Fabrication rules based automated design and manufacturing system and method

Patent 6110213 Issued on August 29, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date:

November 6, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

VLT Coporation

Application

No. 965635 filed on 11/06/1997

US Classes:

703/1STRUCTURAL DESIGN

Examiners

Primary: Teska, Kevin J.
Assistant: Knox, Lonnie A.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Fish & Richardson P.C.

Foreign Patent References

4-130750 JP. 05/13/1992
05041443 JP 02/13/1993
6-20009 JP. 01/13/1994
8-84472 JP. 03/13/1996

International Class

G07F 017/50

Abstract

An automated custom power supply design and manufacturing system uses an expert system containing a set of rules, including manufacturing limitations to limit design choices and ensure feasibility and manufacturability of the design. A design interface collects specifications from a user. A complement of power components for satisfying the electrical specifications is defined and mechanical specifications for each component are provided by the system for use in creating the mechanical design. After the mechanical design is established a thermal analysis is performed and the completed design is returned to a host computer. After an order is received, a computer integrated manufacturing system generates all of the specifications required to manufacture the components for the system and the system.A multiconductor snake wiring system which uses a flexible bus structure with taps for providing connections to the components is also disclosed. An automated facility for manufacturing the snake wiring system is also described. A compact multilayer wiring structure for connecting the components and a unique process for manufacturing the wiring structure are also disclosed.

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