Housing for high-speed electro-optical assembly incorporating latching and EMI shielding
AssigneeBeam Express Inc.
InventorsJohn Dewit, Jignesh Shah, Ashok Parmar
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Abstract
A system and method for placing an electro-optical assembly inside a panel. In accordance with various embodiments of the invention, the system comprises a housing to house the electro-optical assembly. The housing comprises a top section, a bottom section, a front element, an attachment module, and a metallic plate. A latching unlatching mechanism facilitates removal of the hosing from the panel. The electro-optical assembly provides EMI shielding
Claims17
A system for containing an electro-optical assembly, the system being placed inside a panel, the system comprising:
- a. a housing, the electro-optical assembly being placed in the housing, the housing including:
- i. a top section;
- and
- ii. a bottom section;
- b. a front element, the front element connected to the housing, the front element guiding at least one communication link for accessing the electro-optical assembly, the front element including:
- i. a first face;
- and
- ii. a second face;
- c. an attachment module, the attachment module connected to the front element of the housing, the attachment module mounting the housing within the panel, the attachment module including:
- i. a split tee hairpin spring, the split tee hairpin spring comprising compressible latch points, wherein the latch points compress on insertion of the housing inside the panel to facilitate latching of the housing within the panel;
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- ii. a fork element, wherein the fork element inter-engages with the split tee hairpin spring to facilitate unlatching of the housing from the panel;
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- d. a metallic plate, the metallic plate comprising at least one hole to pass the at least one communication link passing through the front element to the electro-optical assembly, the metallic plate being attached to the second face of the front element.
A system for placing an electro-optical assembly, the system being placed inside a panel, the system comprising:
- a. a housing, the electro-optical assembly being placed in the housing, the housing including:
- i. a top section;
- and
- ii. a bottom section;
- b. a front element, the front element connected to the housing, the front element guiding at least one communication link for accessing the electro-optical assembly, the front element including:
- i. a first face;
- and
- ii a second face;
- c. a handle, the handle surrounding the first face of the front element, the handle being pushed to latch the system, the handle being pulled to unlatch the system;
- d. a latching mechanism, the latching mechanism latching the system to the panel;
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- e. an unlatching mechanism interengaging with the latching mechanism, the unlatching mechanism permitting the unlatching of the system from the panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.