Module assembly and equipment for fitting the same
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorWen-Qiang Ma
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Abstract
A module assembly (100) comprises a module body (2) with a plurality of conductive pads (210) thereof, a FPC (3) with a plurality of conductive strips (310) in one end and a metal shell (1). The shell has a planar bottom wall (11) and sidewalls (12,13,14) approximately extending from edges of the bottom wall forming a room to receive the FPC and the module body. Sidewalls define arms of two types extending therefrom. The arms (123,131,141) of first type slant into the room to retain the module body and the arms (122) of second type slant outwards and away from the room to retain the module assembly. And the module assembly is fitted into an electronic equipment (300).
Claims14
A module assembly comprising:
- a shell made of metal, having a planar bottom wall and sidewalls approximately extending from edges of the bottom wall for forming a room, the side walls at least defining arms of two types,
- a Flat Printed Circuit (FPC) having a plurality of conductive strips in one end, the one end received in the room, and
- a module body received in the room, having a plurality of conductive pads on its bottom side corresponding to the conductive strips of the FPC;
- wherein
- the arms of first type slant towards the room to retain the module body and the arms of second type slant outwards and away from the room;
- wherein
- the two types of the arms are separate and independent from each other;
- wherein
- the module body has ribs on side faces thereof, the arms of the first type comprise first members on each sidewall to resiliently retain the sidewalls of module body and second members bear against the ribs;
- wherein
- each of the second type arms defines an arc-shaped distal end;
- wherein
- the module body is of a box-like body, the shell has four sidewalls corresponding to the module body, the second members are disposed on each sidewall, the second type arms and the second member are disposed on two opposite sidewalls.
An equipment for fitting a module assembly, comprising:
- a module assembly comprising a module body, an FPC and a metal shell having a room for receiving the module, the FPC being sandwiched between the module body and the shell, the metal shell having at least one module-locking arm slanting towards the room to retaining the module body and an assembly-locking arm slant out and away from the room;
- an insulative periphery comprising a stop portion and a fasten portion extending therefrom;
- a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) movably assembled in the insulative periphery and having an open, an assembly-receiving room corresponding to the open being formed between the insulative periphery and the PCB;
- wherein
- the assembly passes through the open and is accommodated in the assembly-receiving room with the assembly-locking arms pressing against the PCB beside the open;
- wherein
- the PCB is retained on the periphery through the fasten portion, and the stop portion and the PCB form the assembly-receiving room.
In combination,
- a printed circuit board defining opposite exterior top and bottom surfaces and an opening extending therethrough;
- a socket assembled to the printed circuit board and defining an inner contour to the printed circuit board and defining an inner contour to compliantly receive a camera module and a outer contour to the compliantly received in said opening;
- and
- an FPC(flat printed circuit) connected to a bottom portion of said socket;
- wherein
- said socket upwardly extends through said opening from the bottom surface of the printed circuit board with the FPC located under said bottom surface while most portions of said socket extending above the top surface so as to have a portion of said socket horizontally overlapped with said printed circuit board for lowering a total height of the combination;
- wherein
- said FPC includes a plurality of conductive strips thereon vertically aligned with the camera module for electrical connection with the camera module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.