公开(公告)号：US06246576B1

公开(公告)日：2001-06-12

申请号：US09124650

申请日：1998-07-29

申请人： Steven L. Sands ,  Andrew L. McAnally ,  Eric B. Holloway

发明人： Steven L. Sands ,  Andrew L. McAnally ,  Eric B. Holloway

IPC分类号： G06F116

CPC分类号： H05K7/1429 ,  G06F1/183

摘要： A lock and release mechanism is disclosed which includes an elongated bendable member which engages a lock tab such that when the lock tab is disengaged with the chassis an electronics module can be moved into a plurality of positions, including a service position, a closed position and a removal position. Such a mechanism advantageously provides latch and release functionality using a single part.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种锁定和释放机构，其包括细长的可弯曲构件，其接合锁定舌片，使得当锁定突片与底盘脱离时，电子模块可以移动到多个位置，包括服务位置，关闭位置和 移除位置。 这种机制有利地使用单个部分提供锁存和释放功能。

公开(公告)号：US06580604B1

公开(公告)日：2003-06-17

申请号：US08997713

申请日：1997-12-23

申请人： Andrew L. McAnally ,  Steven L. Sands ,  Blake West ,  R. Steven Mills

发明人： Andrew L. McAnally ,  Steven L. Sands ,  Blake West ,  R. Steven Mills

IPC分类号： G06F116

CPC分类号： G11B33/128 ,  G06F1/184 ,  G06F1/187

摘要： A single peripheral device bay including a frame can receive a variety of different adapter plates, and thereby accommodate the maximum number of devices for each of a variety of different types and/or sizes of peripheral devices when the adapter plates are chosen for the particular type and/or size of device. Such a peripheral device bay includes a frame that can be permanently attached to the chassis of a computer system or an external enclosure. The removable adapter plates are attached to the frame so as to accommodate different devices. Because the peripheral device bay can be permanently attached to the chassis or enclosure, it can provide either with additional structural stability.

摘要翻译： 包括框架的单个外围设备托架可以接收各种不同的适配器板，并且因此当针对特定类型选择适配器板时适应各种不同类型和/或尺寸的外围设备中的每一种的最大数量的设备 和/或设备的大小。 这样的外围设备托架包括可永久地附接到计算机系统或外部机壳的机箱的框架。 可移动适配器板连接到框架，以适应不同的装置。 因为外围设备托架可以永久性地连接到机箱或外壳，所以它可以提供额外的结构稳定性。

公开(公告)号：US06295204B1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-25

申请号：US09299505

申请日：1999-04-26

申请人： Clifford A. Gibbons ,  Steven L. Sands ,  Timothy Radloff

发明人： Clifford A. Gibbons ,  Steven L. Sands ,  Timothy Radloff

IPC分类号： G06F116

CPC分类号： G06F1/184 ,  E05B73/0082 ,  G06F1/187

摘要： A lock assembly for retaining computer peripheral devices in a housing. The lock assembly includes a spring-loaded lock bar that is movable between an unlock and a lock position. The lock bar is secured in the lock position by engaging a lock pin in one end of the lock bar. The lock pin is coupled for linear movement to a rotateable lock cylinder. A key is used to rotate the lock cylinder between lock and unlock positions. The key may be removed and stored in a secure place after locking the lock assembly to prevent unauthorized removal of peripheral devices from the housing. Brackets are mounted on opposing sides of the housing to retain the lock bar and to provide guide slots for controlling movement of the lock bar between lock and unlock positions.

摘要翻译： 一种用于将计算机外围设备保持在壳体中的锁组件。 锁定组件包括可在解锁和锁定位置之间移动的弹簧加载的锁定杆。 锁定杆通过将锁定销锁在锁定杆的一端而固定在锁定位置。 锁定销被联接成可旋转的锁芯的线性运动。 钥匙用于在锁和解锁位置之间旋转锁芯。 在锁定锁定组件之后，钥匙可以被移除并存储在安全的位置，以防止外部设备从壳体中的未经授权的移除。 支架安装在壳体的相对侧上，以保持锁定杆并提供引导槽，用于控制锁定杆在锁定和解锁位置之间的移动。

公开(公告)号：US5781414A

公开(公告)日：1998-07-14

申请号：US409764

申请日：1995-03-23

申请人： Richard S. Mills ,  Jerry D. Gandre ,  Steven L. Sands

发明人： Richard S. Mills ,  Jerry D. Gandre ,  Steven L. Sands

IPC分类号： H01R12/70 ,  H05K7/14 ,  H01R23/68

CPC分类号： H01R12/7005

摘要： A card stabilizer for stabilizing an expansion card inserted in a female edge connector. The card stabilizer consists of a frame member sized to extend around the female connector, locking device for locking the frame member relative to the female connector and a guide disposed on the frame member for receiving at least one end portion of the expansion card and to prevent movement and hence electrical disconnection of the expansion card in the female edge connector.

