Patent ID: 9099846
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: H02B,H02G

Abstract:
1. A control panel assembly comprising: an enclosure having a cavity; an electrical component mounting board received in the enclosure cavity, the electrical component mounting board comprising (i) at least one electrical socket comprised of a plurality of spaced apart electrical contacts disposed on one side of the board into which one of the electrical components plugs, and (ii) at least one electrical socket comprised of a plurality of spaced apart electrical contacts disposed on an opposite side of the board comprising an electrical connector socket into which a plug of an electrical connector plugs; a plurality of electrical components mounted to the board by being plugged into a corresponding at least one electrical socket; and a cover attached to the enclosure; and wherein the board is formed of an electrically insulating board housing that encloses an electrically conductive layer within the board housing, wherein the electrical contacts of the at least one electrical socket disposed on one side of the board are integrally formed of the electrically conductive inner layer and extend outwardly therefrom in one direction, and wherein the electrical contacts of the at least one electrical socket disposed on the other side of the board are integrally formed of the electrically conductive inner layer and extend outwardly therefrom in an opposite direction; and wherein the cover has an access opening formed therein providing user access through the cover to one of the electrical components plugged into at least one socket disposed on the one side of the board, and wherein the enclosure has a socket opening formed therein in registry with the electrical connector socket disposed on the opposite side of the board.