Shock absorber assembly for a printed circuit board
AssigneeSanDisk Technologies LLC
InventorsMyungJin Kim, Fu Xing Chan, Chun Sean Lau, Lihwa Fong
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Abstract
A shock absorber for a printed circuit board (PCB) includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is positioned on a first side of the PCB at or near a connector that extends from the PCB. The second portion is positioned on a second side of the PCB, opposite the first portion. The first and second portions prevent the PCB from moving when the PCB is coupled to a host device. As the PCB is subjected to various movements, strains and stresses, the shock absorber prevents the PCB from cracking or breaking, especially at or near the connector, which is susceptible to cracking and breaking.
Claims20
A shock absorber for a printed circuit board, comprising:
- a base;
- a sidewall perpendicularly extending from an edge of the base, the sidewall defining an outer surface and an inner surface opposite the outer surface;
- a flange perpendicularly extending from a top edge of the inner surface of the sidewall, the flange defining a horizontal top surface and a horizontal bottom surface;
- a protrusion extending from the bottom surface of the flange;
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- a shelf perpendicularly extending from the inner surface of the sidewall such that a top surface of the shelf and the bottom surface of the flange define a space, wherein the shelf is adapted to support at least a portion of an enclosure associated with the printed circuit board when the at least the portion of the enclosure is received within the space.
A shock absorber assembly for a printed circuit board, comprising:
- a first shock absorber, comprising:
- a base;
- a sidewall perpendicularly extending from an edge of the base, the sidewall defining a vertical outer surface and a vertical inner surface opposite the vertical outer surface;
- a flange perpendicularly extending from a top edge of the inner surface of the sidewall and defining a horizontal top surface and a horizontal bottom surface;
- a protrusion extending from the horizontal bottom surface of the flange;
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- a shelf perpendicularly extending from the inner surface of the sidewall and positioned closer to the base than the flange;
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- a second shock absorber separate from the first shock absorber and comprising:
- a substantially planar top surface;
- a substantially planar bottom surface opposite the substantially planar top surface;
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- a sidewall extending between the substantially planar top surface and the substantially planar bottom surface.
A shock absorber for a printed circuit board, comprising:
- a base;
- a stiffening means coupled to the base;
- a sidewall perpendicular to, and extending from, the base, the sidewall defining a first surface and a second surface;
- an attachment means perpendicular to, and extending from, a top edge of the first surface of the sidewall;
- a locking means extending from a bottom surface of the attachment means;
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- a support means, perpendicular to, and extending from the first surface of the sidewall, the support means extending from the first surface of the sidewall beneath the top edge of the first surface of the sidewall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.