wherein the at least one mechanical connecting part between the motherboard and the backplane board includes first fastening means including two parallel structures, each parallel structure including a u-shaped slot, and is configured to attach to the backplane board and to the motherboard, and second fastening means including four bent cross-pieces configured to attach to the avionic connector.

2. The avionic equipment item according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one mechanical connecting part is configured to accept at least one bolt.

3. The avionic equipment item according to claim 1 , wherein the second and third fastening means protrude from the at least one mechanical connecting part in a direction perpendicular to a main elongation direction to the at least one mechanical connecting part.

4. The avionic equipment item according to claim 1 , wherein the second and third fastening means are configured to accept a bolt.

5. The avionic equipment item according to claim 4 , wherein the bolt goes through the motherboard and the backplane board.

6. The avionic equipment item according to claim 1 , wherein the first fastening means connects both the rear face and the avionic connector.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Jul 22, 2011
From: AIRBUS FRANCE
To: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
Reel/Frame 026632/0250 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2009
From: ORTET, STEPHANE
To: AIRBUS FRANCE
Reel/Frame 023697/0410 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 07 55921 · Jun 21, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100188831A1 · Jul 29, 2010