IP Library Granted Patent US 9,742,186
Granted Patent B2
US 9,742,186 · App. 15/164,223 · Granted Aug 22, 2017

Electronic equipment item comprising a housing and at least one electronic board protected against lightning

Inventors: Pierre-Louis Engelvin (Odars, FR); Patrice Lafont (Mons, FR)
Assignee: Airbus Operations (SAS)
H02H9/044H02H1/0038H05K5/0021H05K5/0069H05K5/0247H05K5/0256H05K7/1439H05K7/1461
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Patent No.
US 9,742,186
App. No.
15/164,223
Granted
Aug 22, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic equipment item for an electronic system, comprising a housing, a backplane board, at least one daughterboard and at least one lightning protection board housed in the housing. A connector is fixed to the backplane board and configured to be connected to the rest of the electronic system. For each daughterboard there is provided one lightning protection board. For each lightning protection board, a first port is arranged to connect the lightning protection board to the backplane board, and a second port is arranged to connect the daughterboard to the lightning protection board.

Claims (13)

1. An electronic equipment item for an electronic system, the electronic equipment item comprising:

a housing,

a backplane board housed in the housing,

a connector fixed to the backplane board and configured to be connected to a rest of the electronic system,

at least one daughterboard housed in the housing, and

for each daughterboard, a lightning protection board housed in the housing,

wherein, for each lightning protection board,

a first port is arranged to connect the lightning protection board to the backplane board, and

a second port is arranged to connect the daughterboard to the lightning protection board.

2. The electronic equipment item according to claim 1 , wherein the first port and the second port have perpendicular directions of fitting.

3. The electronic equipment item according to claim 2 , wherein the second port is of the type with a fitting perpendicular to the lightning protection board.

4. The electronic equipment item according to claim 1 , further comprising, for each pair of a lightning protection board and a daughterboard, an independent housing in which the lightning protection board and the daughterboard are fixed.

5. An aircraft comprising an electronic system having at least one electronic equipment item according claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 8, 2017
From: ENGELVIN, PIERRE-LOUIS; LAFONT, PATRICE
To: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
Reel/Frame 041200/0699 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 15 54879 · May 29, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160352097A1 · Dec 1, 2016