Patent ID: 6744637
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A system for packing electronics exposed to a gun-launched environment comprising:a card rack comprising: a base portion having an upper side, a lower side, an edge and a center axis; a wall portion extending from the base portion and having a principal axis substantially aligned with the base center axis and substantially perpendicular to the upper side of the base, wherein the wall portion has an inward side facing the principal axis, an outward side facing away from the principal axis and a top edge; and a plurality of panel portions, each of the plurality of panel portions extending from the base portion and having a top side, a negative rotation facing side, a positive rotation facing side and an outer edge, each of the top sides of the plurality of panel portions oriented radially from the principal axis of the wall portion and thereby extending outwardly from the outward side of the wall portion; and a plurality of mounting sectors wherein any two adjacent panel portions of the plurality of radially oriented panel portions, an interstitial sector of the upper side of the base, and an interstitial portion of the outward side of the wall portion form a mounting sector; at least one circuit card assembly having a top edge, the at least one circuit card mechanically inserted into a respective mounting sector of the plurality of mounting sectors of the card rack; and a circuit interconnect member in electrical communication with the inserted at least one circuit card assembly, the circuit interconnect member mounted to the top side of each of the plurality of panels.