Electrical housing for circuit board assembly
AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorsWilliam Crusey Van Scyoc, Ronald Martin Weber
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Abstract
An electrical housing (12) for a circuit board assembly (14) comprises interfitting upper and lower housing members (16,18) along which the circuit board assembly is disposed when the housing members are fitted and secured together. End members (56,58) are secured to the respective ends of housing (12) with outer ends of connectors (52,54) extending through slots (65) in the end members. Jack screws (64) have shafts (66) extending through holes (63) of the end members, through channels in the housing members formed by opposing arcuate recesses (40,48) in the housing members (16,18) and clips (69) are pressed onto the shafts (66) to secure and capture the jack screws (64) in housing (12).
Claims14
An electrical housing for a circuit board assembly having at least one electrical connector thereon, comprising:
- interfitting upper and lower housing members along which a circuit board assembly is disposed when the housing members are fitted and secured together;
- end members secured to respective ends of the housing members for positioning the circuit board assembly longitudinally relative to the housing members and with one end of the end members having a slot through which an outer end of the electrical connector extends;
- positioning members provided by the housing members for vertically positioning the circuit board assembly within the housing members;
- jack screws having shafts extending through holes in the end members;
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- retaining clips to be affixed to the jack screw shafts for securing and capturing the jack screws within the housing members.
An electrical housing for a circuit board assembly having at least one electrical connector thereon comprising interfitting upper and lower housing members along which a circuit board assembly is disposed when the housing members are fitted and secured together, one end of the housing members having a connector-receiving slot in which the electrical connector is disposed, and jack screws mounted in the housing members, characterized in that
- first positioning members are provided on the housing members for vertically positioning the circuit board assembly within the housing members,
- second positioning members are provided by the housing members and the electrical connector for positioning the circuit board assembly longitudinally relative to the housing members, and
- jack screw-securing members are secured to the jack screws for positioning the jack screws within the housing members and maintaining the jack screws in position therein so that the jack screws are operationally captured therein;
- wherein the jack screw-securing members are retaining clips to be affixed to the jack screw shafts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.