Housing for Receiving Printed Circuit Boards Whose Components form at Least Parts of a Communication System

• US 20080205006A1
• Filed: 06/07/2004
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Unify Patente GmbH & Co. KG (Atos SE)
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Verding, Markus, Harnischmacher, Friedhelm, Fursich, Walter
• Granted Patent: US 7,903,429 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/726
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 1/02 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 1/10 Exchange station construction
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2201/10 Housing details
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2201/12 Printed circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1427 Housings

Abstract

A housing for receiving printed circuit boards whose components form at least parts of a communication system, comprising a housing cover and a connection area which is accessible from the outside. A main printed circuit board is arranged between the base housing part and a cover part. Plug-in devices for at least one extension printed circuit board are provided in an extension area of the main printed circuit board. A first hood is provided in order to cover the extension area. The hood has push-through openings arranged towards the connection area, corresponding to plug-in devices on at least one extension printed circuit board in an assembled state. The first hood can engage with the cover part by means of a lock connection whereby said lock connection can only be released using a tool.

Claims

1-12. -12. (canceled)

13. A housing for receiving a printed circuit board for use in a communication system, comprising:

a connection area that is accessible from outside of the housing;

a housing cover including a first hood and a cover part, the first hood having push through openings towards the connection area;

a base housing part; and

a main printed circuit board arranged between the base part and the cover part, the main board having a extension area,

wherein the extension area includes a plug in device for a first extension printed circuit board, and

wherein when in an assembled state, the first hood is adapted to be latched onto the cover part via a lock connection and the lock connection is only releasable via a tool.

14. The housing according to claim 13,

further comprising a second hood adapted to connected with the cover part via a releasable connection,

wherein the second hood covers the connection area.

15. The housing according to claim 13,

wherein the base part includes a guide and a support edge,

wherein the guide guides the main board and the cover part during assembly, and

wherein the main board is arranged between support edge and the cover part.

16. The housing according to claim 14,

wherein the base part includes a guide and a support edge,

wherein the guide guides the main board and the cover part during assembly, and

wherein the main board is arranged between support edge and the cover part.

17. The housing according to claim 16, wherein the main board includes a plug-in device that establishes an electrical connection with a second extension printed circuit board.

18. The housing according to claim 13, wherein the main board includes a plug-in device that establishes an electrical connection with a second extension printed circuit board.

19. The housing according to claim 13, wherein the push-through openings are arranged facing the connection area.

20. The housing according to claim 19, wherein the push-through openings are rectangular break outs having a starting bevel.

21. The housing according to claim 14, wherein a part selected from the group consisting of the cover part, the first hood, and the second hood is manufactured by injection molding.

22. The housing according to claim 21, wherein a part selected from the group consisting of the cover part, the first hood, and the second hood is manufactured from a polymer plastic.

23. The housing according to claim 13, wherein a part selected from the group consisting of the cover part, the first hood, and the second hood is manufactured from a polymer plastic.

24. The housing according to claim 17, wherein the first hood and the second hood are curved in a convex shape in a central area running concentrically to the center longitudinal axis.

25. The housing according to claim 13, wherein the first hood and the second hood are curved in a convex shape in a central area running concentrically to the center longitudinal axis.

26. The housing according to claim 13, wherein the first hood and the second hood adjoin side wall sections of the cover part in the assembled state.

27. The housing according to claim 26, wherein the first hood, the second hood and the side wall sections form a continuous surface.

28. The housing according to claim 13, wherein the base part includes a keyhole-shaped cutouts for wall mounting.

29. The housing according to claim 13, wherein on the cover part in side restrictions of the connection area a runner-shaped starting services are embodied.