US4626963A
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Wave solderable RF shield member for a printed circuit board
Assignee: RCA Licensing Corp
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Filing: 1985-02-28
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Granted: 1986-12-02
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Expires: 2005-02-28
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus is disclosed for wave soldering a printed circuit board having an RF shield member mounted on the component side of the board with tabs extending beyond the electrical conductor side of the printed circuit board. Holes provided in the shield tabs allow the solder wave to pass through the tab to reach contact pads immediately behind the tab and also to reduce splash back and excessive build up of the solder caused by the solder wave striking the tab. Use of the apparatus eliminates costly and time consuming hand soldering operations for the RF shield member.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter F. Speer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 19:17
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/34; H05K3/3465; H05K3/3468; H05K9/00; H05K9/0007; H05K9/002; H05K9/0039; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10227; H05K2201/10371; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10742; H05K2201/1075; H05K2201/1084; H05K3/3447; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S174/00; Y10S174/35
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
205 words
Apparatus, comprising: a printed circuit board having a component side and an electrical conductor side; a first RF shield partition mounted on said component side of said printed circuit board substantially perpendicular to the plane of said printed circuit board for shielding circuitry on one side of said first RF shield partition from RF signals generated on the other side of said first RF shield partition; and a second RF shield partition mounted on said electrical conductor side of said printed circuit board for shielding circuitry on one side of said second RF shield partition from RF signals generated on the other side of said second RF shield partition, wherein said second RF shield partition comprises a tab of said first RF shield partition extending beyond said electrical conductor side of said printed circuit board, said second RF shield partition having an array of holes allowing solder of a solder wave to pass through said second RF shield partition without being substantially impeded thereby, said array of holes being at least partially filled by solder of said solder wave to form a substantially solid RF shield structure, and said second RF shield partition being soldered to one of said electrical conductors by said solder wave.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
205 words
Apparatus, comprising: a printed circuit board having a component side and an electrical conductor side; a first RF shield partition mounted on said component side of said printed circuit board substantially perpendicular to the plane of said printed circuit board for shielding circuitry on one side of said first RF shield partition from RF signals generated on the other side of said first RF shield partition; and a second RF shield partition mounted on said electrical conductor side of said printed circuit board for shielding circuitry on one side of said second RF shield partition from RF signals generated on the other side of said second RF shield partition, wherein said second RF shield partition comprises a tab of said first RF shield partition extending beyond said electrical conductor side of said printed circuit board, said second RF shield partition having an array of holes allowing solder of a solder wave to pass through said second RF shield partition without being substantially impeded thereby, said array of holes being at least partially filled by solder of said solder wave to form a substantially solid RF shield structure, and said second RF shield partition being soldered to one of said electrical conductors by said solder wave.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said first RF shield partition is mounted on said printed circuit board and said second RF shield partition extends through a slot in said printed circuit board.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said first and second RF shield partitions are mounted along an edge of said printed circuit board to form a portion of a shield enclosure for said printed circuit board.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said array of holes in said second RF shield partition comprises a first row of holes proximate to said printed circuit board and a second row of holes farther from said printed circuit board than said first row, said first and second rows being substantially parallel to the plane of said printed circuit board.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
Apparatus according to claim 4 wherein said holes in said first row of holes are substantially oblong.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
Apparatus according to claim 4 wherein said holes in said second row of holes are substantially circular.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus according to claim 4 wherein said holes in said first row are rectangular and said holes in said second row are curvilinear.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
62 words
Apparatus according to claim 4, wherein at least some of the holes of said first and second rows of holes are offset horizontally such that the vertical center lines of the holes of said first row fall between the vertical center lines of the holes of said second row thereby providing a greater structural integrity than if said rows were not offset.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said second RF shield partition is parallel to and proximate to an obstacle to said wave, said array of holes inhibiting the bridging of solder between said second RF shield partition and said obstacle.
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