US5424918A
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Universal hybrid mounting system
Assignee: Agilent Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1994-03-31
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Granted: 1995-06-13
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Expires: 2014-03-31
Abstract
Abstract A universal system for mounting hybrid circuits to printed circuit boards is presented. This universal hybrid mounting system comprises a bottom plate, a frame, a top plate, a heat sink and mounting hardware including a spring. A hybrid circuit package is securely attached to one side of the frame using the top and bottom plates and mounting hardware. The other side of the frame is brought into contact with a printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB comprises a plurality of landing pads which may be gold-plated. The frame comprises a plurality of compliant pins that electrically connect the hybrid to the landing pads of the PCB. The heat sink, in conjunction with the spring, are provided to accommodate high power hybrid packages.
Inventors
- 👤 Jimmie D. Felps
- 👤 Frank P. Leri
- 👤 Donald E. Schott
- 👤 Timothy A. Figge
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 12:35
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/14; H05K1/141; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/325; H10; H10W; H10W40/00; H10W40/60; H10W40/611; H05K1/0201; H05K1/0203; H05K1/03; H05K1/0306; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10227; H05K2201/10378; H05K2201/10431; H05K2201/10439; H05K2201/10477; H05K2201/20; H05K2201/2018; H05K3/36; H05K3/368; H10W40/20; H10W40/231; H10W40/625
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A hybrid mounting system for mounting a hybrid package on a PCB, the system comprising: a bottom plate disposed beneath the PCB; a frame disposed above the PCB, the frame having first and second sides, the first side connected to the PCB, the second side connected to the hybrid package; a top plate, disposed above the hybrid package and the frame, the top plate being securely attached to the bottom plate using mounting hardware; a heat sink disposed above the top plate; and a spring for securely attaching the heat sink to the mounting hardware.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A hybrid mounting system for mounting a hybrid package on a PCB, the system comprising: a bottom plate disposed beneath the PCB; a frame disposed above the PCB, the frame having first and second sides, the first side connected to the PCB, the second side connected to the hybrid package; a top plate, disposed above the hybrid package and the frame, the top plate being securely attached to the bottom plate using mounting hardware; a heat sink disposed above the top plate; and a spring for securely attaching the heat sink to the mounting hardware.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The hybrid mounting system in claim 1, wherein the PCB comprises a plurality of landing pads.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
The hybrid mounting system in claim 2, wherein the frame comprises at least one compliant pin, said at least one compliant pin having first and second ends, the first end electrically connected to the hybrid, the second end electrically connected to one of the plurality of landing pads.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
61 words
The hybrid mounting system in claim 2, wherein the frame comprises a plurality of compliant pins, each of said plurality of compliant pins having first and second ends, the first ends of the plurality of compliant pins being electrically connected to the hybrid, the second ends of the plurality of compliant pins being electrically connected to the plurality of landing pads.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The hybrid mounting system in claim 4, wherein the bottom plate has first and second threaded holes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
The hybrid mounting system in claim 5, wherein the mounting hardware comprises first and second standoff screws, each of the standoff screws having a threaded end and a receiver end, the threaded end of each standoff screw being screwed into the first and second threaded holes of the bottom plate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The hybrid mounting system in claim 6, wherein the receiver end of first and second standoff screws have threaded holes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
The hybrid mounting system in claim 7, further comprising first and second screws each having threaded ends for screwing into the threaded holes of the receiver ends of the first and second standoff screws, the first and second screws being disposed above the spring for securely attaching the heat sink to the mounting hardware.
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