Module installation alignment device
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsRyan N. Elsasser, Brian E. Hanrahan, Steven J. James, Oswald J. Mantilla, Enrico A. Romano, Yuet-Ying Yu
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Abstract
A module installation assembly for installing a module into a socket of a land grid array includes a tool having a mounting bracket for connecting the tool to an adjacent fixture, an alignment member connected to the mounting bracket, and cavity defined at least partially by the alignment member. The cavity is substantially aligned with a socket of the land grid array such that the module is configured to pass through the cavity when being connected to the socket.
Claims12
A module installation assembly for installing a module into a socket of a land grid array, the module installation assembly comprising:
- a tool including:
- a mounting bracket for connecting the tool to an adjacent fixture;
- an alignment member connected to the mounting bracket;
- and
- a cavity defined at least partially by the alignment member,
- the cavity being substantially aligned with the socket of the land grid array such that the module is to pass through the cavity when being connected to the socket,
- the cavity having a size and shape generally complementary to a hand tool for holding the module as the module is installed into the socket, and
- the cavity being sized to provide a minimum clearance necessary for moving the hand tool through the cavity while maintaining the hand tool in alignment with the socket.
A module installation assembly for installing a module into a socket of a land grid array, the module installation assembly comprising:
- a tool including:
- a mounting bracket for connecting the tool to an adjacent fixture;
- an alignment member connected to the mounting bracket;
- and
- a cavity defined at least partially by the alignment member,
- the cavity being substantially aligned with the socket of the land grid array such that the module is to pass through the cavity when being connected to the socket, wherein the tool is a first tool and the module installation assembly further comprises a second tool removably coupled to the first tool and including:
- a base;
- a pair of other alignment member features;
- and
- another cavity defined between the pair of other alignment member features.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.