US 6,982,878 B2
Mounting apparatus for circuit boards
Yun-Lung Chen, Tu-Cheng (Taiwan); and Xian-Huang Gao, Shenzhen (China)
Assigned to Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., (Taiwan)
Filed on Nov. 12, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/988,466.
Claims priority of application No. 20119339 A (CN), filed on Dec. 13, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2005/0128723 A1, Jun. 16, 2005
Int. Cl. H05K 7/14 (2006.01); H05K 7/18 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 361—801 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mounting apparatus for mounting a circuit board, the mounting apparatus comprising:
a chassis comprising a plurality of standoffs for securing the circuit board;
a fixing member mounted to the chassis and movable horizontally along the chassis, the fixing member comprising a first engaging portion and a first locating portion; and
a supporting member attached to a circuit board, the supporting member comprising a second engaging portion and a second locating portion corresponding to the first engaging portion and the first locating portion respectively; wherein
when the circuit board together with the supporting member is mounted to the chassis, the circuit board is moved in a first direction until the first locating portion of the fixing member engages with the second locating portion of the supporting member to prevent the circuit board from moving in a second direction opposite to the first direction; the first engaging portion of the fixing member exerts force on the second engaging portion of the supporting member to cause the circuit board move in the second direction so that the circuit board together with the supporting member is disassembled from the chassis.