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US 7,507,034 B2Granted
Printed circuit board positioning mechanism
AssigneeFinisar Corporation
InventorsJoshua Moore, Hung Van Nguyen, Stephen Nelson
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Abstract
In one example embodiment, a printed circuit board positioning mechanism includes a solderable plate and a compressible structure attached to the solderable plate.
Claims18
A printed circuit board (PCB) positioning mechanism comprising:
- a solderable plate that is attachable to a PCB;
- and
- a compressible structure attached to the solderable plate such that when the mechanism is attached to the PCB, compression of the compressible structure enables substantial securement of the PCB in a first direction, wherein the compressible structure comprises dielectric silicone rubber or a metal spring.
A tape-and-reel system comprising:
- a perforated tape;
- and
- a plurality of PCB positioning mechanisms, each of which comprises:
- a solderable plate that is attachable to a PCB;
- and
- a compressible structure attached to the solderable plate such that when the mechanism is attached to the PCB, compression of the compressible structure enables substantial securement of the PCB in a first direction,
- wherein each of the plurality of PCB positioning mechanisms is embedded in the perforated tape.
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A PCB system comprising:
- a PCB;
- and
- a plurality of PCB positioning mechanisms soldered to the PCB, each of the PCB positioning mechanisms comprising:
- a solderable plate;
- and
- a compressible structure attached to the solderable plate such that compression of the compressible structure enables substantial securement of the PCB in a first direction.
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An optoelectronic transceiver module comprising:
- a multi-piece shell, a first piece of the multi-piece shell defining a plurality of posts;
- a PCB at least partially positioned within the multi-piece shell;
- a transmitter optical subassembly (TOSA) electrically connected to the PCB;
- a receiver optical subassembly (ROSA) electrically connected to the PCB;
- and
- a plurality of PCB positioning mechanisms attached to the PCB, each of the PCB positioning mechanisms comprising:
- a plate;
- and
- a compressible structure attached to the plate
- wherein each of the plurality of posts corresponds to one of the PCB positioning mechanisms such that when the first piece of the multi-piece shell is engaged with a second piece of the multi-piece shell, each of the plurality of posts compresses a corresponding compressible structure of a PCB positioning mechanism such that the PCB is substantially secured in a first direction within the optoelectronic transceiver module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.