Patent ID: 6282101
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An electronic system having a shelf unit holding a plurality of circuit cards side by side in a parallel array and an assembly for shielding the system from electromatic interference and electrostatic discharge, wherein the assembly comprises:a plurality of face plate assemblies each secured to an edge of a respective one of said plurality of circuit cards, wherein each of said face plate assemblies is accessible from outside said shelf unit for installing and removing the respective circuit card from the shelf unit, and wherein each of said face plate assemblies includes an elongated conductive U-shaped bracket member extending at least the length of the circuit card edge with the base wall of the U-shape being orthogonal to the circuit card and the two side walls of the U-shape extending parallel to and away from the respective circuit card so as to not overlie the respective circuit card; anda plurality of resilient compressible conductive first gasket members each secured to one side wall of a respective bracket member, each first gasket member extending the length of its respective bracket member, wherein each first gasket member in its uncompressed state extends away from its respective bracket member in a direction orthogonal to the one side wall by a distance greater than the spacing between facing bracket member side walls of adjacent circuit card face plate assemblies;wherein each bracket member has its respective first gasket member secured to the same corresponding side wall as all the other bracket members so that between each adjacent pair of bracket members there is a single respective first gasket member filling the gap between facing bracket member side walls.