Patent ID: 6246585
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A card-holding device for the securing of a printed circuit card (4) in a guide rail (2) of a subassembly/subrack or such, with a retaining element (10), situated in front of a front edge (16) of the inserted printed circuit card (4), and for the purpose of withdrawing the printed circuit card (4), said retaining element (10) is adapted to be swiveled away against an elastic restoring force, wherein the card-holding device (1) comprises an activating element (12) elastically coupled to the retaining element (10); wherein the retaining element (10) and the activating element (12) have a common pivot point; and wherein said activating element (12) touches a longitudinal edge (17) of the inserted printed circuit card (4) and exerts an elastic restoring force onto the retaining element (10), but upon withdrawal of the printed circuit card (4), said activating element (12) is freely movable, whereby the elastic restoring force onto the retaining element (10) is then eliminated.