摘要翻译： 一种用于稳定插入在母边缘连接器中的扩展卡的卡稳定器。 卡片稳定器由尺寸适于围绕阴连接器延伸的框架构件，用于相对于阴连接器锁定框架构件的锁定装置和布置在框架构件上的用于容纳扩展卡的至少一个端部并且防止 扩展卡在母边缘连接器中的移动和电断开。

公开(公告)号：US5691879A

公开(公告)日：1997-11-25

申请号：US748850

申请日：1996-11-14

申请人： Arthur Lopez ,  Steven L. Sands

发明人： Arthur Lopez ,  Steven L. Sands

IPC分类号： E05B63/14 ,  E05B65/46 ,  E05B73/00 ,  E05C1/06 ,  G06F1/18 ,  G11B33/00 ,  G11B33/12 ,  G11B33/14 ,  H05K7/14 ,  H05K9/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G11B33/02 ,  H05K5/02

CPC分类号： G11B33/128 ,  E05B63/143 ,  E05C1/06 ,  G06F1/181 ,  G06F1/184 ,  G06F1/187 ,  G11B33/005 ,  G11B33/1493 ,  H05K7/1408 ,  H05K9/0016 ,  E05B65/467 ,  E05B73/0082 ,  Y10T70/5115 ,  Y10T70/5133 ,  Y10T70/5562

摘要： The present invention provides a simple, compact and cost effective locking device that simultaneously secures a multiple of hard disk drive carriers or cartridges in a disk drive housing. The disk drive housing includes at least two disk drive carrier bays in a disk drive carrier opening for housing associated disk drive carriers. The locking device of the present invention secures the disk drive carriers into the disk drive carrier bays and therefore into the disk drive housing. The locking device includes a moveable locking bar assembly located inside the disk drive housing and spanning the disk drive carrier bays and comprises a locking bar and at least two locking pins projecting from the locking bar, one locking pin for each of the disk drive carriers, wherein the locking bar is moveable to either a locked or an unlocked position. A cam mechanism is positioned for engaging and camming the locking bar assembly so as to move the locking bar assembly to either the locked position or the unlocked position and a key lock assembly actuates the cam mechanism. The key lock assembly is attached to the disk drive housing and is accessible from the exterior of the disk drive housing. In the first embodiment of the present invention, the locking bar is a substantially flat, rectangular-shaped bar and the locking pins are planar with the locking bar, and in the second embodiment of the present invention, the locking bar is a substantially flat, rectangular-shaped bar and the locking pins project perpendicular of the locking bar.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种简单，紧凑且具有成本效益的锁定装置，其同时将多个硬盘驱动器载体或盒固定在盘驱动器壳体中。 磁盘驱动器外壳包括用于容纳相关磁盘驱动器载体的磁盘驱动器载体开口中的至少两个磁盘驱动器托架。 本发明的锁定装置将磁盘驱动器载体固定到磁盘驱动器托架中并因此固定到磁盘驱动器壳体中。 锁定装置包括位于盘驱动器壳体内部并跨越盘驱动器托架的可移动锁定杆组件，并且包括锁定杆和从锁定杆伸出的至少两个锁定销，用于每个盘驱动器托架的一个锁定销， 其中所述锁定杆可移动到锁定位置或解锁位置。 凸轮机构被定位成用于接合和凸轮锁定杆组件，以便将锁定杆组件移动到锁定位置或解锁位置，并且钥匙锁组件致动凸轮机构。 钥匙锁组件连接到磁盘驱动器壳体，并且可从盘驱动器壳体的外部接近。 在本发明的第一实施例中，锁定杆是基本平坦的矩形杆，并且锁定销与锁定杆是平面的，并且在本发明的第二实施例中，锁定杆是基本平坦的， 矩形条和锁定销垂直于锁定杆突出。

