IP Library Granted Patent US 9,052,870
Granted Patent B2
US 9,052,870 · App. 14/448,222 · Granted Jun 9, 2015

System and frame for mounting a device above a printed circuit board in an electronic device

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Patent No.
US 9,052,870
App. No.
14/448,222
Granted
Jun 9, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure describes a system and a frame for mounting a display device above a printed circuit board (PCB) in within a housing of an electronic device. The system comprises: a frame section formed to be located on the PCB about a surface device on a surface of the PCB, the frame section comprises a plurality of connected bars, one of the plurality of bars having a depression in its top surface to allow a connector of the display device to fit against the frame section, the frame section being securable to the PCB such that at least a part of the surface device is surrounded by the frame section.

Claims (28)

1. A system for mounting a display device above a printed circuit board (PCB) in a housing of an electronic device, the system comprising:

a frame section formed to be located on the PCB about a surface device on a surface of the PCB, the frame section comprises a plurality of connected bars, one of the plurality of bars having a depression in its top surface to allow a connector of the display device to fit against the frame section, the frame section being securable to the PCB such that at least a part of the surface device is surrounded by the frame section;

a cover for placement on top of the frame section and for providing a support substrate for the display device, the cover having a raised region to allow a part of the surface device to jut above the frame section and a depressed region to receive a feature on the bottom of the display device to allow the feature to extend into an interior cavity bounded by the frame section; and

a first post connected to the frame section which interacts with the PCB to secure the frame section to the PCB.

2. The system for mounting the display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of connected bars define an oblong cavity surrounding the surface device.

3. The system for mounting the display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

each of the cover and the frame section is comprised of an electrically conductive material such that the cover and the frame section provide an electrical contact for the display device to a ground plane on the PCB providing an electric shield to the surface device.

4. The system for mounting the display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

the cover has at least one electrically conductive flange extending upward to contact a bottom of the display device.

5. The system for mounting the display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

the cover has a second post which interacts with the first post to secure the cover to the frame section.

6. The system for mounting the display device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the second post interacts over the first post to secure the cover to the frame section.

7. The system for mounting the display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the feature extending from the bottom of the display device is not located above the surface device.

8. The system for mounting the display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of bars do not define a closed perimeter around the surface device.

9. The system for mounting the display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the frame section defines a closed perimeter surrounding the surface device.

10. A display assembly for a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly for an electronic device, the display assembly comprising:

a display device;

a frame section formed to be located on the PCB about a surface device on a surface of the PCB, the frame section comprises a plurality of connected bars, one of the plurality of bars having a depression in its top surface to allow a connector of the display device to fit against the frame section, the frame section being securable to the PCB such that at least a part of the surface device is surrounded by the frame section; and

a cover for placement on top of the frame section and for providing a support substrate for the display device, the cover having a raised region to allow a part of the surface device to jut above the frame section and a depressed region to receive a feature on the bottom of the display device to allow the feature to extend into an interior cavity bounded by the frame section.

11. The display assembly as claimed in claim 10 , wherein:

each of the cover and the frame section is comprised of an electrically conductive material such that the cover and the frame section provide an electrical contact for the display device to a ground plane on the PCB.

12. The PCB assembly as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the feature extending from the bottom of the display device is not located above the surface device.

13. The display assembly as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the frame section defines a closed perimeter for the interior cavity.

14. The display assembly as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising:

a first post connected to the frame section which interacts with the PCB to secure the frame section to the PCB.

15. The display assembly as claimed in claim 14 , wherein:

the frame section has the first post which interacts with the PCB to secure the frame section to the PCB; and

the cover has a second post which interacts with the first post to secure the cover to the frame section.

Assignments (5)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 19, 2023
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064269/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2023
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064104/0103 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 10, 2014
From: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
To: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 033958/0550 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2014
From: CHEN, CHAO, MR; KYOWSKI, TIM, MR; GRIFFIN, JASON, MR
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 033443/0414 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2014
From: CHEN, CHAO, MR
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 033443/0443 →