公开(公告)号：US4520240A

公开(公告)日：1985-05-28

申请号：US556872

申请日：1983-12-01

申请人： Dan E. Swindler

发明人： Dan E. Swindler

IPC分类号： H01H25/04 ,  G09F9/30 ,  H01H3/00 ,  H01H19/00

CPC分类号： H01H25/041 ,  H01H25/04

摘要： A four-way integral switch mechanism allows activation of any one of four switches. This mechanism may be used to position a cursor on a display in both the vertical and horizontal directions where there is a need to control four separate switches to properly locate the cursor. The switch mechanism includes two switch toppers, one of which snaps into and pivots within the other along an axis in a first direction. These two switch toppers then snap into a base which provides a second pivot axis for the second topper which is 90 degrees from the first. The base may have guide pin holes for positioning it as well as the two switch toppers. A spring mechanism engages each of the four lower surfaces of the switch toppers. The switch toppers thereby form one integral whole providing control of four switches by sliding a finger in the direction that cursor movement is desired. Each key has only one degree of freedom, that of rotation, which gives the key a firm controlled feel.

摘要翻译： 四路积分开关机构允许激活四个开关中的任一个。 该机制可以用于在垂直和水平方向的显示器上定位光标，其中需要控制四个分离的开关以正确定位光标。 开关机构包括两个开关打孔器，其中一个开关打顶器沿第一方向的一个轴线卡扣并在另一个内部枢转。 这两个开关顶部件然后卡入到基座中，该基座为第二顶盖提供第二枢转轴线，该第二枢转轴线距离第一顶盖90度。 基座可以具有用于定位它的引导销孔以及两个开关打顶器。 弹簧机构接合开关打顶器的四个下表面中的每一个。 开关顶部件由此形成一个整体，通过在需要光标移动的方向上滑动手指来提供对四个开关的控制。 每个钥匙只有一个自由度，即旋转自由度，这给钥匙带来了牢固的控制感。

公开(公告)号：US5991838A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-23

申请号：US164076

申请日：1994-02-17

申请人： Dan E. Swindler ,  Pearce R. Jones ,  Mark B. Penniman ,  John P. Busch ,  Thomas Shu ,  Thomas J. Kocis ,  Michael D. Durkin ,  Orin Ozias ,  Derek Westmoreland

发明人： Dan E. Swindler ,  Pearce R. Jones ,  Mark B. Penniman ,  John P. Busch ,  Thomas Shu ,  Thomas J. Kocis ,  Michael D. Durkin ,  Orin Ozias ,  Derek Westmoreland

IPC分类号： G06F1/16 ,  G06F13/40 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/1632 ,  G06F13/409

摘要： A docking station structure is used to operatively connect a notebook computer to desktop computer peripheral devices. The docking station has an internal receiving chamber into which the portable computer may be manually inserted, an electrical connector positioned within the receiving chamber, a travel plate movably carried within the receiving chamber, a motorized drive system operative to drive the travel plate toward and away from the electrical connector, and a latch structure carried by the travel plate for movement therewith. With the travel plate in a wait position thereof, the portable computer is rearwardly inserted into the receiving chamber. In response to such insertion, the latch structure automatically locks the computer to the travel plate, and the drive system rearwardly moves the travel plate to mate the electrical connector with a corresponding connector on the computer, thereby operatively linking the computer to the peripheral devices. To remove the computer, the drive system is operated to forwardly move the drive plate and the computer to an ejection position in which the computer and docking station electrical connector structures are disconnected from one another, and the computer is unlocked from the travel plate. Upon insertion of the computer into the docking station opposite side portions of the computer are slidingly received in docking station track indentations operative to maintain the computer in a precisely aligned relationship with the docking station electrical connector during driven movement of the computer.

摘要翻译： 对接站结构用于将笔记本计算机可操作地连接到台式计算机外围设备。 对接站具有可以手动插入便携式计算机的内部接收室，位于接收室内的电连接器，可移动地承载在接收室内的行进板，可操作地驱动旅行板朝向和离开的电动驱动系统 以及由行进板承载的用于与其一起移动的闩锁结构。 随着旅行板处于等待位置，便携式计算机向后插入接收室。 响应于这种插入，闩锁结构自动将计算机锁定到行进板上，并且驱动系统向后移动行驶板以使电连接器与计算机上的对应连接器配合，从而可操作地将计算机连接到外围设备。 为了卸下计算机，驱动系统被操作以将驱动板和计算机向前移动到其中计算机和对接站电连接器结构彼此断开的弹出位置，并且计算机从行驶板解锁。 在将计算机插入对接站中，计算机的相对侧部分滑动地接收在对接站轨道凹口中，以在计算机的驱动运动期间使计算机与对接站电连接器保持精确对准的关系。

