IP Library Granted Patent US 9,052,868
Granted Patent B2
US 9,052,868 · App. 13/876,841 · Granted Jun 9, 2015

Subsea control system

Inventors: Karstein Kristiansen (Trondheim, NO); Kjetil Zsolt Volent (Trondheim, NO)
Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
G06F1/16H05K1/141H05K3/301H05K7/12H05K2201/10159H05K2201/10325H05K2201/10409H05K2201/10598H05K2201/10606
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Patent No.
US 9,052,868
App. No.
13/876,841
Granted
Jun 9, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A subsea control system may include a computer unit including a printed circuit board that contains a central processing unit, and a socket for holding at least one memory card, whereby the computer unit has a screw hole, a wedged plate is fixed above at least a part of the socket by a screw which is screwed into the screw hole for fixing the at least one memory card placed in the socket.

Claims (17)

1. Subsea control system comprising:

a computer unit comprising:

a printed circuit board including a central processing unit and

a socket configured to hold at least one memory card,

a screw hole, and

a wedged plate fixed above at least a part of the socket by a screw that is screwed into the screw hole to fix the at least one memory card placed in the socket,

wherein the subsea control system is embedded in a pressure-proof housing.

2. Subsea control system of claim 1 , wherein the screw hole is part of the printed circuit board.

3. Subsea control system of claim 1 , wherein two sockets are arranged next to each other and wherein the screw hole is arranged next to both sockets for fixing two memory cards in the two sockets.

4. Subsea control system of claim 3 , wherein the screw hole is arranged between the two sockets.

5. Subsea control system of claim 1 , wherein the wedged plate wedges the at least one memory card in the socket.

6. Subsea control system of claim 1 , wherein two or more screws are screwed in a further screw hole for fixing the at least one memory card in the socket.

7. Subsea control system of claim 1 , wherein the wedged plate seals the at least one memory card in the socket.

8. Subsea control system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one memory card comprises a PC Card.

9. Subsea control system of claim 8 , wherein the at least one memory card comprises at least one of a CompactFlash Card, a Smart Card, a Miniature Card, and a Secure Digital Card.

10. Subsea control system of claim 9 , wherein the bent wedged plate has an L-shape or a V-shape.

11. Subsea control system of claim 1 , wherein the wedged plate is a bent plate configured to apply a continuous tensioning force to the at least one memory card.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: SIEMENS ENERGY AS
Reel/Frame 054975/0655 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2013
From: KRISTIANSEN, KARSTEIN; VOLENT, KJETIL ZSOLT
To: SIEMENS AS
Reel/Frame 030703/0666 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2013
From: SIEMENS AS
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 030703/0699 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 10182039 · Sep 29, 2010 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130182385A1 · Jul 18, 2013