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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 19, 1999
Hirotoshi Hakozaki, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A device for mounting boards, which requires decreased positioning precision for inserting the boards, offering improved operation efficiency and reliability without driving up the cost. The device for mounting boards includes a case body,having board guide grooves,formed in the inner surface thereof, and a case closure,secured to an end of said case body, in order to position and secure the circuit boards in a housing constituted by the case body and the case closure, wherein the board guide grooves have a uniform width w slightly larger than the thickness of the circuit boards and have tapered portions,of which the width is broadened toward an end of the case body opposed to the case closure, and the case closure has securing pawls,which produce elastic force in a direction to be fitted to the case body, and board-holding portions,for positioning and holding the ends of the circuit boards. The circuit boards are smoothly and correctly inserted in the board-guide grooves through the tapered portions.