Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Patent
1997-11-19
2000-02-29
Fuller, Benjamin R.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
361801, 439377, G06F 116, H05K 712
Patent
active
060317159
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for attaching processors and other components to printed circuit assemblies. One particularly useful application for several embodiments of the invention is attaching a single-edge-contact processor to a PCB. In one embodiment, a mounting-module for attaching a component to a PCB is attached to the PCB prior to being shipped to a final device manufacturer. The component has a component height greater than a desired shipping height for the printed circuit board. The mounting-module, more particularly, may have a base attached to the printed circuit board and a component holder attachable to the base. The base and component holder together may have a first height less than the desired shipping height when the component holder is in a detached or lowered position. As such, the base may be attached to the printed circuit board prior to shipping without adversely impacting the shipping costs. The component holder may accordingly be raised or attached to the base to hold the component at the component height after shipping to a device manufacturer. The base and the component holder together may thus be configured to position the component at a desired location on the printed circuit board when the component holder is raised or attached to the base in an assembled position after shipping.
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Fuller Benjamin R.
Micron Electronics Inc.
Patel Jagdish
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