INTERLOCKING SYSTEM FOR SECURING A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD

摘要

INTERLOCKING SYSTEM FOR SECURING A PRINTEDAn electronic component and housing interlocking system is provided. Thesystem includes a device housing configured to hold a printed circuit board. The printedcircuit board includes a projection from a side of the printed circuit board. The systemalso includes a locking member having a tab coupled at a first end of the tab to a sidewall of the device housing and free at a second end of the tab such that the tab isconfigured to flex about the first end when the printed circuit board is slid into the devicehousing and the projection is pushed against the second end of the tab. The tab includesan opening configured to receive the projection after being slid past the second end suchthat the tab engages the printed circuit board within the device housing in a lockedposition.Figure 1