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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Brennan Fox, Geneseo, IL (US);
Lon R. Hoegberg, Belvidere, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 13/00 (2019.01); G01L 5/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 13/00 (2013.01); G01L 5/0028 (2013.01); H05K 7/14 (2013.01); H05K 7/1401 (2013.01); H05K 7/1404 (2013.01); H05K 7/1409 (2013.01); H05K 7/1417 (2013.01);
Abstract
A circuit retaining system can include a contact monitoring system configured to determine if a retainer is providing at least a selected force and/or pressure to a circuit board when the retainer is retaining the circuit board. The contact monitoring system can include a force and/or pressure sensor configured to be disposed between the retainer and the circuit board and to output a force and/or pressure sensor signal indicating a contact force and/or pressure.