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Method and apparatus for attaching a circuit component to a printed circuit board
Assignee: LTV Aerospace and Defense Co
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Filing: 1991-05-03
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Granted: 1992-10-20
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Expires: 2011-05-03
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus are provided for mounting a gate array device 12 on a printed circuit board 14. The device 12 includes at least two pin-type electrical contacts 22, 24 and a plurality of button-type contacts. A sheet of boron nitride 26 is positioned between the printed circuit 14 and the gate array device 12. The sheet of boron nitride 26 includes a plurality of openings extending therethrough in a pattern corresponding to the pattern of electrical contacts 18 on the gate array device 12. The openings 32 in the sheet of boron nitride 26 have resilient electrical contacts 34 disposed therein. The printed circuit board 14 includes a plurality of button-type contacts 40 disposed on a surface thereof in a pattern corresponding to the button-type contacts of the gate array device 12 and the resilient electrical contacts 34.
Inventors
- 👤 Grady A. Miller, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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2026-11-02 10:32
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/325; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R12/714; H05K7/00; H05K7/02; H05K7/10; H05K7/1053; H05K7/1076; H05K7/1084; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10227; H05K2201/10378; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10621; H05K2201/10659; H05K2201/10719; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/49147; Y10T29/49149; Y10T29/49155; Y10T29/49156
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A method for mounting a circuit component on a printed circuit board, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of button-type contacts on the circuit component; forming a plurality of contact regions on a surface of said printed circuit board in positions corresponding to a portion of the button-type contacts of said circuit component; inserting a plurality of resilient electrical contacts through a sheet of electrically insulative and thermally conductive material in positions corresponding to at least some of said button-type contacts of said circuit component and said contact regions of said printed circuit board; mounting said sheet of material between said circuit component and said printed circuit board with the resilient electrical contacts being in electrical communication with the corresponding contact regions on said printed circuit board and said button-type contacts on said circuit component; and supporting said circuit component in fixed relation to said printed circuit board.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
149 words
A method for mounting a circuit component on a printed circuit board, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of button-type contacts on the circuit component; forming a plurality of contact regions on a surface of said printed circuit board in positions corresponding to a portion of the button-type contacts of said circuit component; inserting a plurality of resilient electrical contacts through a sheet of electrically insulative and thermally conductive material in positions corresponding to at least some of said button-type contacts of said circuit component and said contact regions of said printed circuit board; mounting said sheet of material between said circuit component and said printed circuit board with the resilient electrical contacts being in electrical communication with the corresponding contact regions on said printed circuit board and said button-type contacts on said circuit component; and supporting said circuit component in fixed relation to said printed circuit board.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the step of supporting includes mechanically affixing said integrated circuit package to said printed circuit board.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method, as set forth in claim 2, including the steps of: urging said printed circuit board and said circuit component together and compressing said sheet of material, and mechanically affixing said circuit component to said printed circuit board to retain said resilient electrical contacts and said sheet of material in a compressed state.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the step of forming a plurality of contact regions includes mounting a plurality of button-type contacts on a surface of said printed circuit board in a portion of said contact regions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
A method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said circuit component is an integrated circuit package having a plurality of pin-type contacts extending therefrom, and said step of providing a plurality of button-type contacts includes replacing a first portion of said pin-type contacts with button-type contacts and retaining a second portion of said pin-type contacts on said integrated circuit package.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method, as set forth in claim 5, including the step of forming a plurality of openings in said printed circuit board and in said sheet of material in positions corresponding to the second portion of said pin-type contacts.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method, as set forth in claim 6, wherein said step of mounting said sheet of material includes passing said second portion of said pin-type contacts through said plurality of openings in said sheet of material and said printed circuit board.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method, as set forth in claim 7, wherein said step of supporting said circuit component includes coupling the second portion of said pin-type contacts to said printed circuit board.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method, as set forth in claim 8, wherein the step of coupling includes soldering said pin-type contacts to said printed circuit board.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
74 words
A method, as set forth in claim 9, including the step of applying a force to one of said printed circuit board and said integrated circuit package to urge said printed circuit board and said integrated circuit together and compress said sheet of material simultaneous with the step of soldering the second portion of said pin-type contacts whereby said sheet of material is retained in a compressed state independent of said force being applied.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method, as set forth in claim 5, wherein said step of replacing a first portion of said pin-type contacts and retaining a second portion of said pin-type contacts include retaining at least two pin-type contacts located adjacent an outer edge of said gate array device.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
61 words
A method, as set forth in claim 5, wherein said pin-type contacts are arranged on said gate array device in a generally rectangular configuration and said step of replacing a first portion of said pin-type contacts and retaining a second portion of said pin-type contacts includes retaining at least two pin-type contacts located at diametrically opposed corners of said rectangular configuration.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method, as set forth in claim 12, including the step of removing selected corners of said sheet of material corresponding to said diametrically opposed pin-type contacts, said corners being removed along a line intersecting the openings that correspond to said diametrically opposed pin-type contacts whereby at least a portion of each of the diametrically opposed pin-type contacts is exposed.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
