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US 2016/0112591 A1Published application
Formatter cage
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJeff D. Ward, Eric Young
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Abstract
A formatter cage is disclosed. The formatter cage includes a three point mounting system for expansion modules.
Claims15
A formatter cage, comprising:
- a base having two sides, a back plate and a faceplate, where the two sides, the faceplate and the back plate are perpendicular to the base to form an enclosed volume, where a top side of the base is in the enclosed volume;
- a formatter printed circuit board (PCB) mounted to the top side of base, the formatter PCB having a mounting hole adjacent to one of the two sides of base;
- a connector mounted on a top side of the formatter PCB;
- and
- a slot formed in the faceplate, where the slot, the connector and the mounting hole form a three point mounting system for an expansion module.
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A printer comprising:
- a housing;
- a formatter cage mounted inside the housing;
- the formatter cages comprising a base having two side, a back plate and a faceplate, where the two sides, the faceplate and the back plate are perpendicular to the base to form an enclosed volume, where a top side of the base is in the enclosed volume;
- a formatter printed circuit board (PCB) mounted to the top side of the base, the formatter PCB having a mounting hole adjacent to one of the two sides of the base;
- a connector mounted on a top side of the formatter PCB;
- and
- a slot formed in the faceplate, where the slot, the connector and the mounting hole form a three point mounting system for an expansion module.
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The printer of claim 14, wherein the printer is a component in a multi-functional device.
A method of manufacturing a formatter cage, comprising:
- forming a base having two sides, a back plate and a faceplate, where the two sides, the faceplate and the back plate are perpendicular to the base to form an enclosed volume, where a top side of the base is in the enclosed volume;
- mounting a formatter printed circuit board (PCB) to the top side of the base, the formatter PCB having a mounting hole positioned adjacent to one of the two sides of the base;
- mounting a connector on a top side of the formatter PCB;
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- forming a slot in the faceplate, where the slot, the connector and the mounting hole form a three point mounting system for an expansion module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.