Modular protection cabinet with flexible backplane
AssigneeTranstector Systems, Inc.
InventorsKelly A. Dane, William K. Magee
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Abstract
An enclosure for protecting electronic devices. The enclosure has a rear base defining a cavity for holding different interchangeable electronic devices. The enclosure has a front cover coupled to the rear base. The enclosure has a backplane within the cavity of the rear base and a drawer chest. The drawer chest has a drawer chest has multiple drawers. The backplane connects to any of the different interchangeable electronic devices when an electronic device of the different interchangeable electronic devices is inserted into any drawer of the plurality of drawers.
Claims20
An enclosure for protecting electronic devices, comprising:
- a rear base defining a cavity for holding different interchangeable electronic devices;
- a front cover coupled to the rear base;
- a backplane within the cavity of the rear base;
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- a drawer chest that has a plurality of drawers, the backplane being configured to connect to any of the different interchangeable electronic devices when an electronic device of the different interchangeable electronic devices is inserted into any drawer of the plurality of drawers.
A method for protecting electronic devices, the method comprising:
- securing a first interchangeable transient protection module in a first drawer of a drawer chest within a cavity defined by a rear base of an enclosure wherein the securing of the first interchangeable transient protection module connects the first interchangeable transient protection module to a first connector on a backplane;
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- securing a second interchangeable transient protection module in a second drawer of the drawer chest, wherein the securing of the second interchangeable transient protection module connects the second interchangeable transient protection module to a second connector on the backplane, wherein the second interchangeable transient protection module is of a disparate type from the first interchangeable transient protection module, and wherein the securing the first interchangeable transient protection module in the first drawer and the securing the second interchangeable transient protection module in the second drawer comprises a first configuration.
An enclosure for protecting electronic devices, comprising:
- a rear base defining a cavity for holding one or more electronic devices;
- a front cover coupled to the rear base;
- a drawer chest that is configured to receive an electronic device when the electronic device is inserted into a cavity of the drawer chest;
- a backplane within the cavity of the rear base and having a printed circuit board that is configured to engage with the inserted electronic device;
- one or more connectors that provide a connection to a host electronic device;
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- a flexible harness that electrically connects the backplane to the one or more connectors to form the connection to the host electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.