Wedgelock for electronic circuit card module
US7031167B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/1404
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement for introducing a plate element, for which heat needs to be dissipated by means of conduction, into a slot of a chassis which is adapted to absorb the heat. The slot has a back wall adapted to contact the plate element upon its insertion, an opposing front wall, and a base wall. The plate element has margins adapted for carrying the arrangement. The arrangement comprises has a seat located on the margins. The arrangement further has a wedgelock moveably attached to the seat, having two slot engaging surfaces adapted to contact the front and base walls of the slot, and a seat engaging portion adapted to contact the seat. The arrangement further has an actuating mechanism adapted to cause a movement of the wedgelock in a direction toward the front wall and in a direction toward the base wall of the slot until a tight contact is established between the slot engaging surfaces of the wedgelock and the slot's front and base walls, while maintaining a tight contact between the seat engaging portion of the wedgelock and the seat and between the module and the back wall of the slot.
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