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US 8,505,891 B2Granted
Method and device for fastening a planar substrate, having an electric circuit or the like, in a mounting position
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsMichael Guyenot, Alexander Geissler
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Abstract
In a method for fastening a planar substrate having an electric circuit at a mounting position on a mounting element, a holding arrangement acts upon the planar substrate to fasten it, an activatable expansion arrangement being used as the holding arrangement.
Claims15
A method for fastening a planar substrate having an electric circuit, comprising:
- positioning the planar substrate in a mounting position on a mounting element;
- positioning a holding arrangement in the vicinity of a fastening region of the planar substrate, wherein the holding arrangement is an expansion arrangement configured to be selectively activated;
- and
- activating the expansion arrangement to act upon the planar substrate to fasten the planar substrate against the mounting element by compressive force, wherein prior to activation the expansion arrangement is not in contact with the planar substrate,
- wherein the planar substrate is fastened to a housing cover, and wherein the planar substrate is acted upon initially only on its upper side by the holding arrangement at an end opposite the housing cover.
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A device for fastening a planar substrate having an electric circuit, comprising:
- a mounting element receiving the planar substrate in a mounting position;
- and
- a holding arrangement positioned in the vicinity of a fastening region of the planar substrate, wherein the holding arrangement is an expansion arrangement configured to be selectively activated, and wherein the expansion arrangement is configured to act upon the planar substrate to fasten the planar substrate against the mounting element by compressive force, wherein prior to activation the expansion arrangement is not in contact with the planar substrate, wherein the planar substrate is fastened to a housing cover, and wherein the planar substrate is acted upon initially only on its upper side by the holding arrangement at an end opposite the housing cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.