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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2011
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 method of assembling a circuit board assembly is provided. The circuit board assembly includes a circuit board assembly fixture and a plurality of fixed circuits. The method includes coupling the plurality of fixed circuits to the circuit board assembly fixture. The plurality of fixed circuits includes at least one of a fully flexible circuit, a flexible circuit having stiffeners, and a rigid circuit. The fixture includes a plurality of supporting surfaces each including a first side, configured to receive at least one of the fixed circuits, and an opposite second side. The fixture includes at least one hinge, at least one fastening mechanism extending from the first side, and at least one retainer coupled to at least one of the plurality of supporting surfaces. The method includes folding the circuit board assembly fixture into a desired alignment.