Bent metal plate for use in an electronic device

• US 6,627,813 B2
• Filed: 12/03/2002
• Issued: 09/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Emi Stop Corp.
• Original Assignee: Emi Stop Corp.
• Inventors: Chen, Wei-Chen
• Primary Examiner(s): Ngo, Hung V.
• Application Number:
  US10/308,275
• Publication Number:
  US 20030121687A1
• Time in Patent Office: 301 Days
• Field of Search: 174/35.R, 174/35.GC, 361/800, 361/816, 361/818, 361/753, 277/920
• US Class Current: 174/390
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/552 Protection against radiation, e.g. light or electromagnetic waves
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00 Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/0002 Not covered by any one of groups H01L24/00, H01L24/00 and H01L2224/00
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/0016 having a spring contact

Abstract

A bent metal plate for an electronic device includes a spring arm segment bent from one end of a mounting segment, and an abutting segment bent from the spring arm segment, and cooperating with the mounting segment and the spring arm segment to define a buffer space with an opening. A first shielding segment is bent from the abutting segment to block an upper portion of the opening. A second shielding segment is bent from the other end of the mounting segment to block a lower portion of the opening, cooperates with the first shielding segment to define a gap therebetween, and has a blocking portion extending through the gap and into the buffer space to deny access to the buffer space through the gap.

Claims

1. A bent metal plate for use in an electronic device, said bent metal plate comprising:

a mounting segment adapted to be mounted on the electronic device, extending in a longitudinal direction, and having opposite first and second ends;

a spring arm segment bent from said first end of said mounting segment, and having a distal end disposed above said mounting segment;

an abutting segment bent from said distal end of said spring arm segment, vertically spaced apart from said mounting segment, having a distal end generally aligned with said second end of said mounting segment, and cooperating with said mounting segment and said spring arm segment to define a buffer space thereamong with, an opening defined by said distal end of said abutting segment and said second end of said mounting segment, said abutting segment being springily depressible together with said spring arm segment toward said mounting segment;

a first shielding segment bent from said distal end of said abutting segment toward said second end of said mounting segment to block an upper portion of said opening, and formed with at least one retaining channel; and

a second shielding segment including at least one shielding piece that is bent from said second end of said mounting segment toward said distal end of said abutting segment to block a lower portion of said opening, that cooperates with said first shielding segment to define a gap therebetween, and that has a blocking portion extending through said gap and said retaining channel and into said buffer space so as to deny access to said buffer space through said gap.

2. The bent metal plate as defined in claim 1, wherein said first shielding segment has two opposite sides, said retaining channel being in the form of a downwardly opening notch which is disposed between said opposite sides of said first shielding segment and which is confined by an inverted U-shaped wall including parallel left and right wall portions and an upper wall portion interposed between and interconnecting said left and right wall portions, said blocking portion extending through said notch in such a manner that said first shielding segment together with said abutting segment and said spring arm segment is limited by said blocking portion to move sidewisely upon depression of said abutting segment, said upper wall portion abutting against said blocking portion to stop further depression of said abutting segment toward said mounting segment so as to prevent permanent deformation of said spring arm segment.

3. The bent metal plate as defined in claim 1, wherein said first shielding segment has two opposite sides, said retaining channel being in the form of a rectangular opening which is disposed between said opposite sides of said first shielding segment and which is confined by a rectangular wall including an upper wall portion, a lower wall portion, and parallel left and right wall portions interconnecting said upper and lower wall portions, said blocking portion extending through said rectangular opening in such a manner that said first shielding segment together with said abutting segment and said spring arm segment is limited by said blocking portion to move sidewisely upon depression of said abutting segment, said upper wall portion abutting against said blocking portion to stop further depression of said abutting segment toward said mounting segment so as to prevent permanent deformation of said spring arm segment, said lower wall portion abutting against said blocking portion so as to prevent further movement of said abutting segment away from said mounting segment.

4. The bent metal plate as defined in claim 3, wherein said mounting segment is further formed with a positioning hole that is disposed between said first and second ends and that is adapted to expose a portion of the electronic device, said second shielding segment further including a generally L-shaped reinforced portion extending downwardly from said blocking portion into said positioning hole so as to be adapted to be securely connected to the portion of the electronic device.

5. The bent metal plate as defined in claim 1, wherein said mounting segment has two opposite sides, each of which is formed with a positioning notch to expose two opposite side portions of the electronic device, said first shielding segment having two opposite sides formed with two retaining notches, each of which defines said retaining channel, said second shielding segment including two of said shielding pieces, said blocking portions of said shielding pieces extending respectively through said retaining notches into said buffer space, said second shielding segment further including two generally L-shaped reinforced portions extending downwardly and respectively from said blocking portions into said positioning notches so as to be adapted to be securely connected to the side portions of the electronic device.

6. A bent metal plate for use in an electronic device, said bent metal plate comprising:

a mounting segment adapted to be mounted on the electronic device, extending in a longitudinal direction, and having opposite first and second ends;

a spring arm segment bent from said first end of said mounting segment, and having a distal end disposed above said mounting segment;

an abutting segment bent from said distal end of said spring arm segment, vertically spaced apart from said mounting segment, having a distal end generally aligned with said second end of said mounting segment, and cooperating with said mounting segment and said spring arm segment to define a buffer space thereamong, with an opening defined by said distal end of said abutting segment and said second end of said mounting segment, said abutting segment being springily depressible together with said spring arm segment toward said mounting segment;

a first shielding segment bent from said distal end of said abutting segment toward said second end of said mounting segment to block an upper portion of said opening, and formed with a retaining recess confined by a recess-defining wall; and

a second shielding segment including at least one shielding piece that is bent from said second end of said mounting segment toward said distal end of said abutting segment to block a lower portion of said opening, that cooperates with said first shielding segment to define a gap therebetween, and that has a retention tongue extending through said gap and into said retaining recess to contact said recess-defining wall so as to deny access to said buffer space through said gap.