公开(公告)号：US06323423B1

公开(公告)日：2001-11-27

申请号：US09282482

申请日：1999-03-31

申请人： Paul T. Tirrell ,  Erik Nelson ,  Edward Claprood

发明人： Paul T. Tirrell ,  Erik Nelson ,  Edward Claprood

IPC分类号： H02G308

CPC分类号： H05K7/1424

摘要： A housing receives a printed circuit board and a plurality of daughter boards. The housing has two opposing sidewalls, a floor, and a ceiling. The sidewalls extend from opposing sides of the floor to opposing sides of the ceiling. The opposing sidewalls, the floor and the ceiling defining an opening for receiving a daughter board within slots in the floor and the ceiling. A movable ceiling member attaches to the sidewalls. The ceiling, the movable ceiling member and the sidewalls define an opening for receiving a printed circuit board, such as a backplane, when the movable ceiling member is in an unsecured position. The movable ceiling member is aligned with the ceiling when the movable ceiling member is in a secured position. The movable ceiling member includes a fastener that secures the printed circuit board. The movable ceiling member accommodates printed circuit boards having various thicknesses.

摘要翻译： 壳体接收印刷电路板和多个子板。 外壳有两个相对的侧壁，一个地板和一个天花板。 侧壁从地板的相对侧延伸到天花板的相对侧。 相对的侧壁，地板和天花板限定用于在地板和天花板的槽内接收子板的开口。 可移动的天花板构件附接到侧壁。 当可移动天花板构件处于不安全位置时，天花板，可动顶板构件和侧壁限定用于接收印刷电路板（例如背板）的开口。 当可动天花板构件处于固定位置时，可动顶板与天花板对准。 可动顶板包括固定印刷电路板的紧固件。 可移动的顶板可容纳各种厚度的印刷电路板。

公开(公告)号：US06285563B1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-04

申请号：US09282673

申请日：1999-03-31

申请人： Erik Nelson ,  Edward Claprood ,  Paul T. Tirrell

发明人： Erik Nelson ,  Edward Claprood ,  Paul T. Tirrell

IPC分类号： H05K114

CPC分类号： G11B33/1413 ,  H05K7/1445

摘要： A support bracket, which can be used in a method of reinforcing a printed circuit board, secures the printed circuit board, such as a backplane having a plurality of electrical connectors that engage corresponding electrical connectors of daughter boards. The support bracket includes a cross member attachable to the printed circuit board in a direction substantially transverse to a direction of motion of the daughter boards. The support bracket also includes first and second end support members attached transversely to the cross member at corresponding ends of the cross member. The end support members are fixable to a support surface and are adapted to secure the support bracket in the direction of motion of the daughter boards.

摘要翻译： 可用于加强印刷电路板的方法中的支撑托架固定印刷电路板，例如具有接合子板的对应电连接器的多个电连接器的背板。 支撑托架包括可沿着基本上横向于子板的运动方向的方向附接到印刷电路板的横向构件。 支撑托架还包括在横向构件的相应端处横向于横向构件附接的第一和第二端部支撑构件。 端部支撑构件可固定到支撑表面并且适于将支撑支架固定在子板的运动方向上。

公开(公告)号：US06324065B1

公开(公告)日：2001-11-27

申请号：US09281846

申请日：1999-03-31

申请人： Erik Nelson ,  Edward Claprood ,  Paul T. Tirrell

发明人： Erik Nelson ,  Edward Claprood ,  Paul T. Tirrell

IPC分类号： H05K714

CPC分类号： H05K7/1461

摘要： A stiffener supports a printed circuit board during insertion and removal within a slot of a card cage having one or more electrical connectors. The stiffener has a rigid elongated member that defines an elongated channel. The elongated member is adapted to engage an edge of the printed circuit board along the channel. The member has an engagement portion for receiving an applied force, a driver portion for engaging an electrical connecting mechanism, and a translator portion for translating the force from the engagement portion to the driver portion.

