US4896397A
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Printed circuit board handling device
Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1989-05-19
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Granted: 1990-01-30
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Expires: 2009-05-19
Abstract
Abstract A handle (10) attached to a printed circuit board (7) for manually inserting and removing the board into and from a rack has a pivotable lever (13,14) at each end of an elongate member (11); to disengage a multi-pin plug and socket connector (8,9) when it is desired to remove the board from the rack, the levers (13,14) are rotated to engage cross-bar members (1,2) of the rack, exerting moments on the handle (10) tending to withdraw the board from the rack. To inhibit rattling of the levers (13,14), when the rack is subjected to vibration, and other undesired rotation of the levers, recesses (25,26) are provided in the elongate member (11) respectively adjacent the levers, the recesses receiving respective resiliently deformable elements (27,28), such as cylinders of neoprene rubber, which co-operate with the levers to urge them towards their inoperative positions.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth F. Elliott
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 09:39
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/14; H05K7/1401; H05K7/1402; H05K7/1409
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A handling device suitable for manually inserting and removing a printed circuit board into and from a rack, said device comprising a rigid elongate member adapted to be attached to a printed circuit board at one end thereof substantially in the plane of the board, and further comprising two ejector levers pivotably attached to the elongate member respectively, one at each end thereof, each lever being manually rotatable in the plane of the board about a respective pivot from an inoperative position to an operative position in which, when the board is mounted in the rack and the levers are pivoted from their inoperative positions to their operative positions, each lever engages the rack for exerting a moment on the device tending to withdraw the board from the rack, wherein the device comprises two resiliently deformable elements each adapted to urge a respective one of the levers towards said inoperative position, in which position neither lever engages said rack.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
A handling device suitable for manually inserting and removing a printed circuit board into and from a rack, said device comprising a rigid elongate member adapted to be attached to a printed circuit board at one end thereof substantially in the plane of the board, and further comprising two ejector levers pivotably attached to the elongate member respectively, one at each end thereof, each lever being manually rotatable in the plane of the board about a respective pivot from an inoperative position to an operative position in which, when the board is mounted in the rack and the levers are pivoted from their inoperative positions to their operative positions, each lever engages the rack for exerting a moment on the device tending to withdraw the board from the rack, wherein the device comprises two resiliently deformable elements each adapted to urge a respective one of the levers towards said inoperative position, in which position neither lever engages said rack.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A handling device as claimed in claim 1, wherein recesses are provided in the elongate member respectively adjacent the levers, each deformable element being received in an associated recess and being co-operable with a respective adjacent lever to urge the lever towards said inoperative position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
75 words
A handling device as claimed in claim 2, wherein each lever has a surface with a plurality of portions successively respectively engageable with its respective deformable element as the lever is rotated, said plurality comprising first and second portions which are respectively relatively further from and closer to the pivot of the lever and which are so disposed that when the deformable element engages the first portion, it urges the lever towards said inoperative position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A handling device as claimed in claim 3, wherein each deformable element is a cylindrical element of resiliently deformable material, the cylindrical surface of each element engaging an associated surface of its respective lever.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
A handling device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said plurality of portions comprises a third portion which is further from the pivot than the second portion and which is on the side of the second portion remote from the first portion, whereby when the deformable element engages the third portion, it urges the lever towards said operative position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A handling device as claimed in claim 5, wherein each deformable element is a cylindrical element of resiliently deformable material, the cylindrical surface of each element engaging an associated surface of its respective lever.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A printed circuit board in combination with a handling device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A rack for printed circuit boards, in combination with one or more of the combinations of a printed circuit board and a handling device as claimed in claim 6.
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