Patent ID: 6201710
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A housing configuration, comprising:a printed circuit board equipped with components and having an edge, end surfaces and a surface with a ground terminal;a housing having an at least partially metallic housing wall defining a gap region between said housing wall and the edge of the printed circuit board, said housing having at least one metallic spring profile element inserted into said gap region;said spring profile element having a first profile leg and a second profile leg connected to one another forming a substantially V-shaped profile cross section, said spring profile element including a stop piece connected to said first profile leg, said stop piece extending away from said first profile leg at an angle and seated in an electrically contact making manner on the around terminal of the printed circuit board; andsaid second profile leg exerting an elastic spreading force while bearing against and electrically contacting said housing wall.