Buckle base/fixing pin combination
AssigneeQuanta Computer Inc.
InventorsChun Chang, Kai-Yuan Chuang, Wei-Pin Chen, Jyue Hou
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Abstract
A buckle base and buckle-fixing pin combination to be used in fixing a printed circuit board to a sheet includes a buckle base and a buckle-fixing pin. The buckle base is in a generally U-shaped form. The buckle base includes a first leg, a second leg, and a bridge therebetween. The first and second legs are connected to the bridge. The buckle-fixing pin forms a longitudinal slot therein.
Claims20
A buckle base and buckle-fixing pin combination to be used in fixing a printed circuit board to a sheet, the buckle base and buckle-fixing pin combination comprising:
- a buckle base in a generally U-shaped form, the buckle base including a first leg, a second leg, and a bridge therebetween, the first and second legs connected to the bridge;
- and
- a buckle-fixing pin, the buckle-fixing pin forming a longitudinal slot therein,
- wherein a contacting surface of the buckle-fixing pin is configured to be placed on a surface of the buckle base in which the longitudinal slot of the buckle-fixing pin is located opposite of the contacting surface of the buckle-fixing pin, and
- wherein the longitudinal slot is configured to receive a hook of the sheet in an aperture of the printed circuit board.
A method of fixing a printed circuit board assembly to a sheet, the method comprising:
- providing the printed circuit board assembly, the printed circuit board assembly forming an aperture therein, the aperture having a first end and a second end, the first end having a width less than a width of the second end of the aperture;
- providing a buckle base and buckle-fixing pin combination, a buckle base being in a generally U-shaped form, the buckle base including a first leg, a second leg, and a bridge therebetween, the first and second legs connected to the bridge;
- placing the buckle base in the second end of the aperture of the printed circuit board assembly;
- providing the sheet including a hook extending therefrom;
- placing the hook of the sheet into the first end of the aperture of the printed circuit board assembly;
- and
- inserting a buckle-fixing pin between the hook and the buckle base into the aperture of the printed circuit board assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.