IP Library Granted Patent US 9,345,163
Granted Patent B2
US 9,345,163 · App. 13/906,287 · Granted May 17, 2016

Modules to contain interface cards

Inventors: Raghavan V. Venugopal (Spring, TX); Chin-Lung Chiang (Taipei, TW); Patrick A. Raymond (Houston, TX); Chih-Chiang Chen (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
H05K7/1487
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,345,163
App. No.
13/906,287
Filed
May 30, 2013
Granted
May 17, 2016
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2835
USPC
361/741
Abstract

A module is insertable into a cage based on movement along a first axis. The module is to contain an interface card. A mechanism is to move the module along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, to couple the interface card with the cage.

Claims (27)

1. An apparatus comprising:

a module to contain an interface card, wherein the module is insertable into a cage based on movement along a first axis; and

a mechanism pivotably interacting with the module based on a pivot, to move the module along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, to couple the interface card with the cage;

wherein the pivot is positioned away from edges of the module, substantially aligned with a center of a coupling of the interface card, to apply an insertion force from the mechanism to the coupling of the interface card along the second axis.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the mechanism includes a lever arm pivotably coupled to the module at the pivot.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the lever arm is to engage and pivot about a fulcrum the cage when the module is inserted in the cage, to move the pivot relative to the fulcrum.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a lever arm length substantially corresponds to at least an enclosure length to provide mechanical leverage.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an alignment mechanism to stabilize movement of the module along at least one of the first axis and the second axis.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a feedback mechanism to provide feedback regarding movement of the module along at least one of the first axis and second axis.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the interface card is a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) card.

8. An apparatus comprising:

a cage to receive a module along first axis;

a mechanism pivotably interacting with the module based on a pivot, to move the module along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis; and

a coupling to interface with an interface card contained in the module along the second axis;

wherein the pivot is positioned away from edges of the module, substantially aligned with a center of the coupling of the interface card, to apply an insertion force from the mechanism to the coupling of the interface card along the second axis.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the mechanism includes a lever arm pivotably coupled to the cage at a fulcrum, wherein the lever arm is to move the module along the second axis based on contact with the module at the pivot.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the cage includes a PCI riser card including the coupling to interface with a PCI card contained in the module.

11. A system, comprising:

a cage including a coupling;

a module to contain an interface card, wherein the module is insertable into the cage based on movement along a first axis; and

a mechanism pivotably interacting with the module based on a pivot, to move the module along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, to couple the interface card with the cage via the coupling;

wherein the pivot is positioned away from edges of the module, substantially aligned with a center of a coupling of the interface card, to apply an insertion force from the mechanism to the coupling of the interface card along the second axis.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the mechanism includes a handle to receive forces to insert and remove the module along the first axis, and couple and decouple the module along the second axis.

13. The system of claim 11 , further comprising:

a first latch coupled to the cage; and

a second latch coupled to the mechanism to interact with the first latch, to secure the mechanism in a position coupling the interface card with the cage.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the first latch includes a release, to disengage the first latch from the second latch.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 9, 2015
From: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
To: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
Reel/Frame 037079/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2013
From: VENUGOPAL, RAGHAVAN V.; CHIANG, CHIN-LUNG; RAYMOND, PATRICK A.; CHEN, CHIH-CHIANG
To: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Reel/Frame 030519/0063 →
Continuity (1)
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