Mount of a printed circuit board arranged in a bipartite housing

• US 4,791,526 A
• Filed: 08/14/1987
• Issued: 12/13/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Hoher, Herbert, Breu, Karl
• Primary Examiner(s): Kucia, R. R.
• Application Number:
  US07/085,369
• Time in Patent Office: 487 Days
• Field of Search: 361/399, 361/398, 361/395, 174/138 D, 174/138 G, 379/429, 379/433, 379/428
• US Class Current: 361/751
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0277 for a printed circuit board assembly

Abstract

The invention is directed to a mount of a resiliently elastic, planar printed circuit board in a housing having a curved shape and composed of two parts. The end regions of the printed circuit board are secured such that a temporary positional change of the printed circuit board is impossible. This is achieved by having at least one resilient fastening element in the form of a shackle projecting from one of the housing parts overlaping the printed circuit board and/or pressing thereagainst in interlocking fashion at at least one end region of the printed circuit board. The shackle has a length such that the printed circuit board conforms to a shape adapted to the shape of the housing part accepting it.

Claims

1. A mount of resiliently elastic, planar printed circuit board in a housing having a curved shape and composed of two parts, comprising at least one resilient fastening element in the form of a shackle, pivotably held on the housing and projecting from one of the housing parts overlaping at least one end region of the printed circuit board in at least one end region of the printed circuit and pressing thereagainst in interlocking fashion, the fastening element having such a length in its fastening region that the printed circuit board is urged into a shape correspondingly adapted to the curved shape of the housing part accepting it.

2. A mount according to claim 1, wherein the shackle comprises a tab applied to its middle web, this tab engaging into a recess of the printed circuit board;

and in that a respective catch nose as well as a detent distanced therefrom in accord with the thickness of the printed circuit board are provided at each of the end regions thereof.

3. A mount according to claim 1, wherein the shackle is arranged in arcuate bearing eyelets of a retaining member of a transducer.

4. A retaining member according to claim 3, wherein the bearing eyelets are open at one side facing away from said printed circuit board.

5. A retaining member according to claim 4, wherein the shackle comprises a shoulder in the region of the bearing eyelets, said shoulder sliding on the outside contour of the bearing eyelet.

6. A mount for a resiliently elastic, planar printed circuit board in a housing having a curved shape and composed of two parts comprising at least one resilient fastening element in the form of a shackle, pivotably held in the housing and projecting from one of the housing parts pressing against at least one end region of the circuit board, the fastening element having such a length in its fastening region that the printed circuit board is urged into a shape correspondingly adapted to the curved shape of the housing part accepting it.