Universal bracket for multiple form factors of PCIe cards in OCP sled environments
AssigneeSMART Embedded Computing, Inc.
InventorsSiva Prasad Jangili Ganga, Christopher M. Madsen
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Abstract
A universal bracket includes a first wall, a second wall, and a third wall. The first wall is configured to be fixed to a first circuit card and a second circuit card. The first circuit card and the second circuit card include any of at least two different standardized types of circuit cards. The second wall is opposite the first wall. The third wall extends between the first wall and the second wall and is configured to be fixed to a riser card having a first connector for receiving a first mating connector of the first circuit card and a second connector for receiving a second mating connector of the second circuit card.
Claims20
A universal bracket comprising:
- a first wall configured to be fixed to a first circuit card and a second circuit card, wherein the first circuit card and the second circuit card include any of at least two different standardized types of circuit cards;
- a second wall opposite the first wall;
- a third wall extending between the first wall and the second wall and being configured to be fixed to a riser card having a first connector for receiving a first mating connector of the first circuit card and a second connector for receiving a second mating connector of the second circuit card;
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- a plurality of support tabs projecting from one or more of the first wall, the second wall, and the third wall, each support tab of the plurality of support tabs defining a guide slot configured to engage a respective guide pin of a plurality of guide pins on a sled frame.
A universal bracket comprising:
- a first wall configured to be fixed to a first circuit card and a second circuit card, wherein the first circuit card and the second circuit card include any of at least two different standardized types of circuit cards;
- a second wall opposite the first wall;
- a third wall extending between the first wall and the second wall and being configured to be fixed to a riser card having a first connector for receiving a first mating connector of the first circuit card and a second connector for receiving a second mating connector of the second circuit card;
- a support including a panel that extends between the first wall and the second wall;
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- a fourth wall extending between the third wall and the support, the fourth wall being disposed between the first wall and the second wall.
A universal bracket comprising:
- a first wall configured to be fixed to a first circuit card and a second circuit card, wherein the first circuit card and the second circuit card include any of at least two different standardized types of circuit cards;
- a second wall opposite the first wall;
- a third wall extending between the first wall and the second wall and being configured to be fixed to a riser card having a first connector for receiving a first mating connector of the first circuit card and a second connector for receiving a second mating connector of the second circuit card;
- a support including a panel that extends between the first wall and the second wall;
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- an internal wall extending from the support toward the third wall, the internal wall being disposed between the first wall and the second wall, wherein:
- a distal edge of a panel of the internal wall includes a notch;
- at least one of the first circuit card and the second circuit card includes a standard-profile PCIe card;
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- the standard-profile PCIe card engages a surface of the notch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.