Communications: electrical – Condition responsive indicating system – Specified housing
Patent
1997-11-05
1999-02-09
Mullen, Jr., Thomas J.
Communications: electrical
Condition responsive indicating system
Specified housing
340525, 361683, G08B 2300
Patent
active
058700277
ABSTRACT:
An indicator cluster includes a controlling substrate and a functional displaying module. The controlling substrate includes a set of five RJ-45 or USB connectors at its rear end, a fixing tab at its rear end, an input connector for +5V power supply, a pair of retaining holes, and connecting pins at its front end. A functional displaying module includes a pair of fastening clips at respective ends of a front panel. The front panel is also provided with a plurality of indicators. A rear end of a long portion of the functional displaying module is provided with connecting pins that correspond to the connecting pins of the controlling substrate. By the configuration described above, the controlling substrate can be readily mounted on to a mounting slot of a computer. Alternatively, it can be also fixedly mounted onto the supporting cartridge for a hard disk drive utilizing the pair of retaining holes. The controlling substrate is electrically connected to the built-in power supply of the computer housing with a conductive wire. The functional displaying module is fixedly attached to a mounting slot for a 3.5" hard disk drive or to a supporting bracket for mounting on to a mounting bracket for a CD-ROM. Accordingly, the indicator cluster is integrally combined with the computer housing.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5050041 (1991-09-01), Shafi
patent: 5214762 (1993-05-01), Bush et al.
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