Electro-mechanical package of visual display and related circuitry

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention provides an electro-mechanical package, or single assembly, comprising three primary components, or modules: a readout device, preferably in the form of a liquid crystal display; an active electronic circuit in the form of an integrated circuit; and a structure, such as a printed circuit board, which has the dual purpose of providing electrical interconnection with external elements and of supporting the electro-mechanical package.
The separate display and integrated circuit components are secured to the printed circuit board in aligned, electrically contacting relationship by a retaining means common to both the display component and the integrated circuit component, which components in the preferred version of the invention are located on opposite sides of the printed circuit board.
The particular structure disclosed also has several more specific features which contribute to the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of the package.
Among these is the effective use of the available resilience of molded plastic, retaining and guiding elements to simplify both the manufacturing of the components and the assembling of the package.