Apparatus and method for utilizing commercial off the shelf circuit boards in a highly kinematic environment
A system is disclosed which utilizes a stabilization disk 30 or rigid cup containing adhesive which is bonded to an underside of a circuit board and then bolted to a chassis of a piece of military electronic equipment, so as to create a mounting location between the circuit board and the chassis where the circuit board is lacking a regular fastener receiving mounting hole therethrough.
1. A method of providing a circuit board mounting location at a point about a location on the circuit board which does not have a fastener receiving hole therethrough, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a circuit board having a front side, a back side, and a perimeter edge;
providing a fastener receiving structure;
coupling the fastener receiving structure to only one of the front side or the back side of the circuit board at a location displaced from all portions of said perimeter edge and where no fastener receiving hole is located through the circuit board;
coupling the fastener receiving structure to a chassis and thereby coupling the circuit board to the chassis at the location where no fastener receiving hole is located through the circuit board;
said circuit board is a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) circuit board; and said step of providing a fastener receiving structure comprises providing an adhesive receiving structure which is configured to retain adhesive.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of coupling the fastener receiving structure to a chassis comprises inserting a threaded shaft through a portion of the chassis and twisting the threaded shaft and thereby increasing forces existing between the circuit board and the chassis.
3. A method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:
using an adhesive to perform the step of coupling the fastener receiving structure to the circuit board.
4. A method for mounting a circuit board to a chassis comprising the steps of:
providing a circuit board having a first side, a parallel second side, and a perimeter edge;
providing a chassis;
providing a means for containing adhesive;
disposing an adhesive on a portion of said means for containing adhesive;
disposing said means for containing adhesive to said first side or said parallel second side, and displaced form all portions of said perimeter edge; and
mechanically coupling said means for containing adhesive to said chassis.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein said means for containing adhesive is a circular puck shaped cup.
6. The method of claim 4 further comprising the steps of providing a bolt and a nut.
7. The method of claim 4 wherein said means for containing adhesive comprises a perimeter wall.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein said perimeter wall comprises a perimeter wall top side.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein said perimeter wall top side is flat without a groove therein and without any protuberance thereon.