Electronic assembly for a vehicle display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11284522-B2
Application number	US-202016784883-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 7, 2020
Priority date	Feb 7, 2020
Publication date	Mar 22, 2022
Grant date	Mar 22, 2022

Abstract

An electronic assembly includes a plurality of circuit boards each comprising engagement grooves spaced around an outer wall. The assembly includes a plurality of spacers with alignment elements. The alignment elements comprise a first tab and a first tab receiver extending in a first axial direction. The alignment elements further comprising a second tab extending in a second axial direction opposite the first and a second tab receiver extending in the second axial direction. A first spacer is disposed between a first circuit board and a second circuit board. The first tab of the first spacer is disposed within a first engagement groove of the first circuit board. The second circuit board is disposed between the first spacer and a second spacer. A second tab of the first spacer is received in a second engagement groove of the second circuit board and a first tab receiver of the second spacer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A circuit assembly comprising:
a plurality of circuit boards, each circuit board of the plurality of circuit boards comprising a plurality of pairs of engagement grooves spaced around a periphery of each circuit board, each pair of engagement grooves of said plurality of pairs of engagement grooves comprising a first groove and a second groove, said plurality of circuit boards comprising a first circuit board and a second circuit board;
a plurality of spacers, each spacer of the plurality of spacers comprising a plurality of sets of alignment elements, each sets of alignment elements comprising a first tab extending in a first axial direction and a first tab receiver extending in the first axial direction having a first size for receiving a first portion of the first tab of another spacer, said plurality of sets of alignment elements further comprising a second tab extending in a second axial direction opposite the first axial direction and a second tab receiver extending in the second axial direction having a second size for receiving a first portion of the second tab of another spacer, said plurality of spacers comprising a first spacer and a second spacer;
said first spacer of the plurality of spacers disposed between the first circuit board and second circuit board, wherein a first tab of the first spacer is disposed within a first engagement groove of the plurality of pairs of engagement grooves of the first circuit board;
said second circuit board disposed between the first spacer and the second spacer of the plurality of spacers;
wherein a second tab of the first spacer is received in a second engagement groove of the plurality of pairs of engagement grooves of the second circuit board and a first tab receiver of the second spacer; and
wherein a third tab of the second spacer is received in a third engagement groove of the second circuit board and at least partially within a second tab receiver of the first spacer.

2. The circuit assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the first tab is axially aligned with the second tab receiver and wherein the second tab is axially aligned with the first tab receiver.

3. The circuit assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the second tab comprises a first engagement surface engaging the second circuit board and wherein the third tab comprises a second engagement surface engaging the second circuit board.

4. The circuit assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the plurality of spacers are rotationally symmetric.

5. The circuit assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the plurality of circuit boards are round and the plurality of pairs of engagement grooves are equally spaced.

6. The circuit assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the plurality of spacers are bi-orientable.

7. The circuit assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the plurality of spacers comprise a first fastener opening in the plurality of sets of alignment elements.

8. The circuit assembly as recited in claim 7 wherein the first fastener opening is disposed between the first tab and the second tab.

9. The circuit assembly as recited in claim 8 wherein the plurality of circuit boards comprises a second fastener opening, aligned with the first fastener opening.

10. The circuit assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the first spacer comprising an outer wall comprising electrically shielding material.

11. The circuit assembly as recited in claim 10 wherein the first spacer comprises a cover comprising electrically shield material extending at least partially within the outer wall.

12. The circuit assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the first circuit board is coupled to an alignment frame and a global positioning antenna disposed directly adjacent to the alignment frame and a glass cover.

Assignees

• Polaris Inc

Inventors

• Powell Mark A

Classifications

• H05K1/144 Primary

  Stacked arrangements of planar printed circuit boards · CPC title

• H05K5/13

  assembled by screws · CPC title

• H05K2201/09027

  Non-rectangular flat PCB, e.g. circular · CPC title

• H05K2201/2036

  Permanent spacer or stand-off in a printed circuit or printed circuit assembly · CPC title

• H05K2201/2018

  Presence of a frame in a printed circuit or printed circuit assembly · CPC title