Patent ID: 9549464
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: H05K

Claim:
1. A three dimensional module configured to mount electronic components to a circuit board, the module comprising: a first printed circuit board (PCB) comprising circuit traces; a second PCB comprising circuit traces and connected to the first PCB at a first angle; a third PCB comprising circuit traces and connected to the first PCB at a second angle and connected to the second PCB at a third angle, the third PCB comprising a communication interface configured to interconnect circuit traces of the first and second PCBs to associated circuit paths on the circuit board; a fourth PCB opposite the third PCB, the fourth PCB defining an aperture disposed therethrough; and a core surrounded by the first, second, third, and fourth PCBs, the core defining a channel having a metal insert positioned therein, wherein the metal insert is accessible through the aperture and includes threading for receiving and securing a threaded end of a fastener.