Spring Bracket Sensor Mounting Without Soldering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for mounting sensors to circuit boards require soldering and occupy significant space, making them cumbersome and difficult to assemble or disassemble.
Innovation Solution
A spring bracket with leg members and a spring member that securely attaches a sensor to a circuit board without soldering, using hook members to engage the board and a spring force to maintain contact, allowing for easy assembly and disassembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a conventional spring is used to hold a sensor, then the sensor can be mounted, but the spring takes up a lot of room and must be soldered to the PCB
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the spring mounting mechanism with the bracket structure itself. The bracket includes integrated spring members that are part of the bracket body, eliminating the need for separate springs and reducing the overall footprint on the circuit board while maintaining the sensor mounting function
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket is designed to perform multiple functions: it provides mechanical support for the sensor, applies spring force to maintain contact, and integrates the mounting mechanism into a single component that can be easily assembled and disassembled without soldering
2Reliability
If a conventional spring mounting method is used, then the sensor can be held in place, but it is difficult to assemble or disassemble
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket incorporates spring members that provide dynamic, adjustable force to hold the sensor in place. The spring force can be tuned to provide reliable mounting while still allowing for easy assembly and disassembly when needed, as the spring pressure can be overcome with simple manual force
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the conventional soldering mechanical system with a spring-based mechanical fastening system. This substitution eliminates the need for heat, soldering tools, and complex assembly procedures, allowing for simple manual assembly and disassembly while maintaining reliable sensor mounting
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution reduces the footprint on the circuit board, simplifies the assembly process, and ensures reliable electrical contact between the sensor and the board, enhancing the ease of sensor placement and removal.
Implementation Method 1
at least one spring member having a first surface configured to contact a top portion of the sensor and exert a force substantially normal to the circuit board in the engaged position of the bracket
Data Source
AI summary
A bracket for holding a sensor at a location on a circuit board. The bracket comprises a main body and at least two leg members. Each leg member further includes a first end connected to the main body and a second end extending away from the main body at a predetermined angle. In an engaged position of the bracket, the second end of each leg member is configured to extend through a corresponding opening in the circuit board and wherein each second end further comprises a hook member configured to engage a bottom portion of the circuit board in the engaged of the bracket. The bracket further includes at least one spring member having a first surface configured to contact a top portion of the sensor and exert a force substantially normal to the circuit board in the engaged position of the bracket.