INTERNAL COMPONENT ARRANGEMENT WITHIN A HOUSING
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device having a housing that carries a first component and a second component, the portable electronic device comprising:
- a retaining system independent of the housing that secures a relative position of the first component with respect to the second component such that a spacing between the first component and second component is substantially maintained when an external force is applied to the housing.
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Abstract
This application relates to securing and positioning internal components within a housing of a portable computing device. In one embodiment a cowling is utilized to retain a number of board-to-board connectors within communication slots on a printed circuit board (PCB). In another embodiment a number of insert molded retaining members are utilized to prevent outward deformation of sidewalls of the portable computing device during a drop event. In another embodiment, a C-shaped washer having diametrically opposed protrusions is utilized to adjust an alignment of an internal component.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device having a housing that carries a first component and a second component, the portable electronic device comprising:
a retaining system independent of the housing that secures a relative position of the first component with respect to the second component such that a spacing between the first component and second component is substantially maintained when an external force is applied to the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for securing a board-to-board connector within a communication slot on a first surface of a printed circuit board (PCB), the method comprising:
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installing a connector of the board-to-board connector within the communication slot of the PCB; attaching a compressible layer to a top surface of the board-to-board connector; and pressing an inside surface of a cowling against the compressible layer to create a preload that biases the connector into the communication slot. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A cowling for securing a number of board-to-board connectors to a printed circuit board (PCB), the cowling comprising:
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a metal substrate comprising a flat contact region having a shape and size in accordance with a compressible pad attached to an end of a board-to-board connector; and a structural rib comprising an indentation in the metal substrate that protrudes from a bottom surface of the metal substrate, wherein a portion of the structural rib at least partially surrounds the flat contact region of the metal substrate and provides structural reinforcement for the metal substrate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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