Electronic machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10893625-B2
Application number	US-201716605679-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 22, 2017
Priority date	May 22, 2017
Publication date	Jan 12, 2021
Grant date	Jan 12, 2021

Abstract

A plurality of electronic circuit boards (2), on which electronic components are mounted, is inserted in parallel through an electronic circuit insertion port (11) of a casing body (1). A gap (3) is formed between front panels (22) of inserted and adjacent electronic circuit boards (2) inserted. A bridge body (5) constituting conduction means electrically conducts a first conductive side portion (22a) of a front panel (22) in one electronic circuit board (2) of adjacent electronic circuit boards (2) and a second conductive side portion (22b) of a front panel (22) in another electronic circuit board (2) that faces the first conductive side portion (22a) via a gap (3).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic machine comprising:
a casing body having an electronic circuit board insertion port on one surface;
a plurality of electronic circuit boards each including: a circuit board, on which electronic components are mounted; and a front panel connected to the circuit board and having a first conductive side portion located in a longitudinal direction side portion and a second conductive side portion located opposite to the first conductive side portion, the plurality of electronic circuit boards being inserted in parallel through the electronic circuit board insertion port of the casing body with gaps between the front panels adjacent to each other; and
a conduction device having a first bridge body, and in electronic circuit boards adjacent to each other in the plurality of electronic circuit boards, the first bridge body electrically conducting the first conductive side portion of the front panel in one electronic circuit board of the electronic circuit boards adjacent to each other and the second conductive side portion of the front panel in another electronic circuit board that faces the first conductive side portion via a gap,
wherein each of the plurality of electronic circuit boards has a plurality of engagement portions on the first conductive side portion and the second conductive side portion along the longitudinal direction, the conduction means has a plurality of first bridge bodies, and each of the first bridge bodies is a conductive plate having: one end screwed to a selected engagement portion of a plurality of engagement portions provided on the first conductive side portion of the front panel in one electronic circuit board of electronic circuit boards adjacent to each other and another end screwed to a selected engagement portion of a plurality of engagement portions provided on the second conductive side portion of the front panel in another electronic circuit board.

2. The electronic machine according to claim 1 , wherein the casing body has conductive portions on both sides of the electronic circuit board insertion port, and
the conduction device has a second bridge body for electrically conducting one conductive portion of the casing body and the first conductive side portion of the front panel in an electronic circuit board that faces the one conductive portion via a gap and a third bridge body for electrically conducting another conductive portion of the casing body and the second conductive side portion of the front panel in an electronic circuit board that faces the other conductive portion via a gap.

3. The electronic machine according to claim 1 , wherein in the plurality of electronic circuit boards, the plurality of engagement portions provided on the first conductive side portion and the second conductive side portion are holes.

4. The electronic machine according to claim 3 , wherein in the plurality of electronic circuit boards, the holes serving as the plurality of engagement portions provided on the first conductive side portion and the second conductive side portion are internally threaded.

5. The electronic machine according to claim 1 , wherein the conduction device has a plurality of first bridge bodies, and
each of the first bridge bodies has a spring-shaped retaining portion inserted through a gap located between electronic circuit boards adjacent to each other and serving as position deviation and retention.

6. The electronic machine according to claim 2 , wherein in the plurality of electronic circuit boards, the plurality of engagement portions provided on the first conductive side portion and the second conductive side portion are holes.

7. The electronic machine according to claim 6 , wherein in the plurality of electronic circuit boards, the holes serving as the plurality of engagement portions provided on the first conductive side portion and the second conductive side portion are internally threaded.

8. The electronic machine according to claim 2 , wherein the conduction device has a plurality of first bridge bodies, and
each of the first bridge bodies has a spring-shaped retaining portion inserted through a gap located between electronic circuit boards adjacent to each other and serving as position deviation and retention.

9. An electronic machine comprising:
a casing body having an electronic circuit board insertion port on one surface;
a plurality of electronic circuit boards each including: a circuit board, on which electronic components are mounted; and a front panel connected to the circuit board and having a first conductive side portion located in a longitudinal direction side portion and a second conductive side portion located opposite to the first conductive side portion, the plurality of electronic circuit boards being inserted in parallel through the electronic circuit board insertion port of the casing body with gaps between the front panels adjacent to each other; and
conduction means having a first bridge body, and in electronic circuit boards adjacent to each other in the plurality of electronic circuit boards, the first bridge body electrically conducting the first conductive side portion of the front panel in one electronic circuit board of the electronic circuit boards adjacent to each other and the second conductive side portion of the front panel in another electronic circuit board that faces the first conductive side portion via a gap,
wherein the conduction means has a plurality of first bridge bodies, and
each of the first bridge bodies has a spring-shaped insertion portion inserted into a gap located between electronic circuit boards adjacent to each other and for applying pressure to facing side surfaces of the electronic circuit boards adjacent to each other,
wherein a surface of the front panel of each of the plurality of electronic circuit boards is made of a nonconductive member, the first conductive side portion and the second conductive side portion are longitudinal side surfaces, and the insertion portion of each of the plurality of first bridge bodies is made of a conductive member.

10. The electronic machine according to claim 9 , wherein
the casing body has conductive portions on both sides of the electronic circuit board insertion port, and
the conduction means has a second bridge body for electrically conducting one conductive portion of the casing body and the first conductive side portion of the front panel in an electronic circuit board that faces the one conductive portion via a gap and a third bridge body for electrically conducting another conductive portion of the casing body and the second conductive side portion of the front panel in an electronic circuit board that faces the other conductive portion via a gap.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Ando Yuji
• Miyazaki Chiharu

Classifications

• H05K7/1427 Primary

  Housings · CPC title

• H05K9/0007

  Casings (standardised racks H05K9/0062) · CPC title

• H05K7/1424

  Card cages · CPC title

• H05K9/0016 Primary

  having a spring contact · CPC title