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US 9,939,854 · App. 14/299,787 · Granted Apr 10, 2018

Handling of a modular information handling resource

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Patent No.
US 9,939,854
App. No.
14/299,787
Granted
Apr 10, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tool for handling a modular information handling resource may include a drive portion, a first finger mechanically coupled to the drive portion, the first finger configured to apply a first force to a first side edge of the information handling resource when the information handling resource is engaged with the tool, and a second finger mechanically coupled to the drive portion, the second finger configured to apply a second force to a second side edge of the information handling resource opposite from the first side edge when the information handling resource is engaged with the tool. When the information handling resource is coupled to a connector via a bottom edge of the information handling resource adjacent and perpendicular to the side edges, a retention force applied by the connector to the information handling resource overcomes the first and second forces such that the tool releases the information handling resource.

Claims (30)

1. A tool for handling a modular information handling resource comprising:

a drive portion for inserting the information handling resource into a connector, the drive portion including a first spring;

a first finger mechanically coupled to the drive portion, wherein the first finger is configured to apply an inwardly directed first force to a first side edge of the information handling resource when the information handling resource is engaged with the tool, wherein the first spring is configured to mechanically couple the first finger to the drive portion, and further configured to deliver a first spring force to the first finger causing the first force to be applied to the first side edge; and

a second finger mechanically coupled to the drive portion, wherein the second finger is configured to apply an inwardly directed second force to a second side edge of the information handling resource opposite from and parallel to the first side edge when the information handling resource is engaged with the tool;

wherein the first finger and the second finger are configured such that, when the information handling resource is coupled to the connector via a bottom edge of the information handling resource adjacent and perpendicular to the first side edge and the second side edge, a retention force applied by the connector to the information handling resource is configured to overcome the first force and the second force such that the tool is configured to release the information handling resource.

2. The tool of claim 1 , wherein the information handling resource is a circuit board.

3. The tool of claim 1 , wherein the drive portion further comprises a second spring configured to:

mechanically couple the second finger to the drive portion; and

deliver a second spring force to the second finger causing the second force to be applied to the second side edge.

4. The tool of claim 3 , wherein the drive portion further comprises:

a first pivot rotatably coupling the first finger to the drive portion, the first pivot having an axis substantially perpendicular to the direction of the first force; and

a second pivot rotatably coupling the second finger to the drive portion, the second pivot having an axis substantially perpendicular to the direction of the second force.

5. The tool of claim 1 , wherein the drive portion further comprises a first pivot rotatably coupling the first finger to the drive portion, the first pivot having an axis substantially perpendicular to the direction of the first force.

6. The tool of claim 5 , wherein the first finger comprises a feature configured such that, when an external force is applied to such feature, such external force is configured to cause rotation of the first finger in an angular direction opposite to the first spring force delivered by the first spring if the external force to the feature overcomes the first spring force.

7. The tool of claim 1 , wherein the first spring force is adjustable.

8. The tool of claim 1 , further comprising a handle portion mechanically coupled to the drive portion for interacting with a hand of a person, such that an insertion force applied to the handle portion by the person is distributed substantially evenly across the length of an information handling resource to which the tool is coupled.

9. A method comprising:

mechanically coupling a first finger of a tool to a drive portion of the tool, wherein the first finger is configured to apply an inwardly directed first force to a first side edge of an information handling resource when the information handling resource is engaged with the tool, and wherein the drive portion is configured for inserting the information handling resource into a connector;

mechanically coupling the first finger to the drive portion via a first spring such that the first spring is configured to deliver a first spring force to the first finger causing the first force to be applied to the first side edge; and

mechanically coupling a second finger of the tool to the drive portion, wherein the second finger is configured to apply an inwardly directed second force to a second side edge of the information handling resource opposite from and parallel to the first side edge when the information handling resource is engaged with the tool;

wherein the first finger and the second finger are coupled to the drive portion such that, when the information handling resource is coupled to the connector via a bottom edge of the information handling resource adjacent and perpendicular to the first side edge and the second side edge, a retention force applied by the connector to the information handling resource is configured to overcome the first force and the second force such that the tool is configured to release the information handling resource.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the information handling resource is a circuit board.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising mechanically coupling the second finger to the drive portion via a second spring such that the second spring is configured to deliver a second spring force to the second finger causing the second force to be applied to the second side edge.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

rotatably coupling the first finger to the drive portion via a first pivot, the first pivot having an axis substantially perpendicular to the direction of the first force; and

rotatably coupling the second finger to the drive portion via a second pivot, the second pivot having an axis substantially perpendicular to the direction of the second force.

13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising rotatably coupling the first finger to the drive portion via a first pivot, the first pivot having an axis substantially perpendicular to the direction of the first force.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first finger comprises a feature configured such that, when an external force is applied to such feature, such external force is configured to cause rotation of the first finger in an angular direction opposite to the first spring force delivered by the first spring if the external force to the feature overcomes the first spring force.

15. The method of claim 9 , further comprising coupling a force dial to the first spring such that the first spring force is adjustable via the force dial.

16. The method of claim 9 , further comprising mechanically coupling a handle portion to the drive portion for interacting with a hand of a person, such that an insertion force applied to the handle portion by the person is distributed substantially evenly across the length of an information handling resource to which the tool is coupled.

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