1-12. (canceled)
13. A method for regulating the roll contact pressure in roll huskers, wherein two rolls are driven by a motor, and the rolls are pressed against each other by the weight moment of a rocker arm andor contact pressure means in the operational mode, and rice or other grains are husked in the remaining roll nip, wherein at given recipe values or the desired motor current, the motor current, feed quantity and pressure values for the roll contact pressure means are independently regulated for the grains to be husked, wherein the roll contact pressure or a servomotor position is regulated as a function of the preselected power consumption of the motor.
14. The method according to claim 13, wherein a PN pressure or servomotor position is regulated via a force sensor as a function of the preselected force.
15. The method according to claim 13, wherein the pressure valve can be manually altered during operation, and wherein the altered current value is stored as a new setpoint during this time, and the new current value serves as the setpoint for regulation purposes after alteration of the pressure value.
16. The method according to claim 13, wherein the roll contact pressure is generated by servomotor or pressure cylinder.
17. The method according to claim 13, wherein the contact pressure can be automatically altered as a function of the roll wear according to a prescribed curve by measuring the path on the loose roll via the servomotor position or displacement sensors.
18. The method according to claim 13, wherein a tensioning roll is supported against a bearing lever of the loose roll by means of a spring.
19. The method according to claim 13, wherein the feed capacity and setpoint current of the drive motor are coupled.
20. The method according to claim 13, wherein an achieved maximum roll contact pressure value is used as a signal for a required roll replacement.
21. A roll husker, in particular rubber roll husker, for implementing the method according to claim 13, with a feeder for the grains to be husked, a pair of husking rolls driven by a motor, and means for pressing the husking rolls, wherein the roll contact pressure means is a servomotor.
22. The roll husker according to claim 21, wherein the tensioning roll is supported against a bearing lever of the loose rolls of the husking rolls by means of a spring.
23. The roll husker according to claim 21, wherein the tensioning roll is mounted in the pivot of the bearing lever to the loose roll.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. An apparatus for providing power from a first circuit board to a second circuit board, comprising:
a flex circuit having a plurality of conductive paths formed by a plurality of first conductive areas electrically coupled to a plurality of second conductive areas;
the plurality of first conductive areas permanently and electrically coupled to a plurality of first circuit board conductive pads;
the plurality of second conductive areas disconnectably and electrically coupleable to at least one second circuit board conductive pad.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:
the plurality of conductive paths includes a first set of conductive paths and a second set of conductive paths,
the first set of conductive paths formed by a first set of the plurality of first conductive areas electrically coupled to a first set of the plurality of the second conductive areas
and a second set of conductive paths formed by a second set of first conductive areas electrically coupled to a second set of second conductive areas;
the first set of conductive paths describe a power path between the first circuit board and the second circuit board; and
the second set of conductive paths describe a ground path between the first circuit board and the second circuit board.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first set of conductive paths are interdigitated with the second set of conductive paths.
4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein
the first set of the plurality of second conductive areas is disconnectably and electrically coupleable with a first set of second circuit board conductive pads; and
the second set of the plurality of second conductive areas is disconnectably and electrically coupleable with a second set of second circuit board conductive pads.
5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein:
the first set of the plurality of second conductive areas is disconnectably and electrically coupleable with a first second circuit board conductive pad; and
the second set of the plurality of second conductive areas is disconnectably and electrically coupleable with a second second circuit board conductive pad adjacent the first second circuit board conductive pad.
6. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the flex circuit comprises a first portion having the plurality of first conductive areas, a second portion having the plurality of second conductive areas, and a third portion having a plurality of conductive layers interconnecting the first conductive areas and the second conductive areas.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flex circuit is disposed between the first circuit board and the second circuit board.
8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the first circuit board is disposed above the second circuit board.
9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the first circuit board comprises an aperture, and the second circuit board is disposed at least partially through the aperture.
10. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a z-axis compressible member, disposed adjacent the second plurality of conductive areas, the z-axis compressible member urging disconnectable and electrical contact between the second plurality of conductive areas and the at least one second circuit board conductive pad.
11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the flex circuit is folded into a C-shape, and the z-axis compressible member is disposed between the first plurality of conductive areas and the second plurality of conductive areas.
12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the z-axis compressible member comprises a z-axis compressible spring.
13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the z-axis compressible spring comprises a C-shape.
14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the z-axis compressible member comprises an elastomer.
15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the z-axis compressible member and the flex circuit accommodate build tolerances along a z-axis.
16. The apparatus of claim 10, where at least one of the second conductive areas comprises a contact bump.