Patent ID: 6542382
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: H04Q,H05K

Abstract:
An apparatus for supporting a plurality of panels, comprising:a rack for supporting at least two panels, the rack including an electrical connection point; and said at least two panels supported adjacent to each other by the rack, wherein each of the panels includes at least two sides with a printed circuit on one side and a conductive sheet on the other side, and wherein the conductive sheet is coupled to the electrical connection point on the rack when the panel is placed in the rack; wherein the at least two panels are placed in the rack and closely aligned such that the printed circuit of one of the panels is electrically shielded by the conductive sheet on another one of the panels, and wherein each of the at least two panels comprises: a face plate; a printed circuit board coupled to the face plate and including a substrate having two sides, the printed circuit on one side of the substrate, and the conductive sheet on the other side of the substrate; and a low resistance path between the conductive sheet and the electrical connection point on the rack.