Mounting frame for mounting input/output device to conpactPCI-based computer
OwnerJin Liuinventor
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Abstract
A mounting frame adapted to mount an I/O device to a compactPCI-based computer includes an outer case member and an inner case member fixed together to define therebetween an interior space for accommodating and retaining the I/O device therein so as to form a modularized I/O system. The I/O module that is formed by fixing the I/O device between the inner case member and the outer case member is secured to the computer casing by means of a suitable device and electrically connected to an interface card arranged in the computer to define an easy-to-replace and easy-to-install modularized structure.
Claims9
An industrial computer having a user interface input/output (I/O) module and comprising:
- a) a computer casing having a bottom wall and a spaced apart top wall, the bottom and top walls defining a side opening space therebetween;
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- b) a user interface input/output (I/O) module attached to the computer casing in a fixed position in the side opening space between the bottom and top walls, the I/O module comprising:
- i) an outer case member having a substantially U-shaped cross-section with a front panel, and first side walls extending from at least two opposite sides of the front panel bounding a first interior space, the front panel having a user observing window;
- ii) an inner case member mounted in the first interior space, the inner case member having a substantially U-shaped cross-section with a rear panel and second side walls extending from at least two opposite sides thereof bounding a second interior space;
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- iii) a user interface input/output (I/O) device mounted in the second interior space and between the front and rear panels, the I/O device having a display screen visible through the observing window.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.