发明名称 Apparatus for securing printed circuit boards
摘要 Apparatus and methods are provided for securing a component such as a printed circuit board in a device at a single edge of the component, thereby facilitating removal and replacement, increasing unobstructed access for attachments and cabling, and improving potential density capacity of the components within a device.
申请公布号 US9609779(B1) 申请公布日期 2017.03.28
申请号 US201615013984 申请日期 2016.02.02
申请人 Sheffield Rick 发明人 Sheffield Rick
分类号 H05K7/14;H05K13/00 主分类号 H05K7/14
代理机构 代理人 Jacobson Jill A.
主权项 1. An apparatus for securing a component of an electronic device, comprising: (a) a field replaceable unit (FRU), comprising: (i) a component that comprises a front face and a backing face that is opposed to the front face, and a bottom edge; (ii) a backer plate that comprises a first face, a second face opposed to the first face, and a bottom edge, and (ii) at least two bottom spacers attached in proximity to the bottom edges of the component and the backer plate, and configured to hold the bottom edges in a substantially parallel configuration relative to one another with space therebetween such that the backing face of the component faces the first face of the backer plate; and (b) a base plate, wherein the base plate comprises recessed pockets each with a recessed upper surface and a saddle between the pockets with a raised upper surface and parallel walls, wherein the saddle comprises a width and a height relative to the recessed upper surfaces of the pockets such that bottom edges of the component and the backer plate straddle the saddle and are secured in the apparatus; wherein the pockets comprise corners between the edge that forms the saddle and an outer edge of the pocket, wherein each of said corners comprises a curved radius, wherein the FRU is retained by contact between corners of the bottom edges of the component and the backer plate and the curved radii of the pockets.
地址 Santa Clara CA US