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US4386390A
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Vibration adjustable spacer
Assignee: Bendix Corp
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Filing: 1981-01-21
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Granted: 1983-05-31
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Expires: 2001-01-21
Abstract
Abstract A vibration adjustable spacer (10) is disclosed. In a preferred implementation spacers 10, 10', 10" are used to damp the vibrational resonance of a number of printed circuit boards (42, 44, 46) in an assembly (40). The spacer (10) has an adjustable snubbing means (30) which extends to abut an essentially stationary surface (7) when the board is accelerated in one direction and a pivotable means (22) operating such that retraction of the snubbing means is impeded when the board is accelerated in the opposite direction.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert J. Hammond
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 14:49
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/14; H05K7/1417; H05K7/142
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
A vibration adjustable spacer for a printed circuit board placed between the board and an adjacent surface comprising: a supporting member attached to the printed circuit board; an extensible snubbing means extendible by vibration of the printed circuit board and capable of extension to the adjacent surface; and means for locking said snubbing means in an extended position against said adjacent surface upon an acceleration of the circuit board in the opposite direction of said extending acceleration.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
A vibration adjustable spacer for a printed circuit board placed between the board and an adjacent surface comprising: a supporting member attached to the printed circuit board; an extensible snubbing means extendible by vibration of the printed circuit board and capable of extension to the adjacent surface; and means for locking said snubbing means in an extended position against said adjacent surface upon an acceleration of the circuit board in the opposite direction of said extending acceleration.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A vibration adjustable spacer as defined in claim 1 wherein said snubbing means includes: a pin fixed to said supporting member having its longitudinal axis directed toward said acceleration; a sliding member having a bore, said member slidably mounted on said pin by said bore.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
58 words
A vibration adjustable spacer defined in claim 2 wherein said locking means includes: a plate member pivoting on said support member between a locking position and an open position; means for preventing said plate member from pivoting in excess of said open position, and means for preventing said plate member from pivoting in excess of said locking position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
72 words
A vibration adjustable spacer as defined in claim 3 wherein: said plate member further includes an aperture through which said sliding member extends, such that when said plate is in an open position the sliding member is free to slide on said pin and when said plate is in a locking position the edge of the aperture is in frictional contact with said sliding member preventing retraction thereof from an extended position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
109 words
A circuit board assembly comprising a plurality of substantially rectangular circuit boards, means for mounting each circuit board by supporting two of its edges such that the boards are mounted in parallel rows, and at least one vibration adjustable spacer associated with each board characterized by: a supporting member attached to the printed circuit board; an extensible snubbing means extendible by acceleration of the printed circuit board toward the adjacent surface and capable of extension to the adjacent surface; and means for locking said snubbing means in an extended position against said adjacent surface upon an acceleration of the circuit board in the opposite direction of said extending acceleration.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
109 words
A circuit board assembly comprising a plurality of substantially rectangular circuit boards, means for mounting each circuit board by supporting two of its edges such that the boards are mounted in parallel rows, and at least one vibration adjustable spacer associated with each board characterized by: a supporting member attached to the printed circuit board; an extensible snubbing means extendible by acceleration of the printed circuit board toward the adjacent surface and capable of extension to the adjacent surface; and means for locking said snubbing means in an extended position against said adjacent surface upon an acceleration of the circuit board in the opposite direction of said extending acceleration.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A circuit board assembly as defined in claim 5 wherein: the distance between adjacently mounted boards is not equal.
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