Electronic device
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsPaul J. Gwin, Brian J. Long
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Abstract
Electronic device and housing for such devices are described and claimed. In one example a housing comprises a first end cap dimensioned to fit within a first open end of the housing and comprising a first bracket having a first cam surface positioned to engage the second surface of the printed circuit board when the first end cap is inserted into the first open end of the housing. Inserting the first end cap into the first open end of the housing causes the first cam surface to urge the printed circuit board in a direction which compresses the first heat generating component against an interior surface of the housing.
Claims19
An electronic device, comprising:
- a housing comprising a first open end and a second open end and a first support member extending at least a portion of the distance between the first open end and the second open end;
- a printed circuit board comprising a first surface, a second surface and at least one heat generating component disposed on the first surface, wherein the printed circuit board has a width dimensioned to slide into the housing and to be supported by the first support member;
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- a first end cap dimensioned to fit within the first open end of the housing and comprising a first bracket having a first cam surface positioned to engage the second surface of the printed circuit board when the first end cap is inserted into the first open end of the housing, wherein inserting the first end cap into the first open end of the housing causes the first cam surface to urge the printed circuit board in a direction which compresses the first heat generating component against an interior surface of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.