Configurable module guides for modular electronic system
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsRohit Dev Gupta, Prashanth Pavithran, Viktor Brauer, Shailesh R. Nayak
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a frame comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, and sides defining an opening for receiving a plurality of removable electronic modules, a guide slidably insertable into the frame to partition an upper or lower portion of the opening when inserted into the frame, wherein the guide comprises a first edge for slidable engagement with the top wall or the bottom wall, and a lead screw extending from an opening in the guide spaced from a front end of the guide, to a back end of the guide for connecting the guide to the frame.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a frame comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, and sides defining an opening for receiving a plurality of removable electronic modules;
- a guide slidably insertable into the frame to partition an upper or lower portion of the opening when inserted into the frame, wherein the guide comprises a first edge for slidable engagement with the top wall or the bottom wall;
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- a lead screw extending from an opening in the guide spaced from a front end of the guide, to a back end of the guide for connecting the guide to the frame.
An apparatus comprising:
- a frame comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, and sides defining an opening for receiving removable electronic modules;
- a guide extending longitudinally in the frame and partitioning at least a portion of said opening, wherein the guide is adjacent to one of the top wall and the bottom wall and spaced from the other of the top wall and the bottom wall;
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- a lead screw extending longitudinally within a groove formed in a side of the guide for attaching the guide to a guide support member connected to at least one of the top wall and the bottom wall.
A modular electronic system comprising:
- a frame comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, and sides defining an opening for receiving a plurality of removable electronic modules;
- at least two guides extending generally parallel with the sides of the frame, each of the guides comprising an edge for slidable engagement with another of said at least two guides;
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- at least two lead screws for connecting the guides to the frame;
- wherein the guides partition said opening for receiving said plurality of removable electronic modules and wherein the guides are removable to configure said opening for receiving a different number of the removable electronic modules or different sizes of the removable electronic modules.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.