Connector support system
AssigneeRockwell Automation Asia Pacific Business Center Pte. Ltd.
InventorSoon Seng Kang
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Abstract
A connector support system for an automation system device is provided. The connector support system includes a device housing configured to hold a printed circuit board with a connector coupled to the printed circuit board. The connector support system also includes one or more support members coupled to a surface of the housing, wherein the one or more support members are configured to support the connector relative to the housing and configured to resist an overturning moment tending to remove the connector from the printed circuit board.
Claims22
A connector support system for an automation system device, comprising:
- a device housing configured to hold a printed circuit board with a connector coupled to the printed circuit board;
- and
- at least one support member coupled to a surface of the device housing, wherein the at least one support member comprises a beam extending along a length of the device housing substantially parallel to the printed circuit board and an engagement feature configured to engage the connector such that the connector is supported relative to the device housing and the at least one support member resists an overturning force tending to remove the connector from the printed circuit board.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a housing;
- a printed circuit board disposed within the housing;
- a connector coupled to the printed circuit board;
- and
- a support member disposed within the housing, wherein the support member comprises a beam extending along a length of the housing substantially parallel to the printed circuit board, and wherein an engagement feature of the beam engages the connector such that movement of the connector is resisted by the support member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.