Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Compliant PCB-to-housing fastener
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Application No.: US15231176Application Date: 2016-08-08
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Publication No.: US10159157B2Publication Date: 2018-12-18
- Inventor: Patrick C Su , Kevin Douglas Moore
- Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Main IPC: G06F1/16
- IPC: G06F1/16 ; H05K5/00 ; H05K5/02 ; H05K7/20 ; H05K7/14 ; H05K9/00 ; H05K7/00

Abstract:
A fastener is provided for fastening a printed circuit and an electronics housing. The fastener has a lead-in feature extending from the fastener and at least one pin extending the fastener. An intermediate standoff portion may be disposed between the lead-in feature and the pin. An electronics housing may be provided that includes the fastener, an electronics housing structure, and a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed adjacent to the electronics housing structure. The lead-in feature may be press fit into an aperture in the housing structure aperture, and the pin may be press fit into an aperture in the PCB. A method of forming an engine control unit is also provided. The method includes providing a PCB, press fitting a fastener to the PCB, dispensing thermal interface material onto a housing structure, pressing the PCB onto the thermal interface material, and press fitting the fastener into the housing structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180042128A1 COMPLIANT PCB-TO-HOUSING FASTENER Public/Granted day:2018-02-08
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