COMPLIANT SUPPORT FOR COMPONENT ALIGNMENT

摘要

Compliant supports hover a cover having a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) applied to bottom surface over a housing to enable precise alignment of the cover to the housing. The compliant supports are placed along a surface of the housing and in respective cavities formed in the surface. The cavities enable locating the compliant supports and enclosing the compliant support after assembly of the enclosure. At least a portion of each of the compliant supports extends above the surface of the housing to hover the cover above the housing such that the PSA does not contact the housing. The compliant supports apply an upward force on the cover to maintain a gap between the cover and the housing. After alignment of the cover to the housing, the cover is brought into contact with the housing while retaining at least one of the compliant supports in the cavity of the housing.

主权项

1. An imaging device comprising:
a housing defining an interior space, said housing comprising:
an edge defining at least a portion of an opening to the interior space; anda cavity formed in said edge; a cover positionable at least in part on said edge of said housing, said cover overlapping said cavity; a compliant support positioned in said cavity, said compliant support configured to provide a first force to maintain said cover in a spaced relationship relative to said edge; and an adhesive component positioned between at least a portion of said edge and said cover, said adhesive component configured to bond said at least a portion of said edge to said cover via said adhesive component when a second force is applied to overcome the first force, wherein said compliant support is retained in said cavity.