Patent ID: 6177632
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A circuit board assembly, comprising:an auxiliary circuit board having mounted thereon circuit elements and having a connector edge, said auxiliary circuit board having a major surface defining a back;a plurality of electrical connector pins mounted extending from said connector edge; a case having:a first planar portion mounted to said back of said auxiliary circuit board, said first planar portion being generally rectangular and having first and second sides disposed generally perpendicular to said connector edge of said auxiliary circuit board,a second planar portion extending generally perpendicular to said first planar portion from said first side of said first planar portion, anda third planar portion extending generally perpendicular to said first planar portion from said second side of said first planar portion; andmounting pins extending from at least one edge of each of said second planar portion and said third planar portion,said case and said mounting pins being formed from a single sheet of thermally conductive material so as to be integrally connected.