Modular protection cabinet with flexible backplane
AssigneeTranstector Systems, Inc.
InventorsKelly A. Dane, William K. Magee
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Abstract
An enclosure for protecting electronic devices. The enclosure has a rear base defining a cavity for holding different interchangeable electronic devices. The enclosure has a front cover coupled to the rear base. The enclosure has a backplane within the cavity of the rear base and a drawer chest. The drawer chest has a drawer chest has multiple drawers. The backplane connects to any of the different interchangeable electronic devices when an electronic device of the different interchangeable electronic devices is inserted into any drawer of the plurality of drawers.
Claims18
An enclosure for protecting electronic devices, comprising:
- a rear base defining a cavity configured to hold a plurality of different interchangeable electronic devices including a first interchangeable electronic device configured to protect a first signal of a first type and a second interchangeable electronic device configured to protect a second signal of a second type;
- a front cover coupled to the rear base;
- a backplane within the cavity of the rear base;
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- a drawer chest that has a plurality of drawers, the backplane being configured to connect to any of the plurality of different interchangeable electronic devices including the first interchangeable electronic device and the second interchangeable electronic device when an electronic device of the different interchangeable electronic devices is inserted into any drawer of the plurality of drawers.
A method for protecting electronic devices, the method comprising:
- securing a first interchangeable transient protection module in a first drawer of a drawer chest within a cavity defined by a rear base of an enclosure, wherein the securing of the first interchangeable transient protection module connects the first interchangeable transient protection module to a first connector on a backplane;
- securing a second interchangeable transient protection module in a second drawer of the drawer chest, wherein the securing of the second interchangeable transient protection module connects the second interchangeable transient protection module to a second connector on the backplane, wherein the second interchangeable transient protection module is of a disparate type from the first interchangeable transient protection module, and wherein the securing the first interchangeable transient protection module in the first drawer and the securing the second interchangeable transient protection module in the second drawer comprises a first configuration;
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- removing one of either the first interchangeable transient protection module or the second interchangeable transient protection module and replacing it with an interchangeable transient protection module of a disparate type from that of the removed interchangeable transient protection module such that a second configuration is created.
An enclosure for protecting electronic devices, comprising:
- a rear base defining a cavity configured to hold a plurality of electronic devices including a first electronic device configured to protect a first signal of a first type and a second electronic device configured to protect a second signal of a second type;
- a front cover coupled to the rear base;
- a drawer chest having a plurality of cavities that are configured to receive any of the first electronic device or the second electronic device into any of the plurality of cavities;
- a backplane within the cavity of the rear base and having a printed circuit board that is configured to engage with the first electronic device when the first electronic device is inserted and the second electronic device when the second electronic device is inserted;
- one or more connectors that provide a connection to a host electronic device;
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- a flexible harness that electrically connects the backplane to the one or more connectors to form the connection to the host electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.