Electronic device and methods

An electronic assembly, comprising:

• a display having a front side for viewing the display, a back side, and side walls extending between the front side and the back side;
• a display holder having a recess for receiving at least part of the display, the display holder extending adjacent part of the front side of the display and adjacent at least part of the side walls of the display;
• a printed circuit board secured relative to the display holder and adjacent the back side of the display, the printed circuit board has a back side, a front side, and outer side walls extending between the front side and the back side of the printed circuit board;
• a spacer situated between the back side of the display and the printed circuit board, the spacer has side walls extending along at least two of the outer side walls of the printed circuit board wherein the spacer is formed entirely of an electrically insulating material;
• the display holder includes an alignment feature;
• the spacer includes an opening, wherein the alignment feature of the display holder is received by the opening of the spacer to help align the spacer and the display holder;
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• the display holder including one or more features to secure the printed circuit board to the display holder.

An electronic assembly, comprising:

• a display having a front side for viewing the display, a back side, and side walls extending between the front side and the back side;
• a display holder having a recess for receiving at least part of the display, the display holder extending adjacent part of the front side of the display and adjacent at least part of the side walls of the display;
• a printed circuit board secured relative to the display holder and adjacent the back side of the display, the printed circuit board has a back side, a front side, and outer side walls extending between the front side and the back side of the printed circuit board;
• a spacer situated between the back side of the display and the printed circuit board, wherein the spacer has side walls extending along at least two of the outer side walls of the printed circuit board, and wherein the side walls of the spacer that extend along at least two of the outer side walls of the printed circuit board are formed entirely of an electrically insulating material;
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• the display holder including a latch to engage and latch the printed circuit board to the display holder, sandwiching the display and the spacer between the display holder and the printed circuit board and to prevent the spacer from moving away from the display when the latch engages the printed circuit board.

A method of assembling an electronic assembly, the method comprising:

• inserting a front side of a display having the front side for viewing the display, a back side, and two or more side walls extending between the front side and the back side, into a recess of a display holder such that the display holder extends adjacent part of the front side of the display and also adjacent at least part of a plurality of side walls of the display with no intervening structure between the plurality of side walls of the display holder and the display;
• aligning one or more alignment features of a spacer with one or more corresponding alignment features of the display holder, and placing the spacer adjacent a back side of the display, wherein the spacer includes a plurality of openings that extend through the spacer resulting in a plurality of air gaps between the back side of the display and a printed circuit board that is in operative communication with the display;
• aligning one or more alignment features of the printed circuit board with one or more corresponding alignment features of the display holder, and placing the printed circuit board adjacent to the spacer opposite the backside of the display, wherein the printed circuit board has a back side, a front side, and outer side walls extending between the front side and the back side of the printed circuit board, the spacer has side walls extending along at least two of the outer side walls of the printed circuit board, and wherein the side walls of the spacer that extend along at least two of the outer side walls of the printed circuit board are formed entirely of an electrically insulating material;
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• after placing the printed circuit board adjacent to the spacer opposite the back side of the display, engaging a latch of the display holder with the printed circuit board to secure the printed circuit board relative to the display holder with the display and the spacer secured therebetween.