HOLDING APPARATUS

• US 20090257206A1
• Filed: 04/06/2009
• Published: 10/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GMBH (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Friesner, Horst, Beyer, Bernd, Schnitzerlein, Wolfgang, Hofmann, Florian, Stark, Markus, Hemmerlein, Markus, Tichy, Peter, Repp, Helmut
• Granted Patent: US 8,537,556 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/748
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1417 having securing means for mounting boards, plates or wiring boards H05K7/1461 takes precedence

Abstract

The invention specifies a holding apparatus comprising a support element and a circuit board. A trench for receiving the circuit board is embodied in the support element. At least one first clamping element is arranged on one or both longitudinal sides of the circuit board and/or at least one second clamping element is arranged in the trench. As a result, the circuit board received by the trench is fixed in the trench in a clearance-free fashion.

Claims

1. A holding apparatus comprising:

a circuit board,

a support element having a trench for receiving the circuit board formed in or on the support element,

wherein at least one first clamping element is arranged on one or both longitudinal sides of the circuit board and/or at least one second clamping element is arranged in the trench, as a result of which the circuit board received by the trench is fixed in the trench in a clearance-free fashion.

2. The holding apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the longitudinal sides of the trench include at least one second clamping element.

3. The holding apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the longitudinal sides of the trench are arranged in parallel.

4. The holding apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least one second clamping element includes an elastically or plastically deformable tapering of the trench and a bevel of the longitudinal sides of the trench.

5. The holding apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the tapering is a lug or snap-fit hook.

6. The holding apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein a groove is in at least one longitudinal side of the trench, the circuit board being configured to be inserted in the groove.

7. The holding apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least one second clamping element is arranged and embodied on the base surface of the trench such that the circuit board in the trench can curve.

8. The holding apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one first clamping element can be formed by an elastically or plastically deformable, continuous or punctiform widening and/or thickening of the circuit board.

9. The holding apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the widening or thickening includes a lug or snap-fit hook.

10. The holding apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the circuit board is fixed by three clamping elements.

11. The holding apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least one second clamping element includes an elastically or plastically deformable tapering of the trench or a bevel of the longitudinal sides of the trench.

12. A computed tomography system, comprising:

a circuit board,

a holding apparatus having a support element having a trench for receiving the circuit board formed in or on the support element,

wherein at least one first clamping element is arranged on one or both longitudinal sides of the circuit board and at least one second clamping element is arranged in the trench, as a result of which the circuit board received by the trench is fixed in the trench in a clearance-free fashion.

13. The computed tomography system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the longitudinal sides of the trench include at least one second clamping element.

14. The computed tomography system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the longitudinal sides of the trench are arranged in parallel.

15. The computed tomography system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the at least one second clamping element includes an elastically or plastically deformable tapering of the trench and a bevel of the longitudinal sides of the trench.

16. The holding apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein the tapering is a lug or snap-fit hook.

17. The holding apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein a groove is in at least one longitudinal side of the trench, the circuit board being configured to be inserted in the groove.

18. The holding apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the at least one second clamping element is arranged and embodied on the base surface of the trench such that the circuit board in the trench can curve.

19. The holding apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein at least one first clamping element can be formed by an elastically or plastically deformable, continuous or punctiform widening and thickening of the circuit board.