Processor retention apparatus
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Company
InventorsGwen M. Bertolami, Hoa Pham
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Abstract
A processor retention assembly for housing multiple processor modules is herein disclosed. The processor retention assembly has a pair of lock levers, positioned on opposite sides of the processor module, that securely fastens each processor module to a connector on a circuit board and to the processor retention assembly. The lock levers ensure that the processor module is securely fastened to the connector and to the processor retention assembly so that the processor module and the circuit board are not damaged during mechanical shock and vibration. In addition, the lock levers eliminate the need for the processor module to contain any type of lock mechanism thereby allowing the processor retention assembly to house various types of devices, including those with lock mechanisms.
Claims12
A processor retention assembly, comprising:
- a cage housing a first edge finger connection device having a first edge and a second edge, the cage having a first wall and a second wall;
- the first wall having a first rail housing the first edge of the first device;
- the second wall having a second rail housing the second edge of the first device;
- a first lever pivotally coupled to the first rail, the first lever enables the first edge of the first device to slide in and out of the first rail;
- a second lever pivotally coupled to the second rail, the second lever enables the second edge of the first device to slide in and out of the second rail;
- the first lever having a first lock mechanism;
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- the second lever having a second lock mechanism;
- wherein the first and second lock mechanisms secure the first device to the cage.
A method for mounting an edge finger connection device into a connector, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) positioning a cage over the connector, the cage having a first wall and a second wall, the first wall having a first rail, the second wall having a second rail, the cage including a first lever and a second lever, the first lever pivotally mounted to the first rail and having a first arm, the second lever pivotally mounted to the second rail and having a second arm;
- (b) placing a first edge of the edge finger connection device into the first rail;
- (c) placing a second edge of the edge finger connection device into the second rail;
- (d) sliding the edge finger connection device in a downward direction in the first and second rails;
- (e) mounting the edge finger connection device into the connector;
- (f) extending the first arm over the first rail;
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- (g) extending the second arm over the second rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.