Patent ID: 7227758
Filing Date: 2007-06-05
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly, comprising: a printed circuit board (PCB) for connecting a plurality of electrical components, the PCB including a plurality of conductive layers each separated by a non-conductive layer; and a first integrated conductive bus structure extending from a first edge of the PCB, wherein a first portion of the bus structure that extends from the edge of the PCB forms a plurality of electrically separate contacts of a connector and a second portion of the bus structure that is laminated into the PCB as an internal layer of the PCB couples each of the contacts to at least one conductive trace within the PCB through plated holes; an aperture formed in the PCB adjacent the second portion of the bus structure, the aperture providing access to the second portion of the bus structure; and a filter block positioned within the aperture formed in the PCB, the filter block located adjacent to the second portion of the bus structure, the filter block providing inductive filtering for the contacts of the connector.