# US 10,503,219 B2 · Alignment members

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- Number: US 10,503,219 B2
- Document ID: US10503219B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/129,785
- Filed: 2018-09-12
- Published: 2019-01-10
- Granted: 2019-12-10
- Earliest claimed: 2016-09-30
- Assignees: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Applicants: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Inventors: Kevin Leigh; Sunil Ganta; John Norton; Arlen L Roesner
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10503219B2

## CPC

- G06F 1/183: Internal mounting support structures, e.g. for supporting printed circuit boards
- G06F 1/20: Cooling means
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

Example alignment members are provided herein. In one example, the alignment member includes a frame member, a stiffener member, a bracket member, and a spring member. The frame member includes a set of roller bushings. The stiffener member includes a set of cam members. The bracket member to receive the stiffener member. The spring member is connected to the stiffener member. The spring member to expand and contract based on the position of the set of roller bushings.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A module board assembly, comprising:
a module board;
a socket to mate with the module board at an angle engaging contacts on the socket in sequence by:
adjusting a first pair of roller bushings or a first pair of cam members to engage the first pair of roller bushings with the first pair of cam members before a second pair of roller bushings engage with a second pair of cam members to form the angle; and
engaging the second pair of roller bushings with the second pair of cam members to create a first row of contacts and a second row of contacts to mate with a final row of contacts for sequential mating.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The module board assembly of claim 1, wherein the first row of contacts can be ground row contacts.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The module board assembly of claim 1, wherein the second row of contacts can be power row contacts.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The module board assembly of claim 1, wherein the final row of contacts can be the differential signal of the first row of contacts, the second row of contacts, and additional grounds.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The module board assembly of claim 1, wherein the module board is lowered down in a plane parallel to the socket.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The module board assembly of claim 1, wherein the module board is inserted at an angle to the first row of contacts on the socket.