Analog converter box mounting structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12598718-B2
Application number	US-202318190270-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 27, 2023
Priority date	Mar 27, 2023
Publication date	Apr 7, 2026
Grant date	Apr 7, 2026

Abstract

A mounting structure for an analog converter box includes a mounting block having a base portion, a block first side wall extending from the base portion, an end wall intersecting the base portion and the block first side wall, and a block first front wall extending from the end wall and the block first side wall so as to overhang a portion of the base portion. The base portion, the block first side wall, the end wall and the block first front wall combine to define a block first pocket structured to receive a portion of the converter box therein. The converter box can be secured to a mounting surface in either of two, orthogonally-related orientations, for the convenience of a user and/or to facilitate testing operations.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A mounting structure for an analog converter box, the mounting structure comprising:
a mounting block having:
a block first side wall defining a flat first plane; and
a block window spaced apart a first distance from the flat first plane;
an end wall intersecting the block first side wall;
a block first pocket extending between the end wall and the block first side wall,
the end wall intersecting the block first side wall along a block first recess extending into the end wall and the block first side wall in a direction away from the first pocket; and
another mounting block separate from the mounting block and having:
another block first side wall defining a another flat first plane; and
another block window spaced apart a second distance from the another flat first plane,

wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance when the mounting block and the another mounting block are positioned with respect to each other so that the flat first plane and the another flat first plane are coplanar, and wherein the end wall defines the block window.

2 . The mounting structure of claim 1 , wherein edges of the block window are curved.

3 . The mounting structure of claim 1 , wherein the mounting block further includes:
a block second side wall extending opposite the block first side wall and intersecting the end wall; and a block second pocket extending between the end wall and the block second side wall, the end wall intersecting the block second side wall along a block second recess extending into the end wall and the block second side wall in a direction away from the block second pocket.

4 . The mounting structure of claim 1 , wherein the another mounting block includes:
another end wall intersecting the another block first side wall; and another block first pocket extending between the another end wall and the another block first side wall, the another end wall intersecting the another block first side wall along another block first recess extending into the another end wall and the another block first side wall in a direction away from the another block first pocket.

5 . The mounting structure of claim 4 , wherein the mounting block and the another mounting block are structured so that the flat first plane defined by the block first side wall and the another flat first plane defined by the another block first side wall are coplanar or substantially coplanar when the block and the another block are secured in converter box-receiving positions with respect to each other.

6 . The mounting structure of claim 4 , wherein the another mounting block further includes:
another block second side wall extending opposite the another block first side wall and intersecting the another end wall; and another block second pocket extending between the another end wall and the another block second side wall, the another end wall intersecting the another block second side wall along another block second recess extending into the another end wall and the another block second side wall in a direction away from the another block second pocket.

7 . A mounting structure for an analog converter box, the mounting structure comprising:
a mounting block having:
a block first side wall defining a flat first plane;
a block window spaced apart a first distance from the flat first plane; and
another mounting block separate from the mounting block and having:
another block first side wall defining a another flat first plane;
another block window spaced apart a second distance from the another flat first plane;
another end wall intersecting the another block first side wall; and
another block first pocket extending between the another end wall and the another block first side wall,
the another end wall intersecting the another block first side wall along another block first recess extending into the another end wall and the another block first side wall in a direction away from the another block first pocket,
wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance when the mounting block and the another mounting block are positioned with respect to each other so that the flat first plane and the another flat first plane are coplanar, and wherein the another end wall defines the another block window.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Engineering & Mfg North America Inc
• Toyota Jidosha Kk

Inventors

• Moody Nicholas Scott

Classifications

• H05K7/02 Primary

  Arrangements of circuit components or wiring on supporting structure · CPC title

• H02G3/081 Primary

  Bases, casings or covers · CPC title