Patent ID: 11924983
Assignee: HONEYWELL FEDERAL MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An electronics module comprising:
an additively manufactured raceway comprising:
a base structure;
one or more conductive traces applied to the base structure by laser direct structuring followed by electroless plating; and
a plurality of connection pads on the base structure, each connection pad of the plurality of connection pads comprising a detent portion; and

one or more submodules mounted onto the raceway, each submodule of the one or more submodules comprising:
a submodule base structure; and
a plurality of connection nodes disposed on a first side of the submodule base structure configured to interface with the plurality of connection pads of the raceway respectively by fitting into the detent portion of each connection pad,
wherein each of the plurality of connection nodes provides a continuous electrical connection between the submodule and the respective connection pad to allow for transferring power and data.