公开(公告)号：US07055386B2

公开(公告)日：2006-06-06

申请号：US10361286

申请日：2003-02-10

申请人： Carl A. Taylor ,  Dan E. Swindler

发明人： Carl A. Taylor ,  Dan E. Swindler

IPC分类号： G01F23/36 ,  G01F23/52 ,  G01F23/60

CPC分类号： G01F23/62

摘要： A dial assembly with magnetic calibration feature adapted for use as part of a gauge assembly for measuring fluid levels in cryogenic applications is disclosed. The dial assembly includes a base, a pivot pin extending from the base, a pointer assembly pivotally mounted on the pivot pin, and a calibration magnet with adjustment feature. The pointer assembly includes a pointer coupled with a pointer magnet. The calibration magnet with adjustment feature is magnetically coupled to the pointer magnet and adapted to adjust a position of the pointer magnet and therefore the pointer relative to volume indicia on a dial face of the dial assembly. In operation, a movement of the calibration magnet induces a movement in the pointer magnet. The adjustment feature is coupled to the calibration magnet such that it is manipulatable even when the dial assembly is mounted on a gauge head of a gauge assembly installed on a vessel. Further, the dial assembly preferably also includes a pivot pin adjustment feature for repositioning the pointer assembly relative to the dial face.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种具有磁性校准特征的拨盘组件，其适于用作用于测量低温应用中的液位的量规组件的一部分。 拨盘组件包括基座，从基座延伸的枢轴销，枢转地安装在枢轴销上的指针组件和具有调整特征的校准磁体。 指针组件包括与指针磁体耦合的指示器。 具有调节特征的校准磁体磁性地耦合到指针磁体，并且适于调整指针磁体的位置，并因此调节指针相对于表盘组件的表盘表面上的体积标记。 在操作中，校准磁体的移动引起指针磁体中的运动。 调节特征耦合到校准磁体，使得即使当将表盘组件安装在安装在容器上的量规组件的量规头上时也是可操纵的。 此外，表盘组件还优选地还包括枢轴销调整特征，用于相对于表盘面重新定位指针组件。

公开(公告)号：US5338214A

公开(公告)日：1994-08-16

申请号：US967903

申请日：1992-10-27

申请人： Karl M. Steffes ,  Joseph B. Crosby ,  Jerry D. Gandre ,  Dan E. Swindler

发明人： Karl M. Steffes ,  Joseph B. Crosby ,  Jerry D. Gandre ,  Dan E. Swindler

IPC分类号： G06F1/18 ,  H05K7/14 ,  H05K1/14

CPC分类号： G06F1/185 ,  G06F1/184 ,  G06F1/186 ,  H05K7/1429 ,  Y10S439/928

摘要： A desktop computer is provided with an expansion card/riser card module which includes a housing within which a riser card and a plurality of associated expansion cards are removably supported and electrically coupled to one another. The module, and thus the riser and expansion cards it carries, may be quickly and operatively coupled to the computer motherboard simply by pushing the module housing downwardly onto the board in a manner matingly inserting a connection edge portion of the housing-supported riser card into a corresponding motherboard connection socket. The module may be quickly removed from the motherboard simply by pulling upwardly on the module to disconnect the riser card from the motherboard socket. In an alternate embodiment of the module, this disconnection is facilitated by a leveraged removal latch structure carried by the module housing and forcibly engageable with the motherboard to lift the module upwardly therefrom. A variety of other useful features are incorporated in the module including a cooling fan removably mounted thereon, a built-in grounding connection for the riser card, and the provision by the module housing of support for a monitor mounted atop the computer housing.

摘要翻译： 台式计算机设置有扩展卡/提升卡模块，其包括壳体，在该壳体内，提升卡和多个相关联的扩展卡可移除地支撑并彼此电耦合。 该模块以及因此其承载的提升板和扩展卡可以通过将模块外壳向下推入板上而以简单的方式将壳体支撑的转接卡的连接边缘部分插入 相应的主板连接插座。 只需将模块向上拉，将模块从主板上快速拆下即可将转接卡与主板插座断开连接。 在该模块的替代实施例中，通过由模块壳体承载并且与主板强制地接合以将模块向上提升的杠杆拆卸闩锁结构便于该断开。 多种其他有用的特征包括在模块中，包括可移除地安装在其上的冷却风扇，用于转接卡的内置接地连接，以及由模块壳体提供用于安装在计算机壳体顶部上的监视器的支撑件。

