Mounting apparatus, component assembly, and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9414505-B2
Application number	US-201514613017-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 3, 2015
Priority date	Jan 9, 2015
Publication date	Aug 9, 2016
Grant date	Aug 9, 2016

Abstract

An electronic device includes an enclosure, a circuit board mounted in the enclosure, an electronic component attached to the circuit board, an antenna module mounted to the electronic component, and a mounting apparatus configured to mount the antenna module. The mounting apparatus includes a pressing member mounted on the circuit board. The mounting apparatus includes a pressing panel, a pressing block extending from the pressing panel, a positioning piece extending from the pressing panel, and a pressing piece extending from the pressing block. The pressing piece has a back wall. The pressing block presses the electronic component, the pressing panel presses the antenna module, and the back wall and the positioning piece abut against two adjacent sidewalls of the electronic component.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mounting apparatus configured to mount an antenna module to an electronic component, comprising:
a pressing member defining a channel and comprising:
a pressing panel;
a pressing block extending from the pressing panel; and
a positioning piece extending from the pressing panel;

wherein the channel is located between the pressing block and the positioning piece, the pressing member is configured to be mounted on a circuit board with the pressing panel pressing the antenna module in the channel, the pressing block pressing the electronic component, and the positioning piece abutting against a sidewall of the electronic component.

2. The mounting apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a supporting member configured to be mounted in the circuit board, wherein the pressing member and the electronic component are configured to be supported together by the supporting member, and the pressing panel and the supporting member are located at two opposite sides of the electronic component.

3. The mounting apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising a fastener, wherein the pressing member further comprises a pressing piece extending from the pressing block, the pressing piece defines a securing hole, and the fastener is engaged with the supporting member through the securing hole.

4. The mounting apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the pressing piece has a back wall connected to the pressing block, and the back wall abuts against another sidewall adjacent to the sidewall.

5. The mounting apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the pressing block has a bottom surface parallel with the pressing panel, and the back wall is perpendicularly connected to the bottom surface.

6. The mounting apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the positioning piece is substantially perpendicular to the pressing panel, and the back wall is substantially perpendicular to the positioning piece.

7. The mounting apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the pressing panel defines an operation hole extending to the pressing block, and the operation hole is communicated with the securing hole.

8. The mounting apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the fastener comprises a head and a securing post connected to the head, the supporting member defines a latching hole, the securing post is inserted into the securing hole and engaged in the latching hole, the head is received in the operation hole and abut against the pressing piece.

9. The mounting apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the pressing piece covers a part of the operation hole and the bottom surface of the pressing block.

10. The mounting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the positioning piece extends from an end of the pressing panel away from the pressing block.

11. The mounting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pressing member further comprises a supporting piece extends from an end of the pressing piece, and the supporting piece is configured to be supported on the circuit board.

12. A component assembly comprising:
an electronic component;
an antenna module mounted to the electronic component; and
a mounting apparatus comprising:
a pressing member defining a channel and comprising:
a pressing panel;
a pressing block extending from the pressing panel; and
a pressing piece extending from the pressing block;

wherein the pressing piece has a back wall connected to the pressing block, the pressing panel press against the antenna module in the channel, the pressing block press the electronic component, and the back wall abuts against a sidewall of the electronic component.

13. The component assembly of claim 12 , wherein mounting apparatus further comprises a supporting member mounted on a circuit board, the pressing member and the electronic component are corporately supported by the supporting member.

14. The component assembly of claim 13 , further comprising a fastener, wherein the electronic component defines a fastening hole, the pressing piece defines a securing hole, and the fastener is inserted into a hole defined by the fastening hole and the securing hole and engaged with the supporting member.

15. The component assembly of claim 14 , wherein the pressing panel defines an operation hole extending to the pressing block and is communicated with the securing hole, the fastener comprises a head, the head is received in the operation hole and abuts against the pressing piece and the electronic component simultaneously.

16. The component assembly of claim 12 , wherein the pressing member further comprises a positioning piece extending from the pressing panel, and the channel is located between the positioning piece and the pressing block.

17. The component assembly of claim 16 , wherein the positioning piece and the back wall of the pressing piece abut against two adjacent sidewalls of the electronic component.

18. The component assembly of claim 12 , wherein the pressing member further comprises a supporting piece configured to be supported on a circuit board, and the supporting piece extends from the pressing piece.

19. An electronic device comprises:
an enclosure;
a circuit board mounted in the enclosure;
an electronic component attached to the circuit board;
an antenna module mounted to the electronic component; and
a mounting apparatus comprising:
a pressing member mounted to the circuit board, comprising:
a pressing panel;
a pressing block extending from the pressing panel;
a positioning piece extending from the pressing panel; and
a pressing piece extending from the pressing block;

wherein the pressing piece has a back wall, the pressing block presses the electronic component, the pressing panel presses against the antenna module, and the back wall and the positioning piece abut against two adjacent sidewalls of the electronic component.

20. The electronic device of claim 19 , further comprising a fastener and a supporting member mounted in the circuit board, wherein the electronic component comprises a card body defining a fastening hole, the pressing piece defines a securing hole, the card body and the pressing panel are supported together by the supporting member, the fastener is inserted into a hole defined by the fastening hole and the securing hole and engaged with the supporting member, and the pressing panel and the card body are located a horizontal plane parallel to the circuit board.

Assignees

• Hong Fu Jin Prec Ind (Wuhan) Co Ltd
• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hung Wen-Hsiang
• Gu chun-bao
• Zhang Hong-Mei

Classifications

• H05K1/141 Primary

  One or more single auxiliary printed circuits mounted on a main printed circuit, e.g. modules, adapters (H05K1/142 and H05K1/147 take precedence) · CPC title

• H05K5/0026 Primary

  provided with connectors and printed circuit boards [PCB], e.g. automotive electronic control units · CPC title

• H05K1/18

  structurally associated with non-printed electric components (H05K1/16 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05K2201/10598

  Means for fastening a component, a casing or a heat sink whereby a pressure is exerted on the component towards the PCB · CPC title

• H05K3/301

  by means of a mounting structure (H05K3/325 takes precedence) · CPC title