Systems and methods for card retention feature retrofit
AssigneeXilinx, Inc.
InventorsIeuan Marshall, Robert Andrew Daniels
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Abstract
A method for card retention feature retrofit can include inserting an end of a first portion of a latch into a slot cut in an edge of a first printed circuit board, wherein the first portion of the latch is arranged to engage with a second portion of the latch on a second printed circuit board, and coupling the first portion of the latch to the first printed circuit board at least in part by aligning one or more first attachment points of a clamp coupled to the end of the first portion of the latch with one or more second attachment points of the first printed circuit board. Various other methods and systems are also disclosed.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a first portion of a latch having a first end and a second end, wherein the first portion of the latch is arranged to engage with a second portion of the latch on a second printed circuit board to retain a first printed circuit board at a position with respect to the second printed circuit board;
- and
- a clamp, coupled to the first end of the first portion of the latch, that is configured to attach the first portion of the latch to the first printed circuit board and hold the first portion of the latch in a position outwardly extending from an edge of the first printed circuit board.
A system, comprising:
- a first printed circuit board comprising:
- a first circuit;
- and
- a first communication interface to communicate data to and/or from the first circuit;
- a second printed circuit board comprising:
- a second circuit;
- and
- a second communication interface to receive the first communication interface and communicate data between the first circuit and the second circuit via the first communication interface;
- a latch to retain the first printed circuit board at a position with respect to the second printed circuit board, the latch comprising a first portion formed separately from a second portion and configured to interface to retain the first printed circuit board at a position with respect to the second printed circuit board;
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- a clamp to hold the first portion of the latch to the first printed circuit board.
A method, comprising:
- inserting an end of a first portion of a latch into a slot cut in an edge of a first printed circuit board, wherein the first portion of the latch is arranged to engage with a second portion of the latch on a second printed circuit board;
- and
- coupling the first portion of the latch to the first printed circuit board at least in part by aligning one or more first attachment points of a clamp coupled to the end of the first portion of the latch with one or more second attachment points of the first printed circuit board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.