294 words
A method for mounting a gate array device having a plurality of pin-type contacts on a printed circuit board, comprising the steps of: replacing a first portion of the pin-type contacts on the gate array device with button-type contacts and retaining a second portion of the pin-type contacts; mounting a plurality of button-type contacts on a surface of said printed circuit board in positions corresponding to the button-type contacts of said gate array device; forming a plurality of openings in said printed circuit board in positions corresponding to the second portion of said pin-type contacts of said gate array device; inserting a plurality of resilient electrical contacts through a sheet of electrically insulative and thermally conductive material in positions corresponding to the location of said button type contacts of said gate array device and said printed circuit board; forming a plurality of openings in said sheet of material in positions corresponding to the location of the second portion of said pin-type contacts and said openings in said printed circuit board; inserting said sheet of material between said gate array device and said printed circuit board with the second portion of said pin-type contacts extending through said openings in said sheet of material and said printed circuit board, and said resilient electrical contacts being in electrical communication with corresponding button-type contacts on said printed circuit board and said gate array device; applying a force to one of said printed circuit board and said gate array device to urge said printed circuit board and said gate array device together and compress said sheet of material; and attaching the second portion of said pin-type contacts to said printed circuit board whereby said sheet of material is retained in a compressed state independent of said force being applied.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
294 words
A method for mounting a gate array device having a plurality of pin-type contacts on a printed circuit board, comprising the steps of: replacing a first portion of the pin-type contacts on the gate array device with button-type contacts and retaining a second portion of the pin-type contacts; mounting a plurality of button-type contacts on a surface of said printed circuit board in positions corresponding to the button-type contacts of said gate array device; forming a plurality of openings in said printed circuit board in positions corresponding to the second portion of said pin-type contacts of said gate array device; inserting a plurality of resilient electrical contacts through a sheet of electrically insulative and thermally conductive material in positions corresponding to the location of said button type contacts of said gate array device and said printed circuit board; forming a plurality of openings in said sheet of material in positions corresponding to the location of the second portion of said pin-type contacts and said openings in said printed circuit board; inserting said sheet of material between said gate array device and said printed circuit board with the second portion of said pin-type contacts extending through said openings in said sheet of material and said printed circuit board, and said resilient electrical contacts being in electrical communication with corresponding button-type contacts on said printed circuit board and said gate array device; applying a force to one of said printed circuit board and said gate array device to urge said printed circuit board and said gate array device together and compress said sheet of material; and attaching the second portion of said pin-type contacts to said printed circuit board whereby said sheet of material is retained in a compressed state independent of said force being applied.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method, as set forth in claim 14, wherein the step of attaching includes soldering the second portion of said pin-type contacts to said printed circuit board.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method, as set forth in claim 14, wherein said step of removing a first portion of said pin-type contacts and retaining a second portion of said pin-type contacts includes retaining at least two pin-type contacts located adjacent an outer edge of said gate array device.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
61 words
A method, as set forth in claim 14, wherein said pin-type contacts are arranged on said gate array device in a generally rectangular configuration and said step of removing a first portion of said pin-type contacts and retaining a second portion of said pin-type contacts includes retaining at least two pin-type contacts located at diametrically opposed corners of said rectangular configuration.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method, as set forth in claim 17, including the step of removing selected corners of said sheet of material corresponding to said diametrically opposed pin-type contacts, said corners being removed along a line intersecting the openings that correspond to said diametrically opposed pin-type contacts whereby at least a portion of each of the diametrically opposed pin-type contacts is exposed.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
152 words
A method for mounting an electrical component on a printed circuit board, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of button-type contacts on the electrical component; providing a plurality of contact regions on a surface of the printer circuit board in respective positions corresponding to those of the button-type contacts of the electrical component; inserting a plurality of resilient electrical contacts through a sheet of electrically insulative and thermally conductive material in positions corresponding to those of the button-type contacts of the electrical component and the contact regions of the printed circuit board; inserting the sheet of material between the electrical component and the printed circuit board and constraining the electrical component and the printed circuit board in alignment with the sheet of material, with the resilient electrical contacts extending between and in spring loaded contact with corresponding contact regions on the printed circuit board and button-type contacts on the electrical component.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
152 words
A method for mounting an electrical component on a printed circuit board, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of button-type contacts on the electrical component; providing a plurality of contact regions on a surface of the printer circuit board in respective positions corresponding to those of the button-type contacts of the electrical component; inserting a plurality of resilient electrical contacts through a sheet of electrically insulative and thermally conductive material in positions corresponding to those of the button-type contacts of the electrical component and the contact regions of the printed circuit board; inserting the sheet of material between the electrical component and the printed circuit board and constraining the electrical component and the printed circuit board in alignment with the sheet of material, with the resilient electrical contacts extending between and in spring loaded contact with corresponding contact regions on the printed circuit board and button-type contacts on the electrical component.
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