摘要翻译： 在具有一个或多个电连接器的卡笼的插槽内的插入和移除期间，加强件支撑印刷电路板。 加强件具有限定细长通道的刚性细长构件。 细长构件适于沿着通道接合印刷电路板的边缘。 构件具有用于接收施加力的接合部分，用于接合电连接机构的驱动器部分和用于将力从接合部分转移到驱动器部分的平移部分。

公开(公告)号：USD428605S

公开(公告)日：2000-07-25

申请号：US102754

申请日：1999-03-31

申请人： Edward Claprood ,  Paul T. Tirrell ,  Erik Nelson

设计人： Edward Claprood ,  Paul T. Tirrell ,  Erik Nelson

公开(公告)号：USD428393S

公开(公告)日：2000-07-18

申请号：US107241

申请日：1999-06-30

申请人： Erik Nelson ,  Paul T. Tirrell

设计人： Erik Nelson ,  Paul T. Tirrell

公开(公告)号：USD432098S

公开(公告)日：2000-10-17

申请号：US107240

申请日：1999-06-30

申请人： Erik Nelson ,  Paul T. Tirrell

设计人： Erik Nelson ,  Paul T. Tirrell

公开(公告)号：US06325472B1

公开(公告)日：2001-12-04

申请号：US09283029

申请日：1999-03-31

申请人： Paul T. Tirrell ,  Erik Nelson ,  Edward Claproad

发明人： Paul T. Tirrell ,  Erik Nelson ,  Edward Claproad

IPC分类号： A47B9700

CPC分类号： H05K7/1424

摘要： A fastening device attaches a printed circuit board, such as a backplane, within a support framework of an electrical cabinet. The fastening device includes two adjacent members of the support framework. A threaded stud is attached to one of the members and extends toward the adjacent member. A captive fastener is attached to the other adjacent member. The captive fastener has a thread that cooperates with the thread of the stud. The fastener is aligned with the stud, the cooperative thread of the fastener is capable of engaging the thread of the stud. The fastening device secures the printed circuit board between the adjacent members of the support framework.

摘要翻译： 紧固装置将诸如背板的印刷电路板连接在电气柜的支撑框架内。 紧固装置包括支撑框架的两个相邻构件。 一个螺柱连接到其中一个构件并向相邻构件延伸。 紧固件固定在另一个相邻的构件上。 固定紧固件具有与螺柱的螺纹配合的螺纹。 紧固件与螺栓对准，紧固件的协作螺纹能够接合螺柱的螺纹。 紧固装置将印刷电路板固定在支撑框架的相邻构件之间。

公开(公告)号：US06791841B1

公开(公告)日：2004-09-14

申请号：US10318949

申请日：2002-12-13

申请人： Paul T. Tirrell ,  Ralph L. Specht, Jr.

发明人： Paul T. Tirrell ,  Ralph L. Specht, Jr.

IPC分类号： H05K503

CPC分类号： H05K5/0247

摘要： An electronic system has electronic equipment, and an electronic cabinet which houses the electronic equipment. The electronic cabinet includes a support structure which is configured to carry the electronic equipment, and a door panel which is configured to pivotally mount to the support structure. The door panel and the support structure define an opening through which a set of cables is configured to pass. The electronic cabinet further includes an assembly which is configured to manage the cables. The assembly includes a mounting bracket which is configured to mount to one of the support structure and the door panel at a location which is adjacent the opening, a section of flexible material which defines a set of grooves to hold the set of cables, and a fastener interconnected between the mounting bracket and the section of flexible material to fasten the section of flexible material to the mounting bracket.

摘要翻译： 电子系统具有电子设备和容纳电子设备的电子柜。 电子柜包括构造成承载电子设备的支撑结构，以及构造成可枢转地安装到支撑结构的门板。 门板和支撑结构限定了一组开口，一组电缆通过该开口配置成通过。 电子柜还包括被配置为管理电缆的组件。 该组件包括安装支架，该安装支架构造成在与开口相邻的位置处安装到支撑结构和门板中的一个，限定一组凹槽以保持该组电缆的柔性材料的一部分，以及 紧固件互连在安装支架和柔性材料部分之间，以将柔性材料的部分紧固到安装支架。

