Electronic arrangement comprising a circuit board

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9713277-B2
Application number	US-201314651159-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 11, 2013
Priority date	Dec 10, 2012
Publication date	Jul 18, 2017
Grant date	Jul 18, 2017

Abstract

The invention relates to an electronic arrangement having a directly contactable circuit board ( 2 ), said electronic arrangement comprising: a circuit board ( 2 ) that includes at least one electric contact for electric contacting, a housing ( 3 ) inside which the circuit board ( 2 ) is arranged, and a plug shroud ( 33 ) that is arranged on the housing ( 3 ). The circuit board ( 2 ) includes a first circuit board half ( 24 ) that has a support ( 4 ) for supporting the circuit board ( 4 ), and a second circuit board half ( 25 ). The circuit board ( 2 ) is supported on the support ( 4 ) in such a way that the support ( 4 ) defines a swivel region, in particular a swivel axis of the circuit board ( 2 ), about which the circuit board ( 2 ) can swivel.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic arrangement comprising:
a circuit board ( 2 ) having at least one electric contact ( 22 ) for making an electrical contact, and
a housing ( 3 ) in which the circuit board ( 2 ) is arranged, and a plug collar ( 33 ) that is arranged on the housing ( 3 ),
wherein the circuit board ( 2 ) comprises a first circuit board half ( 24 ) having a mounting ( 4 ) configured to support the circuit board ( 2 ), and a second circuit board half ( 25 ),
wherein the circuit board ( 2 ) is supported on the mounting ( 4 ) in such a manner that the mounting ( 4 ) defines a pivot region about which the circuit board ( 2 ) is configured to pivot,
wherein the at least one electric contact ( 22 ) of the circuit board ( 2 ) is arranged in a region of the plug collar ( 33 ) in order to produce the electrical contact,
wherein a first resilient element ( 34 ) and a second resilient element ( 35 ) are arranged on the plug collar ( 33 ) so that the circuit board ( 2 ) is centered if a plug ( 12 ) is inserted in the plug collar ( 33 ) and at least one electric contact ( 23 ) of the plug ( 12 ) comes into contact with the at least one electric contact ( 22 ) of the circuit board ( 2 ), and
wherein, after a direct electrical contact has been produced between the circuit board ( 2 ) and the plug ( 12 ), the circuit board ( 2 ) is symmetrically fixed in relation to the first and second resilient elements ( 34 , 35 ) on the plug collar ( 33 ).

2. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the mounting ( 4 ) comprises on the housing ( 3 ) a first mounting pin ( 8 ) and a second mounting pin ( 9 ) that are arranged lying opposite one another on the housing, and the circuit board ( 2 ) is mounted between the first mounting pin ( 8 ) and the second mounting pin ( 9 ).

3. The arrangement as claimed in claim 2 , characterized in that the circuit board ( 2 ) comprises a through-going opening ( 20 , 21 ) into which at least one of the first mounting pin and the second mounting pin ( 8 , 9 ) protrudes.

4. The arrangement as claimed in claim 3 , characterized in that the first mounting pin ( 8 ) is conical in shape and the second mounting pin ( 9 ) is in the form of a hollow cylinder.

5. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the mounting ( 4 ) comprises a first mounting region ( 5 ) and a second mounting region ( 6 ) and each mounting region ( 5 , 6 ) comprises a first mounting pin and a second mounting pin ( 8 , 9 ; 10 , 11 ).

6. The arrangement as claimed in claim 5 , characterized in that a straight line through the first mounting region and the second mounting region ( 5 , 6 ) is perpendicular to a plug-in direction (Z) in which a plug is inserted into the plug collar ( 33 ).

7. The arrangement as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising an electronic component ( 7 ) that is arranged on the circuit board ( 2 ) between the first mounting region ( 5 ) and the second mounting region ( 6 ).

8. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the circuit board ( 2 ) protrudes at least in part into the plug collar ( 33 ).

9. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a second mounting ( 40 ) that comprises at least one flexible element ( 41 , 42 ) configured to support the circuit board ( 2 ) in a flexible manner on the second circuit board region ( 25 ).

10. The arrangement as claimed in claim 9 , characterized in that the flexible element ( 41 , 42 ) is arranged at the through-going opening ( 36 ) of the housing ( 3 ) towards the plug collar ( 33 ).

11. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a transportation lock element ( 16 ) that is configured to be received in the plug collar ( 33 ) in order to secure the circuit board ( 2 ).

12. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said pivot region is a pivot axis of the circuit board ( 2 ).

13. The arrangement as claimed in claim 9 , characterized in that the flexible element ( 41 , 42 ) is arranged on a retaining pin ( 43 , 44 ) that is provided on the housing ( 3 ).

14. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a second mounting ( 40 ) that comprises two flexible elements configured to support the circuit board ( 2 ) in a flexible manner on the second circuit board region ( 25 ).

15. The arrangement as claimed in claim 14 , characterized in that the flexible elements are arranged at the through-going opening ( 36 ) of the housing ( 3 ) towards the plug collar ( 33 ).

16. The arrangement as claimed in claim 14 , characterized in that the flexible elements are arranged on retaining pins ( 43 , 44 ) provided on the housing ( 3 ).

Assignees

• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Kroeckel Markus
• Gueckel Richard

Classifications

• H05K7/1417 Primary

  having securing means for mounting boards, plates or wiring boards (H05K7/1461 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05K2201/09063

  Holes or slots in insulating substrate not used for electrical connections · CPC title

• H05K5/0069

  having connector relating features for connecting the connector pins with the PCB or for mounting the connector body with the housing · CPC title

• H05K2201/09754

  Connector integrally incorporated in the printed circuit board [PCB] or in housing · CPC title

• H05K5/006

  characterized by features for holding the PCB within the housing · CPC title