Light-weight solid state drive with rivet sets
First Claim
1. A Solid State Drive (SSD) device comprising:
- a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) including a printed circuit board (PCB) defining a plurality of rivet holes that are disposed adjacent to opposing side edges thereof, a connector mounted on a front edge of the PCB, and a plurality of integrated circuit (IC) devices mounted onto one or more surfaces of the PCB;
a support structure including first and second parallel side frame rails defining a front end opening therebetween, each of the first and second side frame rails defining a plurality of rivet openings and support platforms for receiving and supporting the side edges of the PCB; and
a plurality of rivet sets, each rivet set including an associated female rivet portion having a first end cap and an elongated first body defining a central opening, and an associated male rivet portion having a second end cap and an elongated second body,wherein the PCBA is mounted onto the support structure such that the plug connector is exposed through the front end opening, and such that each rivet hole of the plurality of rivet holes is aligned with a corresponding rivet opening of the plurality of rivet openings, andwherein each rivet set extends through an associated rivet hole and its corresponding rivet opening such that the elongated second body of the associated male rivet portion is fixedly engaged in the central opening of the associated female rivet portion, and such that the PCBA and the support structure are held between the first and second end caps.
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Abstract
A Solid State Drive (SSD) device includes a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) defining rivet holes, and a support structure including parallel side frame rails defining rivet openings and support platforms for receiving and supporting the PCBA. Compression-mated rivet sets are used to connect the PCBA to the support structure, each rivet set including a female rivet portion and an associated male rivet portion. The PCBA is mounted onto the support structure such that the rivet holes are aligned with the rivet openings of the plurality of rivet openings, and then the rivet sets are mounted and secured using an automatic rivet tool such that each rivet set extends through an associated rivet hole/opening and fixedly engaged such that the PCBA and the support structure are held between end caps of the respective male and female rivet portions.
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16 Claims
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1. A Solid State Drive (SSD) device comprising:
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a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) including a printed circuit board (PCB) defining a plurality of rivet holes that are disposed adjacent to opposing side edges thereof, a connector mounted on a front edge of the PCB, and a plurality of integrated circuit (IC) devices mounted onto one or more surfaces of the PCB; a support structure including first and second parallel side frame rails defining a front end opening therebetween, each of the first and second side frame rails defining a plurality of rivet openings and support platforms for receiving and supporting the side edges of the PCB; and a plurality of rivet sets, each rivet set including an associated female rivet portion having a first end cap and an elongated first body defining a central opening, and an associated male rivet portion having a second end cap and an elongated second body, wherein the PCBA is mounted onto the support structure such that the plug connector is exposed through the front end opening, and such that each rivet hole of the plurality of rivet holes is aligned with a corresponding rivet opening of the plurality of rivet openings, and wherein each rivet set extends through an associated rivet hole and its corresponding rivet opening such that the elongated second body of the associated male rivet portion is fixedly engaged in the central opening of the associated female rivet portion, and such that the PCBA and the support structure are held between the first and second end caps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for manufacturing a Solid State Drive (SSD) device comprising:
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mounting a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) onto a support structure, the PCBA including a printed circuit board (PCB) defining a plurality of rivet holes that are disposed adjacent to opposing side edges thereof, a connector mounted on a front edge of the PCB, and a plurality of integrated circuit (IC) devices mounted onto one or more surfaces of the PCB, the support structure including first and second parallel side frame rails defining a front end opening therebetween, each of the first and second side frame rails defining a plurality of rivet openings and support platforms for receiving and supporting the side edges of the PCB, wherein mounting the PCBA comprises disposing the plug connector through front end opening, and aligning each rivet hole of the plurality of rivet holes with a corresponding rivet opening of the plurality of rivet openings; and connecting the PCBA to the support structure using a plurality of rivet sets, each rivet set including an associated female rivet portion having a first end cap and an elongated first body defining a central opening, and an associated male rivet portion having a second end cap and an elongated second body, wherein connecting each rivet set comprises extending the associated female rivet portion and the associated male rivet portion through an associated rivet hole and its corresponding rivet opening such that the elongated second body of the associated male rivet portion is fixedly engaged in the central opening of the associated female rivet portion, and such that the PCBA and the support structure are held between the first and second end caps. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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