Patent ID: 7633762
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A ground structure for a tuner mounted on a circuit board disposed on a metal chassis, comprising: a case of the tuner; a metal sleeve protruding from a side surface of the case; a metal ground plate; and a flexible leg portion formed at a lower portion of the ground plate, wherein the tuner is mounted on the circuit board with the sleeve protruding beyond an edge of the circuit board, the ground plate is fitted on the sleeve, the flexible leg portion is disposed on the chassis, the circuit board is fixed to the chassis with a screw, the circuit board and part of the chassis to which the circuit board is fixed are disposed so that the respective surfaces are parallel to each other, the vertical plate portion of the ground plate that is fitted on the sleeve of the tuner extends perpendicularly to a surface of the circuit board and protrudes toward the chassis, and when the circuit board is fixed to the chassis with a screw, the flexible leg portion of the ground plate is pushed against the chassis to come into elastic contact with the chassis.