Thales

Gérard Nemoz

Bruno Bellin

Philippe Bieth

Serge Bernadac

Christophe Tuzi

François Perret

Fabien Cognard, Legal Representative

Jeanine Hugon, Legal Representative

Olivier Leborgne

Elodie Cognard, Legal Representative

Joël Sabourin

The present invention relates to an electronic equipment rack arrangement principle. In order to allow for the maximum use of COTS (component off the shelf) modules, or, at least, maximum use of 'standardized' modules, primarily in relation to the electronic functions of said rack, the electronic equipment rack according to the invention offers a configuration in which the function modules () and the interface modules () are juxtaposed, preferably vertically, and the electronic functions handled by the function modules () are decoupled from the interface functions handled by the interface modules (). Such a rack also allows for all the maintenance operations to be done through the front panel (F) of said rack, all of its component modules being made accessible from this side.

Avionics rack arrangement

The present invention belongs to the field of reduced-dimension computers of the ARINC 600 computer type of small and medium dimensions. The advantage of the invention is that it allows optimization of use of the volume of the computers. The surface area for accommodating electronic components on one board is greatly increased and the heat control is made easier and better.

Computer with simplified layout, designed for aviation

This interconnection module for the base of an electronic device casing carries out the transfer, at the faces of the printed circuit boards () supporting the components of the device housed in the casing, of a field of connection points with the external environment of the casing embodied by the rear ends of the pins of a semi-connector fixed to the back of the casing while still retaining the compactness of the casing despite a very large number of connection points with the external environment of the casing (several hundreds of them). This module takes the form of a three-panel structure with a central panelfixed to the rear ends of the pins of the semi-connector () mounted on the back of the casing and two side panels () folded and placed flat against each other, joined to the longitudinal edges of the central panel () by flexible printed circuit elements () and supporting the field of connection points transferred to the level of the faces of the boards () of the electronic device. Electronic connections link the two fields of connection points in going through the joining parts ().

Interconnecting module for the base of electronic equipment casing

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Maisons-Alfort, France

Gérard Nemoz