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Affixation device for electronic display

Assignee: Kitagawa Industries Co Ltd
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Filing: 1986-03-04
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Granted: 1988-03-01
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Expires: 2006-03-04
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Abstract

Abstract An affixation device for an electronic display which comprises a flat platelike rest (1a, 1b, 1c) on which a platelike electronic display (2a, 2b, 2c) is set, support members (43a, 44a, 43b, 44b, 43c, 44c) which hold the flat platelike rest (1a, 1b, 1c) on a wiring board (37a, 37c), and a terminal holding member (7a, 7b, 7c) with a plurality of insertion grooves formed at the edge portion (3Ba, 3Bb, 3Bc) of the platelike rest (1a, 1b, 1c) to hold terminals (50a, 50b, 50c) of the electronic display.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yoshihito Nakano

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 03:11
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/301; G; G09; G09F; G09F9/00; H05K7/00; H05K7/02; H05K7/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 176 words
An affixation device for an electronic display which comprises: a flat platelike rest on which a platelike electronic display may be set; means for securely positioning and holding an electronic display on a first surface of said platelike rest; support means for securely positioning and holding said flat platelike rest on a wiring board; and terminal holding means having a plurality of insertion grooves and formed at an edge portion of the platelike rest for holding terminals of the electronic display, wherein said terminal holding means comprise a plurality of terminal holding members extending from said edge portion and defining said plurality of insertion grooves therebetween, each of said insertion grooves extending from an open top end thereof adjacent said first surface of said platelike rest to an open bottom end thereof adjacent a bottom surface of said platelike rest, and wherein said grooves being open at a side thereof opposite said edge portion of said platelike rest and tapering to be smaller in width at said bottom end thereof than at said top end thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 176 words
An affixation device for an electronic display which comprises: a flat platelike rest on which a platelike electronic display may be set; means for securely positioning and holding an electronic display on a first surface of said platelike rest; support means for securely positioning and holding said flat platelike rest on a wiring board; and terminal holding means having a plurality of insertion grooves and formed at an edge portion of the platelike rest for holding terminals of the electronic display, wherein said terminal holding means comprise a plurality of terminal holding members extending from said edge portion and defining said plurality of insertion grooves therebetween, each of said insertion grooves extending from an open top end thereof adjacent said first surface of said platelike rest to an open bottom end thereof adjacent a bottom surface of said platelike rest, and wherein said grooves being open at a side thereof opposite said edge portion of said platelike rest and tapering to be smaller in width at said bottom end thereof than at said top end thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 18 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said insertion grooves extend almost perpendicularly to said first surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 39 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for positioning and holding an electronic display on said platelike rest comprise projections extending from other edge portions of said platelike rest for contacting edges of an electronic display.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 33 words
The device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said means for positioning and holding an electronic display further comprises holding members extending from said platelike rest having means to grip an electronic display.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 32 words
The device as claimed in claim 4, wherein said means for positioning and holding an electronic display further comprises small pieces extending from said first surface for elastically engaging an electronic display.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 43 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said support means for positioning and holding said platelike rest include positioning members extending from said platelike rest and fittable into grooves of a wiring board to fix the precise position of said platelike rest.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 14 words
The device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the positioning members comprise support legs.

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