公开(公告)号：US5317483A

公开(公告)日：1994-05-31

申请号：US8923

申请日：1993-01-26

申请人： Dan E. Swindler

发明人： Dan E. Swindler

IPC分类号： G06F1/18 ,  H05K7/14

CPC分类号： G06F1/185 ,  G06F1/184 ,  G06F1/186 ,  H05K7/1408

摘要： A sheet metal support cage structure within a computer has an inturned side wall ledge portion and removably receives a spaced series of expansion cards. Extending along edge portions of the cards that face the ledge are sheet metal mounting brackets having outwardly bent end tab portions that overlie and engage the side wall ledge. The tabs are removably held in place on the ledge by an elongated hold-down bar secured at an inner end thereof to the cage structure for pivotal movement relative thereto between a closed position in which the bar overlies the tabs and captively retains them on the ledge, thereby locking the expansion cards in place within the cage structure, and an opened position in which the bar is moved away from the tabs and releases them from the ledge to permit the expansion cards to be removed from the cage structure. A single screw member is captively retained on the outer end of the bar and may be threaded into a corresponding opening in the ledge to releasably lock the bar in its closed position.

摘要翻译： 计算机内的金属片支撑笼结构具有内翻的侧壁凸缘部分，并可移除地容纳间隔开的一系列扩展卡。 沿着板的边缘部分延伸的板金属安装支架具有覆盖并接合侧壁凸缘的向外弯曲的端部突出部分。 突片通过细长的压紧杆被可移除地保持在位于凸缘上的适当位置，所述细长的压紧杆在其内端固定到保持架结构，以在关闭位置之间枢转运动，在闭合位置之间，杆位于突出部上，并将其保持在凸缘上 ，从而将扩展卡锁定在笼结构内的适当位置，以及打开位置，其中杆从突出部移开并将其从突出部释放，以允许扩展卡从笼结构中移除。 单个螺钉构件被固定地保持在杆的外端上并且可以被拧入凸缘中的对应的开口中，以将杆可释放地锁定在其关闭位置。

公开(公告)号：US5313596A

公开(公告)日：1994-05-17

申请号：US858

申请日：1993-01-05

申请人： Dan E. Swindler ,  Pearce R. Jones ,  Mark B. Penniman ,  John P. Busch ,  Thomas Shu ,  Thomas J. Kocis ,  Michael D. Durkin ,  Orin Ozias

发明人： Dan E. Swindler ,  Pearce R. Jones ,  Mark B. Penniman ,  John P. Busch ,  Thomas Shu ,  Thomas J. Kocis ,  Michael D. Durkin ,  Orin Ozias

IPC分类号： G06F1/16 ,  G06F13/40 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/1632 ,  G06F13/409

摘要： A docking station structure is used to operatively connect a notebook computer to desktop computer peripheral devices. The docking station has an internal receiving chamber into which the portable computer may be manually inserted, an electrical connector positioned within the receiving chamber, a travel plate movably carried within the receiving chamber, a motorized drive system operative to drive the travel plate toward and away from the electrical connector, and a latch structure carried by the travel plate for movement therewith. With the travel plate in a wait position thereof, the portable computer is rearwardly inserted into the receiving chamber. In response to such insertion, the latch structure automatically locks the computer to the travel plate, and the drive system rearwardly moves the travel plate to mate the electrical connector with a corresponding connector on the computer, thereby operatively linking the computer to the peripheral devices. To remove the computer, the drive system is operated to forwardly move the drive plate and the computer to an ejection position in which the computer and docking station electrical connector structures are disconnected from one another, and the computer is unlocked from the travel plate. Upon insertion of the computer into the docking station opposite side portions of the computer are slidingly received in docking station track indentations operative to maintain the computer in a precisely aligned relationship with the docking station electrical connector during driven movement of the computer.

摘要翻译： 对接站结构用于将笔记本计算机可操作地连接到台式计算机外围设备。 对接站具有可以手动插入便携式计算机的内部接收室，位于接收室内的电连接器，可移动地承载在接收室内的行进板，可操作地驱动旅行板朝向和离开的电动驱动系统 以及由行进板承载的用于与其一起移动的闩锁结构。 随着旅行板处于等待位置，便携式计算机向后插入接收室。 响应于这种插入，闩锁结构自动将计算机锁定到行进板上，并且驱动系统向后移动行驶板以使电连接器与计算机上的对应连接器配合，从而可操作地将计算机连接到外围设备。 为了卸下计算机，驱动系统被操作以将驱动板和计算机向前移动到其中计算机和对接站电连接器结构彼此断开的弹出位置，并且计算机从行驶板解锁。 在将计算机插入对接站中，计算机的相对侧部分滑动地接收在对接站轨道凹口中，以在计算机的驱动运动期间使计算机与对接站电连接器保持精确对准的关系。