公开(公告)号：US5403214A

公开(公告)日：1995-04-04

申请号：US150959

申请日：1993-11-12

申请人： Paul T. Tirrell

发明人： Paul T. Tirrell

IPC分类号： H01R4/64 ,  H01R13/74 ,  H01R24/58 ,  H05F3/02 ,  H01R17/18

CPC分类号： H01R24/20 ,  H01R4/64 ,  H05F3/02 ,  H01R13/74 ,  H01R2101/00

摘要： A grounding jack for mechanically and electrically securely coupling a device to be grounded to a ground conducting member includes a generally circular shaped grounding jack having a first end adapted to be inserted into a grounding jack receiver hole in the ground conducting member. The grounding jack receiver hole includes a first predetermined diameter. A second end of the ground conducting jack is adapted for receiving a ground coupling plug from a device to be grounded. A central bore region, into which the ground coupling plug is inserted, extends from the second end to proximate the first end, and is substantially surrounded by a grounding jack wall region. Also included is a ground conducting member engaging region which has a predetermined diameter larger than the predetermined diameter of the grounding jack receiver hole in the ground conducting member, and preferably includes a knurled outside surface, for mechanically and electrically securely engaging with a sidewall of the grounding jack receiver hole. The grounding jack further includes a cutout region forming a slot extending the length of the grounding jack, which allows the ground conducting member engaging region to be compressed in diameter and inserted into the smaller diameter grounding jack receiver hole in the ground conducting member, for providing constant tension for the ground conducting member engaging region against the sidewall portion of the grounding jack receiver hole.

摘要翻译： 用于将要接地的设备机械地和电气地牢固地联接到接地导电构件的接地插座包括大致圆形的接地插座，其具有适于插入接地导线构件中的接地插座接收器孔中的第一端。 接地插座接收孔包括第一预定直径。 接地导电插座的第二端适于从要接地的设备接收地耦合插头。 接地连接插头插入其中的中心孔区域从第二端延伸到接近第一端，并且基本上被接地插座壁区域包围。 还包括地面导电构件接合区域，其具有大于接地导电构件中的接地插座接收孔的预定直径的预定直径，并且优选地包括滚花外表面，用于机械地和电气地牢固地与侧壁 接地插座接收孔。 接地插座还包括形成延伸接地插座长度的插槽的切口区域，其允许接地导电构件接合区域被直径压缩并插入到接地导电构件中较小直径的接地插座接收器孔中，以提供 接地导电构件接合区域抵抗接地插座接收器孔的侧壁部分的恒定张力。

公开(公告)号：US5828546A

公开(公告)日：1998-10-27

申请号：US406358

申请日：1995-03-20

申请人： Paul T. Tirrell ,  William R. Tuccio

发明人： Paul T. Tirrell ,  William R. Tuccio

IPC分类号： G11B33/12 ,  H05K7/14 ,  H05K5/00

CPC分类号： G11B33/125 ,  H05K7/1409

摘要： A customer removable storage system peripheral device cover is formed from two symmetrical right and left covers, each having a number of air channel openings spaced to meet finger insertion safety requirements. The covers are fastened together around grooved symmetrical guides hot staked on either side of a drive carrier. Inside the covers, a floating disk adaptor board is included at the rear to electrically connect the drive to the storage system. A ribbon wire cable is placed along the bottom of the interior of the device cover, to connect to an LED panel on the front of the device cover. An ejector pivotally attached to the device cover has locking tabs that grip a shelf of the chassis at the position where the drive is to be inserted, and propel the covered drive inward along rails in the chassis that fit into grooved symmetrical guides to snap the covered drive into its position and connect it to a backplane. Guide pins in the backplane match openings in the floating board disk adaptor's gang connector at the rear of the device cover to insure proper insertion. When a latch in the ejector is released, the front planar surface moves down to engage with a shelf of the chassis within which the covered drive is mounted. A downward pivot of the ejector propels the covered drive out of its position for removal. A simple manufacturing process is used to assemble a drive within the covers of the invention.

摘要翻译： 客户可移动存储系统外围设备盖由两个对称的左右盖形成，每个具有间隔开的空气通道开口以满足手指插入安全要求。 将盖子固定在一起，在驱动器托架两侧热铆的槽形对称导轨上。 在盖子内部，后部包括浮动盘适配器板，以将驱动器电连接到存储系统。 带状电缆沿设备内部的底部放置，以连接到设备盖前部的LED面板。 枢转地附接到装置盖的喷射器具有锁定突出部，其在驱动器将被插入的位置处抓住底盘的搁板，并且将覆盖的驱动器向内推动到底盘中的轨道中，该轨道适合于槽形的对称导向件中， 驱动其位置并将其连接到背板。 背板中的导销与设备盖后面的浮板适配器组合连接器中的开口匹配，以确保正确插入。 当释放器中的闩锁被释放时，前平面表面向下移动以与其中安装有被覆盖的驱动器的底盘架相接合。 喷射器的向下枢轴推动被覆盖的驱动器脱离其位置以便拆卸。 使用简单的制造过程来组装本发明的盖内的驱动器。