Bumper Beans from parvus Corp. Provide Effective Shock/Vibration Isolation Method for Motherboards in Embedded Computer Systems.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2003 Bumper Beans Replace Standoffs To Secure Printed Circuit Boards and Absorb Harmful Shock/Vibration Energies parvus Corp. today announced the Bumper Beans(TM) line of printed circuit board (PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. ) shock and vibration isolators, designed to cushion motherboards, baseboards and other PCBs that experience mechanical stress in high vibration/shock environments. Unit pricing unit pricing n. The pricing of goods on the basis of cost per unit of measure. is $10/each. Bumper Beans serve as replacements for nylon or aluminum standoffs, which are traditionally used to secure a PCB to its enclosure. Embedded computer systems with EBX EBX Electronic Book Exchange (XML standard) EBX Embedded Board Expandable (PC/104) EBX Electronic Branch Exchange EBX Enterprise Business eXtension (Orchestra Networks) , ETX ETX - End Of Text , PC/104 or any other form factor of PCB that is mounted directly onto a septum septum /sep·tum/ (sep´tum) pl. sep´ta [L.] a dividing wall or partition. alveolar septum interalveolar s. , enclosure, baseplate baseplate /base·plate/ (-plat) a sheet of plastic material used in making trial plates for artificial dentures. base·plate n. 1. , or panel could incorporate Bumper Beans to increase reliability and extend component life. Made of shock-absorbing Silastic Silastic /Si·las·tic/ (si-las´tik) trademark for polymeric silicone substances that have the properties of rubber but are biologically inert; used in surgical prostheses. (R) silicone rubber with threaded aluminum nuts/screws integrated into each end, Bumper Beans are designed for G-force sine waves between 80-250hz, reducing force by up to a factor of 10. They have a durometer hardness of 59 and measure 0.75" in length and 0.55" in diameter. Bumper Beans also have either 4-40 and/or 6-32 threaded ends in male/female or female/female versions to accommodate different mounting holes and applications. In addition to being placed underneath circuit boards, Bumper Beans can potentially also be attached to railed card cages, enclosures or any other packaging components with mounting holes to reduce harmful shock/vibration energies experienced during portable, vehicular and other demanding applications. About parvus parvus Corp. is a leading manufacturer and systems integrator of modular embedded computer boards, enclosures, displays and systems based on the PC/104 circuit board standard. Its rugged, embedded PC products offer commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) solutions ideal for avionics, military, medical, industrial, and transportation OEMs. For more information, visit www.parvus.com or call 801/483-1533. Note for Editors High-resolution artwork and an MS Word formatted news release can be downloaded at www.parvus.com/news_releases.htm. |
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