公开(公告)号：US5691504A

公开(公告)日：1997-11-25

申请号：US435921

申请日：1995-05-05

申请人： Steven L. Sands ,  George Thomas Holt

发明人： Steven L. Sands ,  George Thomas Holt

IPC分类号： G06F1/18 ,  H05K7/14 ,  H05K5/00

CPC分类号： G06F1/184 ,  G06F1/182 ,  H05K7/1429 ,  Y10S174/34 ,  Y10T29/49128

摘要： A chassis for containing a circuit board and a method of mounting a circuit board to a chassis. The chassis includes: (1) an outer chassis portion having a conductive material and having a plurality of associated pairs of integral circuit board mounts and outer chassis apertures formed in a substantially planar wall thereof, the circuit board mounts protruding toward an interior of the outer chassis portion and (2) an inner chassis portion having a plurality of associated pairs of integral spring members and inner chassis apertures formed in a substantially planar wall thereof, the plurality of circuit board mounts registerable with the plurality of inner chassis apertures to allow the plurality of circuit board mounts to pass through the plurality of inner chassis apertures as the wall of the inner chassis portion is brought into proximity with the wall of the outer chassis portion, the wall of the inner chassis portion substantially occluding the outer chassis apertures and the wall of the outer chassis portion substantially occluding the inner chassis apertures to form an electromagnetic interference ("EMI") shield, the plurality of circuit board mounts and the plurality of spring members cooperable to mount a circuit board to the chassis and to provide a grounding path from the circuit board to the chassis for electrical currents associated with the circuit board.

摘要翻译： 用于容纳电路板的底盘和将电路板安装到底盘的方法。 底盘包括：（1）具有导电材料并且具有多个相关联的成对的一体的电路板安装件和形成在其基本上平坦的壁中的外部底座孔的外部底盘部分，电路板安装件朝向外部的内部突出 底盘部分和（2）内部底盘部分，其具有形成在其基本上平坦的壁中的多个相关联的成对的一体的弹簧构件和内部底盘孔，所述多个电路板安装件可与多个内部底盘孔对齐，以允许多个 的电路板安装件穿过多个内部底盘孔，当内部底架部分的壁靠近外部底盘部分的壁时，内部底盘部分的壁基本上封闭外部底盘孔和壁 所述外部底盘部分基本上封闭所述内部底盘孔以形成电子元件 电磁干扰（“EMI”）屏蔽，多个电路板安装件和多个弹簧构件可配合以将电路板安装到底盘，并且为与电路相关的电流提供从电路板到底盘的接地路径 板。

公开(公告)号：US06545877B1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-08

申请号：US09179327

申请日：1998-10-27

申请人： Bilal I. Agha ,  Steven L. Sands

发明人： Bilal I. Agha ,  Steven L. Sands

IPC分类号： H05K714

CPC分类号： H05K7/1461 ,  H05K7/1417 ,  H05K7/1429

摘要： A system and method for use in a computer system that includes a circuit board having a slot, a system processor, a card having tabs positionable in the slot, a computer bus operably connected between the system processor and the slot, a retaining module including a handle portion and a supporting frame, and a wall portion substantially covering one side of the supporting frame. The supporting frame is sized to support the card during insertion and removal of the tabs in the slot. The supporting frame includes an edge that may be used as the handle portion. The retaining module may also include a mounting platform for the card. Fastening structure may be positioned on the mounting platform, on the supporting frame, or on the edge of the supporting frame. Various types of fastening structure may be utilized including a peg that engages a hole in the card and a flexible clip that retains the card in the retaining module.

摘要翻译： 一种用于计算机系统的系统和方法，所述计算机系统包括具有槽的电路板，系统处理器，具有可定位在所述槽中的突出部的卡，可操作地连接在所述系统处理器和所述槽之间的计算机总线，保持模块， 手柄部分和支撑框架，以及基本上覆盖支撑框架的一侧的壁部分。 支撑框架的尺寸设计成在插入和移除槽中的突片时支撑卡。 支撑框架包括可用作手柄部分的边缘。 保持模块还可以包括用于卡的安装平台。 紧固结构可以定位在安装平台上，支撑框架上或支撑框架的边缘上。 可以使用各种类型的紧固结构，包括接合卡中的孔的钉和将卡保持在保持模块中的柔性夹。

