Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Patent
1993-02-24
1995-03-14
Picard, Leo P.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
361759, 439153, H05K 500, H01R 1362
Patent
active
053981642
ABSTRACT:
This invention is a printed circuit card latching and stiffening assembly with an elongated stiffener member located on the top edge of the printed circuit card. A latch is pivotally attached to the stiffener member. At least one compliant clip is mounted on the stiffener member so that the clip may be slid to engage the pivotal latch in a locked position. The latch also includes a slot for engaging an electronic enclosure structure, such as a card cage. The slot enables the card to be cammed into the base of the card cage when the pivotal latch engages the sliding compliant clip. The latching and stiffening assembly further includes at least one pivotal member which may pivot from the stiffener member to engage a side of the printed circuit card further stiffening the card.
REFERENCES:
patent: T876004 (1970-07-01), Andreini et al.
patent: 3851222 (1974-11-01), Michalak et al.
patent: 4197572 (1980-04-01), Aimar
patent: 4417778 (1983-11-01), Halvorsen et al.
patent: 4580192 (1986-04-01), Beun
patent: 4778401 (1988-10-01), Boudreau et al.
patent: 4780792 (1988-10-01), Harris et al.
patent: 4914550 (1990-04-01), Filsinger et al.
IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, vol. 10, No. 7, Dec. 1967, "Printed Wiring Card Retention-Extraction", G. V. Clarke et al., pp. 1014-1015.
IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, vol. 10, No. 11, Apr. 1968, "Latch", M. E. Ecker et al., p. 1652.
Fail-Safe Clip for Printed Circuit Board Stiffener, L. G. Cook et al., IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, vol. 29, No. 10, Mar. 1987, pp. 4617-4618.
Card on Segmented Board Electronic Package, D. V. Allen et al., IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, vol. 19, No. 1, Jun. 1976, pp. 51-52.
Goodman Walter A.
Ott, III William F.
Fraley Lawrence R.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Ledynh Bot
Perkins R. Kevin
Picard Leo P.
LandOfFree
Printed circuit card latching and stiffening assembly does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Printed circuit card latching and stiffening assembly, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Printed circuit card latching and stiffening assembly will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-716722