IP Library Granted Patent US 8,116,087
Granted Patent B2
US 8,116,087 · App. 12/686,541 · Granted Feb 14, 2012

Bracket for fastening printed circuit board to an enclosure of an electronic device

Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,116,087
App. No.
12/686,541
Granted
Feb 14, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A printed circuit board (PCB) bracket is used to fasten a PCB with a positioning hole to an enclosure of an electronic device. The PCB bracket includes a base portion defining a screw hole, a supporting arm, a spring arm and a screw. The supporting arm vertically extends from the base portion and includes a first clamping portion apart from and parallel with the base portion. The first clamping portion is inserted into the positioning hole. The spring arm includes a second clamping portion disposed between the first clamping portion and the base portion. The screw is screwed through the enclosure, the screw hole of the base portion and abuts against the urging portion, so that the spring arm is out of shape and drives the first clamping portion toward the second clamping portion so as to fasten the PCB.

Claims (10)

1. A printed circuit board (PCB) bracket used to fasten a PCB with a positioning hole to an enclosure of an electronic device, the PCB bracket comprising:

a base portion, defining a screw hole;

a supporting arm, vertically extending from one end of the base portion and comprising a first clamping portion apart from and parallel with the base portion, wherein the first clamping portion is adapted to be inserted into the positioning hole of the PCB;

a spring arm, extending from the other end of the base portion and toward the supporting arm, and comprising a second clamping portion disposed between the first clamping portion and the base portion, to clip the PCB cooperatively with the first clamping portion; and

a screw, screwed through the enclosure, the screw hole of the base portion and abutting against the urging portion, so that the spring arm is out of shape and drives the first clamping portion toward the second clamping portion so as to fasten the PCB;

wherein the spring arm further comprises a connecting portion and an urging portion, the urging portion connected between the connecting portion and the second clamping portion and facing to the screw hole of the base portion.

2. The PCB bracket as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second clamping portion includes a first clamping sheet and a second clamping sheet perpendicular to the first clamping sheet.

3. The PCB bracket as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the supporting arm comprises a spring sheet, which is integrated formed by cutting a U-shaped slot in the supporting arm.

4. The PCB bracket as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the spring sheet comprises a protrusion, to reliably contact with the PCB.

5. The PCB bracket as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the base portion comprises at least one protrusion abutting against the enclosure of the electronic device to improve grounding performance between the PCB bracket and the enclosure.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2010
From: LO, WU-JEN
To: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 023772/0983 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2009 2 0302054 U · Apr 10, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100259907A1 · Oct 14, 2010