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US 2015/0102191 A1Published application
Plug-in module bottom rail system and method
AssigneeBrocade Communications Systems, Inc.
InventorMichael K. T. Lee
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Abstract
Bottom mounting rails are used to secure a double wide plug-in module or two full wide plug in-modules into a double wide bay of an electronic device. This allows the size of the electronic device to be minimized. Further, the space adjacent to the sides of plug-in modules is left open facilitating airflow through the electronic device and efficient cooling thereof. The bottom mounting rails allow either a double wide plug-in module or two full wide plug-in modules to be readily installed.
Claims20
A structure comprising:
- a chassis base comprising a chassis base plate;
- and
- a bottom mounting rail coupled to the chassis base plate, the bottom mounting rail comprising:
- a body portion;
- and
- a first flange protruding outward from the body portion.
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A structure comprising:
- a chassis base comprising a chassis base plate;
- a cover coupled to the chassis base;
- a bay between the chassis base and the cover configured to house a plug-in module, the cover comprising a fixing panel comprising threaded apertures at the bay;
- and
- a bottom mounting rail coupled to the chassis base at the bay.
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A method comprising:
- coupling a bottom mounting rail to a chassis base plate of a chassis base;
- coupling a cover to the chassis base;
- guiding a plug-in module into a bay between the chassis base plate and the cover with the bottom mounting rail;
- and
- securing the plug-in module to a fixing panel of the cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.