Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Patent
1993-12-23
1995-02-28
Picard, Leo P.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
361752, 361759, 211 41, H05K 714
Patent
active
053943058
ABSTRACT:
Card cages for mounting an array of electronic modules are provided for. The card cage comprises a plurality of generally rectangular shaped panels, including a top panel, a bottom panel, a back panel, and two side panels. The panels are adapted for assembly into a generally right-rectangular prism shaped frame having a closed back and an open front and defining one or more module mounting areas. The card cage also comprises guides adapted to slidably receive one or more electronic modules having electrical connectors. The guides are provided on at least one panel defining each mounting area. The back panel has electrical connectors adapted to engage the electrical connectors of the electronic modules. The top, bottom, and side panels are interlockable. Those interlockable panels are fabricated from a single sheet of metal and have a plurality of integral interlocking members. The interlocking members collectively constitute a plurality of associated pairs of tongues and openings. The openings are adapted to interlock with their associated tongues. The interlocked members are interlocked by translating the interlockable panels in a first direction relative to each other such that the tongues are inserted through their associated openings and by subsequently translating the interlockable panels in a second direction relative to each other such that the tongues and openings cooperate to preclude translation of the interlockable panels in the first relative direction. The interlocking members thereby support the interlockable panels relative to each other.
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Harwood Walter T.
Moral Leonardo D.
Rodriguez Horace C.
Samson Ronald M.
Charles Industries, Ltd.
Picard Leo P.
Whang Young
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