US5754405A
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Stacked dual in-line package assembly
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1995-11-20
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Granted: 1998-05-19
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Expires: 2015-11-20
Abstract
Abstract Each flat package is provided with locking elements of snap fasteners that allow several packages to be assembled into a stack so as to align the leads of each package with respect to the leads of other packages. The leads projecting from both edges of the stack package assembly are inserted into a pair of PC boards having holes arranged so as to accommodate the leads of the assembly. The leads of the PC boards are inserted into a motherboard that carries the external conductors to be connected with the inner circuits of the package assembly.
Inventors
- 👤 Nour Eddine Derouiche
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 13:34
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/14; H05K1/145; H05K7/00; H05K7/02; H05K7/023; H10; H10W; H10W90/00; H10W70/00; H10W70/40; H10W70/60; H10W74/00; H10W74/10; H10W90/20; H10W90/291
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
189 words
An electronic package assembly, comprising: a plurality of IC packages having leads arranged along two opposite edges of each of the IC packages, male and female locking elements fixed on said IC packages and constituting snap fasteners for attaching said IC packages to each other to combine said IC packages into an IC assembly, and a pair of printed circuit boards arranged at the opposite edges of the IC packages and having holes for receiving the leads of said IC packages in the IC assembly, and conductors interconnecting the holes for establishing a prescribed connection between the leads of the IC packages, and said male and female locking elements rigidly orienting the IC packages in the IC assembly so as to align the leads of each of the IC packages in the IC assembly with the leads of other IC packages in the IC assembly and with the holes of said printed circuit boards, the size of the locking elements being selected to space the IC packages in the IC assembly with respect to each other for establishing an air gap between the IC packages in the IC assembly.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
189 words
An electronic package assembly, comprising: a plurality of IC packages having leads arranged along two opposite edges of each of the IC packages, male and female locking elements fixed on said IC packages and constituting snap fasteners for attaching said IC packages to each other to combine said IC packages into an IC assembly, and a pair of printed circuit boards arranged at the opposite edges of the IC packages and having holes for receiving the leads of said IC packages in the IC assembly, and conductors interconnecting the holes for establishing a prescribed connection between the leads of the IC packages, and said male and female locking elements rigidly orienting the IC packages in the IC assembly so as to align the leads of each of the IC packages in the IC assembly with the leads of other IC packages in the IC assembly and with the holes of said printed circuit boards, the size of the locking elements being selected to space the IC packages in the IC assembly with respect to each other for establishing an air gap between the IC packages in the IC assembly.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein each of said printed circuit boards has leads projecting from, at least, one edge of the boards, for connecting the IC packages with a mother board carrying a set of external connectors.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein a pair of the male locking elements and a pair of female locking elements are fixed on a wall of each of the IC packages for rigidly orienting the IC packages with respect to each other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The assembly of claim 3, wherein the male locking elements are mounted in first and second opposite corners of the wall, and the female locking elements are mounted in third and fourth opposite corners of the wall.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The assembly of claim 4, wherein each of the IC packages comprises a flat body with two parallel walls, and said pairs of male and female locking elements are mounted on each wall of the body.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of assembling electronic packages comprising the steps of: producing an IC assembly by attaching a predetermined number of the electronic packages to each other using male and female locking elements of snap fasteners mounted on walls of the electronic packages, so as to align leads projecting from two opposite edges of each of the electronic packages with the leads of other electronic packages, inserting aligned leads of the IC assembly into holes of a pair of printed circuit boards to provide interconnection between the electronic packages in the IC assembly, and inserting leads projecting from, at least, one edge of each of the printed circuit boards, into a mother board to provide connection between the electronic packages in the IC assembly and external connectors carried by the mother board.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of assembling electronic packages comprising the steps of: producing an IC assembly by attaching a predetermined number of the electronic packages to each other using male and female locking elements of snap fasteners mounted on walls of the electronic packages, so as to align leads projecting from two opposite edges of each of the electronic packages with the leads of other electronic packages, inserting aligned leads of the IC assembly into holes of a pair of printed circuit boards to provide interconnection between the electronic packages in the IC assembly, and inserting leads projecting from, at least, one edge of each of the printed circuit boards, into a mother board to provide connection between the electronic packages in the IC assembly and external connectors carried by the mother board.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 6, wherein the size of the locking elements in the snap fastener being selected to space the electronic packages in the IC assembly with respect to each other for establishing an air gap between the electronic packages in the IC assembly.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
131 words
An electronic package, comprising: a flat body containing electronic elements and having side walls, plurality of leads arranged along two opposite edges of said body for connecting said electronic elements to a set of external conductors, and a pair of male locking elements and a pair of female locking elements of snap fasteners mounted on, at least, one of said side walls, said body being rigidly oriented by said locking elements with respect to other electronic package so as to align said leads with leads of the other electronic package, the size of said male and female locking elements in the snap fasteners being selected to space the electronic package with respect to the other electronic package for establishing an air gap between the electronic package and the other electronic package.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
131 words
An electronic package, comprising: a flat body containing electronic elements and having side walls, plurality of leads arranged along two opposite edges of said body for connecting said electronic elements to a set of external conductors, and a pair of male locking elements and a pair of female locking elements of snap fasteners mounted on, at least, one of said side walls, said body being rigidly oriented by said locking elements with respect to other electronic package so as to align said leads with leads of the other electronic package, the size of said male and female locking elements in the snap fasteners being selected to space the electronic package with respect to the other electronic package for establishing an air gap between the electronic package and the other electronic package.
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