Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Patent
1993-02-04
1995-07-04
Thompson, Gregory D.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
361683, 361732, 361735, 361740, 361744, 361790, 361792, 361785, H05K 900
Patent
active
054306175
ABSTRACT:
A modularized electronic system such as notebook or palmtop computer for packaging and assembling one or more electronic I/O module assemblies comprises one upper case assembly and one lower case assembly for mounting the I/O modules in between. Each I/O module comprises a module head and a substantially rectangular module body. The module head further comprises a rigid module connector on its bottom, vertically plugged in a receptacle on the lower case assembly. The module body further comprises a substantially rectangular protruding port on its rear end. The lower case assembly further comprises a U-shaped side opening wherein the rear protruding port of the module body engages and securely attaches to the U-shaped side opening. The I/O module is upwardly supported by the lower case assembly over the module head and the rear protruding port only. The internal mounting mechanism design allows maximum modularization for portable computer systems and can be used as a complementary I/O module design for PCMCIA I/O cards.
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