公开(公告)号：US06181549B2

公开(公告)日：2001-01-30

申请号：US08881544

申请日：1997-06-24

申请人： R. Steven Mills ,  Steven L. Sands

发明人： R. Steven Mills ,  Steven L. Sands

IPC分类号： G06F116

CPC分类号： H05K7/1489 ,  Y10T292/0918 ,  Y10T292/1061

摘要： A chassis retaining system for securing a chassis supporting electronic equipment such as a computer system to a rack. The chassis retaining system includes a handle and a securing device with a retaining surface. The securing device is coupled to the handle, and the retaining surface is movable with respect to the handle. The chassis retaining system further includes a user interface device coupled to the handle and to the securing device. The user interface device is movable with respect to the handle. The user interface device is engageable by a user to move the retaining surface from a first position with respect to the handle wherein a surface of the electronics rack in which a chassis is mounted retains the retaining surface, to a second position wherein the surface of the electronics rack does not retain the retaining surface.

摘要翻译： 用于将支撑诸如计算机系统的电子设备的底盘固定到机架的底盘保持系统。 底盘保持系统包括手柄和具有保持表面的固定装置。 固定装置联接到手柄，并且保持表面可相对于把手移动。 底盘保持系统还包括耦合到手柄和固定装置的用户接口装置。 用户界面装置可相对于手柄移动。 用户接口设备可由用户接合以将保持表面从相对于手柄的第一位置移动，其中安装底盘的电子机架的表面将保持表面保持在第二位置，其中， 电子机架不能保持固定面。

公开(公告)号：US6049451A

公开(公告)日：2000-04-11

申请号：US963788

申请日：1997-11-04

申请人： Ty R. Schmitt ,  Arthur Lopez ,  Steven L. Sands

发明人： Ty R. Schmitt ,  Arthur Lopez ,  Steven L. Sands

IPC分类号： E05B63/14 ,  E05B65/46 ,  E05B73/00 ,  E05C1/06 ,  G06F1/18 ,  G11B33/00 ,  G11B33/12 ,  G11B33/14 ,  H05K7/14 ,  H05K9/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H05K5/00

CPC分类号： E05B63/143 ,  E05C1/06 ,  G06F1/181 ,  G06F1/184 ,  G06F1/187 ,  G11B33/005 ,  G11B33/128 ,  G11B33/1493 ,  H05K7/1408 ,  H05K9/0016 ,  E05B65/467 ,  E05B73/0082

摘要： An aperture in a mounting rail for receiving a retaining pin for securing or locking a carrier that is slid into a carrier bay on the mounting rail. The carrier holds a computer system hard disk drive. The retaining pin extends through the mounting rail aperture and engages a surface on the carrier when the carrier is in a secured position to secure or lock the carrier in the carrier bay. In one example, the mounting rail aperture is located on top of the mounting rail and is formed by an aperture frame that is supported by stiffening ribs. The retaining pin is moved to a secured or locking position by a key actuated cam. The key actuated cam moves a locking bar attached to the retaining pin.

摘要翻译： 安装轨道中的孔，用于接收用于固定或锁定滑架进入安装轨道上的托架间的托架的固定销。 运营商拥有计算机系统硬盘驱动器。 当托架处于固定位置时，固定销延伸穿过安装轨道孔并与承载架上的表面接合，以将托架固定或锁定在托架托架中。 在一个示例中，安装轨道孔位于安装轨道的顶部，并且由通过加强肋支撑的孔眼框架形成。 保持销通过钥匙致动凸轮移动到固定或锁定位置。 钥匙致动凸轮移动附接到固定销的锁定杆。

公开(公告)号：US6040982A

公开(公告)日：2000-03-21

申请号：US951798

申请日：1997-10-16

申请人： Jerry D. Gandre ,  Steven L. Sands ,  R. Steven Mills ,  Arthur Lopez

发明人： Jerry D. Gandre ,  Steven L. Sands ,  R. Steven Mills ,  Arthur Lopez

IPC分类号： G06F1/18 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H05K7/20

CPC分类号： G06F1/184 ,  G06F1/188

摘要： An electronic system includes a chassis with attachment features which may interchangeably accept and secure a connector assembly and paralleling board assembly. The connector assembly may be used in a lower cost nonredundant power supply configuration while the paralleling board assembly may be used in multiple power supply configurations. The power supply may be interchangeably connected to the connector assembly and the paralleling board assembly.

摘要翻译： 电子系统包括具有可互换地接纳和固定连接器组件和并联板组件的附接特征的底盘。 连接器组件可以以较低成本的非冗余电源配置使用，而并联板组件可用于多个电源配置。 电源可以可互换地连接到连接器组件和并联板组件。