Patent ID: 7193863

Claim:
An electronics packaging assembly comprising: an assembly housing; a plurality of circuit boards arranged in parallel within said assembly housing, said circuit boards each having a notch on one edge; a vibration stiffener arranged within said assembly housing along a lateral direction relative to said plurality of circuit boards, said vibration stiffener including a plurality of slots that engage with corresponding notches of said plurality of circuit boards, wherein engagement of said vibration stiffener with said plurality of circuit boards limits flexing of said circuit boards in said lateral direction, such that said vibration stiffener extends along a direction transverse to said plurality of parallel circuit boards and by engaging with said plurality of parallel circuit boards stabilizes said plurality of parallel circuit boards along an axis that is transverse to said plurality of parallel circuit boards; and wherein said assembly housing includes a cover, a surface of which abuts said vibration stiffener, such that said cover exerts pressure on said vibration stiffener to maintain firm engagement between said vibration stiffener and said plurality of circuit boards.