Enclosure and mounting member for printed circuit boards
First Claim
1. An enclosure for an electrical device having at least one printed circuit board, comprising:
- first and second housing members cooperating to define the enclosure for the electrical device;
at least two mounting members for joining said first and second housing members by providing rigid support thereto and holding said printed circuit board at a predetermined position between said first and second housing members, each mounting member extended from said first housing member and including means adapted to cooperate with means associated with said circuit board for holding said circuit board at said predetermined position; and
means for attaching said second housing member to said mounting members wherein the width of the mounting members include notched tabs therealong, the length of which notches are substantially the same as the thickness of the circuit board.
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Abstract
An enclosure and mounting member for printed circuit boards has a first housing member defining the outer front of the enclosure and may have an aperture therein for exposing a front control panel. A second housing member defines the outer rear surface of the enclosure. A front control panel and each of the printed circuit boards held within the enclosure have irregularities such as shallow recesses in opposite outer edges. At least two mounting members are provided, each having a stem portion connectable to the first housing member and a flange portion extending perpendicularly from the stem portion connectable to the second housing member. The stem portions each have spaced irregularities such as pairs of notches which are congruent with and/or otherwise mated to respectively corresponding irregularities of the front panel and each of the printed circuit boards. The irregularities of the mounting members cooperate with the mated irregularities of the front control panel and the printed circuit boards for holding the front control panel and the printed circuit boards in substantially parallel, spaced, planes.
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34 Claims
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1. An enclosure for an electrical device having at least one printed circuit board, comprising:
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first and second housing members cooperating to define the enclosure for the electrical device; at least two mounting members for joining said first and second housing members by providing rigid support thereto and holding said printed circuit board at a predetermined position between said first and second housing members, each mounting member extended from said first housing member and including means adapted to cooperate with means associated with said circuit board for holding said circuit board at said predetermined position; and means for attaching said second housing member to said mounting members wherein the width of the mounting members include notched tabs therealong, the length of which notches are substantially the same as the thickness of the circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An enclosure for an electrical device having at least one printed circuit board, comprising:
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first and second housing members cooperating to define the enclosure for the electrical device; at least two mounting members for joining said first and second housing members by providing rigid support thereto and holding said printed circuit board at a predetermined position between said first and second housing members, each mounting member extended from said first housing member and including means adapted to cooperate with means associated with said circuit board for holding said circuit board at said predetermined position; and means for attaching said second housing member to said mounting members wherein the mounting members include L-shaped mounting members having a stem portion extending from the first housing member and a flange portion having a threaded hole for cooperating with the means for attaching said second housing member for securing said second housing member to said flange portion.
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8. Apparatus for mounting and enclosing an electrical printed circuit board behind a front control panel, said apparatus comprising:
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a front control panel having first irregularities in opposite outer edges thereof; a printed circuit board having second irregularities in opposite outer edges thereof; a front housing member defining the front of a printed circuit board enclosure and having an aperture therein for exposing said front control panel; a back housing member defining the outer rear surface of said enclosure; at least two mounting members for joining said front and back housing members by providing rigid support thereto and holding said printed circuit board at a predetermined position between said front and back housing members, each such mounting member including spaced irregularities which are mated to said first and second irregularities, respectively; said mated irregularities on said mounting members, control panel and printed circuit board being in respective mutual contact so as to define substantially parallel planes for said front control panel and said printed circuit board, and means for securing said mounting members to said front and back housing members. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An enclosure for an electrical device having at least one printed circuit board, comprising:
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first and second housing members cooperating to define the enclosure for the electrical device; at least two mounting members for joining said first and second housing members by providing rigid support thereto and holding said printed circuit board at a predetermined position between said first and second housing members, each mounting member extended from said first housing member and including means adapted to cooperate with means associated with said circuit board for holding said circuit board at said predetermined position; and means for attaching said second housing member to said mounting members wherein each mounting member comprises; an elongated main body portion having spaced-apart irregularities formed therealong for mating with irregularities in the outer edges of said printed circuit board, and attachment means for physically securing said main body portion to said first and second housing members. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. An enclosure for an electrical device having at least one printed circuit board, comprising:
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first and second housing members cooperating to define the enclosure for the electrical device; at least two mouting members for joining said first and second housing members by providing rigid support thereto and holding said printed circuit board at a predetermined position between said first and second housing members, each mounting member extended from said first housing member and including means adapted to cooperate with means associated with said circuit board for holding said circuit board at said predetermined position; and means for attaching said second housing member to said mounting members wherein each mounting member comprises; a stem portion dimensioned to be secured to and extended from the first housing member, the width of the stem portion having notched tabs therealong, the length of which notches are substantially the same as the thickness of the printed circuit board, said notches of said tabs cooperating with said circuit board for holding said circuit board at said predetermined position; and a flange portion extending perpendicularly from said step portion for attachment to said second housing member. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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29. An enclosure for an electrical device having at least one printed circuit board, comprising:
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first and second housing members cooperating to define the enclosure for the electrical device; at least two mounting members for joining said first and second housing members by providing rigid support thereto and holding said printed circuit board at a predetermined position between said first and second housing members, each mounting member extended from said first housing member and including means adapted to cooperate with means associated with said circuit board for holding said circuit board at said predetermined position; and means for attaching said second housing member to said mounting members wherein each mounting member comprises; a stem portion dimensioned to be secured to and extend from the first housing member, the width of the stem portion having notches therealong, the length of which notches is substantially equal to the notched width of said stem for holding said circuit board in a predetermined position; and a flange portion extending at an angle from said stem portion for attachment to said second housing member.
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Specification