Patent ID: 8537556

Claim:
A holding apparatus comprising: a circuit board comprising a top, a bottom, and at least two outer perimeter sides, the top and the bottom each having a greater area than each of the at least two outer perimeter sides, the at least two outer perimeter sides being outermost in relation to a central axis along the length of the circuit board; and a support element having a trench for receiving the circuit board formed in or on the support element, the trench including longitudinal sides and a bottom, the bottom extending from a first of the longitudinal sides to a second of the longitudinal sides, wherein at least one first clamping element is arranged on one or both longitudinal sides of the circuit board and at least one second clamping element is arranged in the trench, as a result of which the circuit board received by the trench is fixed in the trench in a clearance-free fashion, wherein each of the longitudinal sides of the trench includes a groove, the circuit board having a shape that fits in the grooves, wherein the grooves at least partially enclose at least one of the at least two outer perimeter sides of the printed circuit board, wherein the at least one second clamping element includes an elastically or plastically deformable tapering of the trench and a bevel of the longitudinal sides of the trench, and wherein the at least one first clamping element is formed by an elastically or plastically deformable, continuous or punctiform widening, thickening, or widening and thickening of the circuit board.