FIXING MEMBER AND FIXING MEMBER MOUNTING STRUCTURE

• US 20070201191A1
• Filed: 02/27/2007
• Published: 08/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai RIKA Denki Seisakusho
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai RIKA Denki Seisakusho
• Inventors: KOBAYASHI, Hiroshi, TAKAHASHI, Shinji, KATO, Yoshiaki, MATSUOKA, Katsumasa, SASAKI, Harehide
• Application Number:
  US11/679,702
• Publication Number:
  US 20070201191A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/600
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1417 having securing means for mounting boards, plates or wiring boards H05K7/1461 takes precedence

Abstract

A fixing member is used for fixing a case to a printed circuit board. The fixing member is mounted at a mount-receiving portion, which is formed at the case, by being inserted along a side wall of the mount-receiving portion. At the fixing member, a plate spring portion is formed at a predetermined position. The plate spring portion projects to a side of abutting against the side wall. In the state in which the fixing member is mounted at the mount-receiving portion, the plate spring portion is pressed by the side wall and flexes. Consequently, the fixing member is subject to a pressure force in a direction away from the side wall. In addition, the fixing member is supported from a rear face side by support portions which structure the mount-receiving portion. Thus, the fixing member is gripped in a direction intersecting the side wall.

Claims

1. A fixing member to be used for fixing a fixed member to a printed circuit board, the fixing member being mounted along a side wall of the fixed member at a mount-receiving portion formed at the fixed member, and the fixing member comprising

at least one resilient portion capable of resilient deformation in a direction intersecting the side wall, the at least one resilient portion being formed at a predetermined position at the side wall side of the fixing member,

wherein, in a state in which the fixing member has been mounted at the mount-receiving portion, the resilient portion is subject to a reaction force from the side wall and is subject to a pressure force in a direction away from the side wall, and is subject to a support force from the mount-receiving portion in a direction toward the side wall.

2. The fixing member of claim 1, wherein pawl portions are not protrudingly provided at two breadth direction side walls of the fixing member.

3. The fixing member of claim 1, wherein only one resilient portion is formed, the resilient portion being formed at a central position of a supported portion which is subject to the support force from the mount-receiving portion.

4. The fixing member of claim 2, wherein only one resilient portion is formed, the resilient portion being formed at a central position of a supported portion which is subject to the support force from the mount-receiving portion.

5. The fixing member of claim 3, wherein the resilient portion comprises a plate spring portion formed so as to project to the side wall side,

wherein the plate spring portion is formed, at an end portion at a side thereof that is closer to the printed circuit board, to a main body of the fixing member, and

the plate spring portion progressively, from the end portion at the side closer to the printed circuit board toward an end portion at a side further from the printed circuit board, projects further to the side portion side.

6. The fixing member of claim 4, wherein the resilient portion comprises a plate spring portion formed so as to project to the side wall side,

wherein the plate spring portion is formed, at an end portion at a side thereof that is closer to the printed circuit board, to a main body of the fixing member, and

the plate spring portion progressively, from the end portion at the side closer to the printed circuit board toward an end portion at a side further from the printed circuit board, projects further to the side portion side.

7. The fixing member of claim 3, further comprising arm portions which respectively include the two breadth direction side walls, the arm portions being formed by respective cutouts being formed between the resilient portion and the two breadth direction side walls,

wherein, when the fixing member is mounted at the mount-receiving portion, the two breadth direction side walls are pressed by two breadth direction inner walls, which are formed at two breadth direction sides of the mount-receiving portion, and the arm portions flex.

8. The fixing member of claim 4, further comprising arm portions which respectively include the two breadth direction side walls, the arm portions being formed by respective cutouts being formed between the resilient portion and the two breadth direction side walls,

wherein, when the fixing member is mounted at the mount-receiving portion, the two breadth direction side walls are pressed by two breadth direction inner walls, which are formed at two breadth direction sides of the mount-receiving portion, and the arm portions flex.

9. A fixing member mounting structure comprising:

the fixing member of claim 5, which is mounted at the fixed member of claim 1, the fixed member being fixed to the printed circuit board by the fixing member being fixed to the printed circuit board;

and a step portion which is formed at the side wall of the mount-receiving portion,

wherein the plate spring portion is restricted from moving in a direction away from the printed circuit board by the end portion of the plate spring portion at the side thereof that is further from the printed circuit board abutting against the step portion.

10. A fixing member mounting structure comprising:

the fixing member of claim 7, which is mounted at the fixed member of claim 1, the fixed member being fixed to the printed circuit board by the fixing member being fixed to the printed circuit board;

and a step portion which is formed at the side wall of the mount-receiving portion,

wherein the plate spring portion is restricted from moving in a direction away from the printed circuit board by the end portion of the plate spring portion at the side thereof that is further from the printed circuit board abutting against the step portion.

11. A fixing member to be used for fixing a fixed member to a printed circuit board, the fixing member being mounted along a side wall of the fixed member at a mount-receiving portion formed at the fixed member, and the fixing member comprising:

at least one resilient portion capable of resilient deformation in a direction intersecting the side wall, the at least one resilient portion being formed at a predetermined position at the side wall side of the fixing member, and the at least one resilient portion including a plate spring portion which is formed so as to project to the side wall side; and

arm portions which include two breadth direction side walls, the arm portions being formed by respective cutouts being formed between the resilient portion and the two breadth direction side walls.