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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 1988
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1986
Hanan Potash, La Jolla, CA (US);
Scientific Computer Systems Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A backplane structure for a computer includes first and second spaced apart backplane sections each having a series of spaced, vertical connector assemblies for receiving edge connectors of a series of parallel spaced apart circuit boards in a vertical orientation. Spaced bus lines run horizontally across each backplane section for interconnecting appropriate pins of the respective circuit board connectors. One of the backplane sections receives circuit boards of the memory section of a computer, and the other section receives the computer functional unit boards. A third backplane section extends between the first and second sections and has a series of spaced horizontal connector assemblies for receiving connector edges of a series of circuit boards in a horizontal orientation. At least some of the horizontal connector assemblies receive circuit boards of the buffer section of a computer. Each horizontal buffer board connector assembly is connected at each end to a respective selected portion of the bus lines of the first and second backplane sections, respectively, so a connected buffer board can act as a bridge between these sections.