Auto docking/locking rack hardware for easy serviceability of printed circuit cards in tight spaces
US6493235B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/1418
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A guide structure and matching printed circuit card carrying cartridge provides hot pluggability functionality even when electronic circuit components need to be disposed in very tight spaces. The guide structure includes front and rear portions linked by slot-defining rungs. Front and rear apertures provide alignment and/or locking functions. The guide structure is easily manufacturable from a single sheet of metal which is stamped and formed to meet all desirable design specifications. A matching self-contained docking cartridge is provided with mating parts for these apertures. EMI shielding and cooling functions are also accommodated.
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