EP0332793A1
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Machine-pluggable electronic package having a mechanical interlock
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1988-03-15
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2008-03-15
Abstract
Abstract A machine-pluggable electronic package containing electronic components and having a mechanical interlock. The package (14) includes a first connector (32) to be connected with a connector mounted on the machine (10). The connection of the package (14) to the machine (10) is achieved by slidably inserting the package (14) along guiding means into a cavity in the machine (10). The package incudes a a second connector (35) to be connected with an connector outside of the machine (10) and the package (14). The package also incudes a lever (38) pivotably mounted on a pivot (41) secured to the package (14), and having a handle (39) with tooth elements (42,43) intended to selectively cooperate with a rail (51) of the cavity in the machine (10). Clockwise rotation of lever (38) forceably engages tooth (43) with rail side (52) thus locking the package in the cavity and connecting connectors (32,54). The reverse rotation unlocks the package and disconnects the connectors (32, 54), but is only possible when no outside connector is secured to the package.
Inventors
- 👤 Casimir Lasmayoux
- 👤 Antoine Pantani
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 09:51
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K5/00; H05K5/02; H05K5/0208; H05K7/00; H05K7/14; H05K7/1401; H05K7/1411
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
277 words
Machine-pluggable electronic package containing electronic components and having a mechanical interlock, said package (14) including a first connector means (32) to be connected with connector means mounted on said machine (10), the connection of said package (14) to said machine (10) being carried out by slidably inserting said package (14) along guiding means into machine (10), characterized in that said package (14) further includes: - a second connector means (35) to be connected with conductor means outside of said machine (10) and said package (14), - A lever (38) pivotably mounted on pivot means (41) secured to said package (14), said lever (38) having a handle (39) and associated first (43) and second (42) locking means, said first and second locking means (43,42) intended to selectively cooperate with third (52) and fourth (53) locking elements, in said machine (10), - said pivot means (41) located such that said first locking means (43) forceably engages said third locking means (52) upon rotation of said lever (38) in a first direction, and located so that said second locking means (42) forceably engages said fourth locking means (53) upon rotation of said lever (38) in a second direction opposite to said first direction, whereby rotation of said lever (38) in said first direction after insertion of said package (14) along said guiding means, engages said first connector means (32) with said connector means mounted on said machine (10) and locks said package (14) into said machine, and rotation of said lever (38) in said second direction disengages said first connector means (32) from said connector means mounted on said machine (10) and unlocks said package (14) from said machine (10).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
277 words
Machine-pluggable electronic package containing electronic components and having a mechanical interlock, said package (14) including a first connector means (32) to be connected with connector means mounted on said machine (10), the connection of said package (14) to said machine (10) being carried out by slidably inserting said package (14) along guiding means into machine (10), characterized in that said package (14) further includes: - a second connector means (35) to be connected with conductor means outside of said machine (10) and said package (14), - A lever (38) pivotably mounted on pivot means (41) secured to said package (14), said lever (38) having a handle (39) and associated first (43) and second (42) locking means, said first and second locking means (43,42) intended to selectively cooperate with third (52) and fourth (53) locking elements, in said machine (10), - said pivot means (41) located such that said first locking means (43) forceably engages said third locking means (52) upon rotation of said lever (38) in a first direction, and located so that said second locking means (42) forceably engages said fourth locking means (53) upon rotation of said lever (38) in a second direction opposite to said first direction, whereby rotation of said lever (38) in said first direction after insertion of said package (14) along said guiding means, engages said first connector means (32) with said connector means mounted on said machine (10) and locks said package (14) into said machine, and rotation of said lever (38) in said second direction disengages said first connector means (32) from said connector means mounted on said machine (10) and unlocks said package (14) from said machine (10).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
70 words
Machine-pluggable electronic package according to claim 1 characterized in that said lever (38) includes - two upwardly extending side arms (40), each of said arms (40) carrying said first (43) and said second (42) locking means, - each of said arms comprising a pivot stud (41) forming said pivot means and designed to cooperate with a pivot aperture formed in the longitudinal extending side of the of said functional package.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
62 words
Machine-pluggable electronic package according to claim 2 characterized in that said package (14) incudes a top cover (33) and a bottom cover (34) fixed together, each of the longitudinaly extending side of said covers having two semi-circular notches forming, upon assembling said top (33) and said bottom (34) covers, a single circular aperture for receiving said one of said pivot stud (41).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
88 words
Machine-pluggable electronic package according to claim 3 characterized in that said first (43) and said second (42) locking means are first (43) and second (42) tooth elements mounted on each of said arms (40), said first tooth elements (43) being positioned with respect to its associated arm (40) so that, upon clockwise rotation of said lever (38) around said studs (41), to penetrate into first associated apertures (45) formed within the top face of said top cover (33), said second tooth element (42) leaving second associated apertures (45).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
Machine-pluggable electronic package according to claim 4 and characterized in that said tooth elements (42,43) are adapted to engage edge portions of a transversally extending rail element (51).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
Machine-pluggable electronic package according to any one of claim 1 to 5 characterized in that said handle (39) is positioned so as to prevent said lever (38) from rotating to said second direction as long as said outside conductor means is connected to said second connector means (35).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
Machine-pluggable electronic package according to claim 6 characterized in that said handle (39) includes at least one appendage, whose size is dependant on the size of said outside conductor means.
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