Slide snap-in flex cable bobbin assembly for a portable computer

Details Slide snap-in flex cable bobbin assembly for a portable computer Slide snap-in flex cable bobbin assembly for a portable computer

1998-03-10

2000-07-18

Picard, Leo P.

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...

For electronic systems and devices

361680, 361683, 361686, H05K 500

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06091601&

ABSTRACT:
A slide snap-in bobbin for a flex cable assembly on a portable computer is described. In one embodiment, the slide snap-in bobbin includes a tubular portion in which the flex cable is housed and a C-shaped portion connected to the tubular portion via a fin that holds the C-shaped portion past one end of the tubular portion. An elongated slot in the tubular portion is provided for permitting one end of the flex cable to be passed out of the tubular portion for connection to an LCD. The C-shaped portion includes a small, e.g., 1 millimeter, opening having arcuate lead-in features disposed on either side thereof for entry access to a mounting screw boss disposed on the display housing. The opening enables the bobbin to deflect the width of the boss until the opening is wide enough to accommodate the entire diameter of the boss, at which point the bobbin is snapped onto the boss and the C-shaped portion returns to its normal state. To remove the bobbin, the boss is snapped out of the C-shaped portion by urging the bobbin away from the boss such that the boss passes through the opening.

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