Fixture for holding electronic components for vibration testing
AssigneeScreening Systems, Inc.
InventorRobert H. Weinmann, Jr.
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Abstract
A first circuit board includes a first plurality of holes to receive an electronic module and to provide an electrical circuit environment to test the electronic module. A second circuit board includes a second plurality of holes cooperatively arranged with the first plurality of holes. The second circuit board is slidably coupled to the first circuit board and slides between an insertion position in which the first and second pluralities of holes are aligned to receive the electronic module and a holding position in which the first and second pluralities of holes are offset to hold the electronic module. A biasing member urges the second circuit board toward the holding position.
Claims18
A fixture for holding an electronic module for vibration testing comprising:
- a first circuit board having a first plurality of holes to receive the electronic module and to provide an electrical circuit environment to test the electronic module while being vibrated;
- a second circuit board having a second plurality of holes cooperatively arranged with the first plurality of holes, the second circuit board slidably coupled to the first circuit board, the second circuit board slidable between an insertion position in which the first and second pluralities of holes are aligned to receive the electronic module and a holding position in which the first and second pluralities of holes are offset to hold the electronic module;
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- a biasing member that urges the second circuit board toward the holding position to hold the electronic module during vibration testing.
A fixture for holding an electronic module for vibration testing comprising:
- a first means for receiving the electronic module and providing an electrical circuit environment for testing the electronic module while being vibrated;
- a second means for holding the electronic module in the first means, the second means slidably coupled to the first means, the second means slidable between an insertion position to receive the electronic module and a holding position to hold the electronic module;
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- a biasing means for urging the second means toward the holding position to hold the electronic module during vibration testing.
A method for vibration testing an electronic module comprising:
- placing the electronic module in a first plurality of holes in a first circuit board to provide an electrical circuit environment to test the electronic module while being vibrated;
- biasing a second plurality of holes in a second circuit board toward a holding position, the second circuit board being slidably coupled to the first circuit board, the second plurality of holes cooperatively arranged with the first plurality of holes such that the first and second pluralities of holes are offset to hold the electronic module when biased toward the holding position, the biasing being such that the electronic module is held during vibration testing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.