Ejection mechanism
AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorsIosif Korsunsky, Joseph Olevich
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Abstract
The present invention provides an ejection mechanism 10 having an ejector 60 mounted within a housing 40. The housing 40 has an electronic module receiving area 48 and a connector receiving area 50. The ejector 60 is secured to the housing 40 by a pivot pin 80 passing through pivot openings 66, 27, 43. The ejector 60 may be simply urged from a first position to a second position such that a projection 70 causes the electronic module to be ejected.
Claims9
An ejection mechanism for an electronic module comprising:
- a housing having an electrical connector receiving area at a first end and a module receiving area extending from the connector receiving area to an open end in an outer edge of the housing,
- an eject lever having a major surface, being mounted to the housing at a pivot point, and having a projection extending angularly from the major surface engageable with a module inserted within the module receiving area, the eject lever extending from the pivot point to a free end disposed beyond the outer edge of the housing and being rotatable about the pivot point such that the free end sweeps across the outer edge during rotation.
An electrical connector assembly for a planar electronic module having an electrical connector disposed in a connector receiving area of a housing, the housing having a module receiving area extending from the connector receiving area to an open end in an outer edge of the housing, the assembly being characterized by:
- an ejector formed of a planar material mounted to the housing at a pivot point and extending from the pivot point to a free end, the ejector having a first leg extending from the pivot point and a second leg extending at an angle from the first leg, the first leg having a projection extending from an edge thereof to engage an edge of the module inserted into the module receiving area, the free end being positioned along the outer edge of the housing such that it is urgeable across the outer edge of the housing to cause rotation about the pivot point.
An ejection mechanism for an electronic module comprising:
- a housing having an electrical connector receiving area at a first end and a module receiving area extending from the connector receiving area to an open end of an outer edge of the housing, and;
- an eject lever being rotatably mounted to the housing such that a free end of the lever is positioned to sweep across the outer edge of the housing during a rotational motion, the lever having an engaging projection being movable by the rotational motion to eject a module inserted into the module receiving area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.