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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2009
Ryan Adam Conger, Greenville, SC (US);
Robert Ivan Rose, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Dale Stewart Apgar, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Robert Paul Stachow, Jr., Carson City, NV (US);
Ryan Adam Conger, Greenville, SC (US);
Robert Ivan Rose, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Dale Stewart Apgar, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Robert Paul Stachow, Jr., Carson City, NV (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A circuit board assembly fixture is used in assembling a circuit board assembly. The fixture includes supporting surfaces each including a first side and an opposite second side, wherein each first side receives at least one of the fixed circuits to be coupled together using at least one flexible circuit. The fixture also includes at least one hinge to couple the supporting surfaces together, wherein the hinge enables the supporting surfaces to be folded into a desired alignment relative to each other and provides structural support for the assembly. Moreover, the fixture includes at least one fastening mechanism extending from the surface first side to retain the fixed circuits in position relative to the supporting surfaces. Further, the fixture includes at least one retainer coupled to at least one of the supporting surfaces to retain an alignment of each of the supporting surfaces relative to each other.