Attachment and contacting of a metal housing of a display
US7151663B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/133311
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a housing assembly and method of making it. The housing assembly may be used for housing electronic apparatus requiring protection from external corrosive forces including blunt shocks, humidity and so forth. The present housing makes use of the printed circuit board, normally employed for operating electronic apparatus, as a top. The remaining components are assembled, inserted into the housing and held down in place. The housing is then accommodated from the sides while top portions of housing side walls are bent towards one another so as to extend towards one another. Spacers are included as part of the above assembly and are appropriately inserted and placed so as to form a counter force to the now downturned top portions of the housing side walls. Accordingly, the printed circuit board is now held in place by the cooperation of the spacers and top portions. The prior need for rigid legs attached to the circuit board during assembly and introduced during insertion is obviated.
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