Patent ID: 11879486
Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 6:
7. An assembly comprising:
at least one assembly board; and
a printed circuit board (PCB) panel secured to the at least one assembly board by a screw and at least one flexible shoulder pin module, the at least one flexible shoulder pin module comprising:
a barrel comprising:
an annular head portion;
a cylindrical body portion formed on the head portion, the body portion having a lesser perimeter and a greater height than the head portion; and
a through-hole extending from a top surface of the body portion to a bottom end of the head portion, the through-hole having a first portion adjacent to the top surface of the body portion and a second portion having a greater diameter than the first portion;

a shoulder pin comprising:
a shaft portion inserted through the first portion of the through-hole and extending above the top surface of the body portion;
a shoulder portion formed on the shaft portion and adjustably extending above the top surface of the body portion to clamp the PCB panel thereto; and
a bottom wall forming an end of the shaft portion that is opposite to the shoulder portion;

a stopper panel having an aperture through which the bottom wall of the shoulder pin is received, the bottom wall of shoulder pin being inserted through the aperture of the stopper panel, the stopper panel and the shoulder pin being directly mechanically attached such that the stopper panel is movable with the shoulder pin, the stopper panel being positioned within the second portion of the through-hole adjacent to the head portion; and
a spring disposed around the shaft portion and secured within the second portion of the through-hole by the stopper panel;

wherein the bottom wall is flared and projects outward from a bottom surface of the stopper panel.