Apparatus for reducing deflection of a mobile member in a chamber
AssigneeReliability Incorporated
InventorsLarry Lape, Hasan Kaya
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus for reducing deflection of a mobile member in a chamber includes at least one receiver projecting from a base member in the chamber and at least one engager projecting from the mobile member. Each engager is matable with a receiver when the mobile member is inserted into the chamber. When at least one retractable mechanism disposed in the chamber engages the mobile member or at least one device carried thereon, each engager engages a receiver, reducing deflection of the mobile member.
Claims20
An apparatus for reducing deflection of a mobile member in a chamber, the chamber including at least one base member and at least one retractable mechanism, the deflection of the mobile member caused by engagement of at least one retractable mechanism with the mobile member or at least one device carried thereon, the apparatus comprising:
- at least three receivers projecting from a first side of the base member;
- and
- at least three engagers projecting from a first side of the mobile member, the first sides of the base and mobile members facing each other, wherein each said engager is matable with one of said receivers when the mobile member is inserted into the chamber,
- whereby when the at least one retractable mechanism engages the mobile member or at least one device carried thereon, each of said at least three engagers engages one of said at least three receivers, reducing deflection of the mobile member, and whereby each said engager is disengageable from one said receiver when the at least one retractable mechanism is disengaged from the mobile member or at least one device carried thereon and the mobile member is removed from the chamber.
An apparatus for reducing deflection of a carrying board in a chamber, the carrying board including at least two vertical stiffeners and being insertable into and removable from the chamber, the chamber including at least one thermal solution adapter having a fixed plate mounted within the chamber and a plurality of heat sinks, the heat sinks being movable relative to the fixed plate and into engagement with the carrying board or at least one device disposed upon the carrying board, the deflection of the carrying board being caused by engagement of at least one heat sink with the carrying board or at least one device carried thereon, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one receiver projecting from a first side of the fixed plate proximate to the center of the height of the fixed plate;
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- at least one engager projecting from a first side of the carrying board proximate to the center of the height of the carrying board, the first sides of the carrying board and fixed plate facing each other, said at least one engager being interconnected with at least one of the vertical stiffeners, each said at least one engager being matable with one of said at least one receiver when the carrying board is inserted into the chamber,
- whereby when the at least one heat sink engages the carrying board or at least one device carried thereon, each of said at least one engager engages one of said at least one receiver, reducing deflection of the carrying board, and whereby each said at least one engager is disengageable from said at least one receiver after the at least one heat sink is disengaged from the carrying board or at least one device carried thereon and the carrying board is removed from the chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.