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US 6,334,006 B1Granted
Loading device and electronic equipment system
AssigneeMitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKen Tanabe
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Abstract
An electronic equipment system includes an electronic device, a loading device for loading into and unloading from the electronic device, a light emitting section in the electronic device corresponding to the loading device, and an optical fiber corresponding to the loading device. The optical fiber transmits light from the light emitting section from a first end to a second end of the optical fiber.
Claims12
A loading device loadable into and unloadable from an electronic device, said loading device comprising:
- an electronic unit;
- and
- an optical fiber having first and second ends and a length extending between the first and second ends, said optical fiber being located entirely on said loading device for transmitting light received at the first end of said optical fiber to the second end of said optical fiber, the light being emitted within the electronic device based on an operating state of said electronic unit when said electronic unit is supplied with power, and when said loading device is loaded into the electronic device.
An electronic equipment system comprising:
- an electronic device;
- an electronic unit;
- a loading device into which said electronic device may be loaded and from which said electronic device may be unloaded;
- a light emitting section located in said electronic device in correspondence with said loading device, said light emitting section emitting light based on an operating state of said electronic unit when said electronic unit is supplied with power, and when said loading device is loaded into said electronic device;
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- an optical fiber having first and second ends and a length extending between the first and second ends, said optical fiber being located entirely on said loading device and transmitting the light from said light emitting section received at the first end of said optical fiber to the second end of said optical fiber when said loading device is loaded in said electronic device.
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A loading device comprising:
- a tray having front and rear ends, said tray being loadable into and unloadable from an electronic device along a lengthwise direction of said tray, the lengthwise direction extending from the front end to the rear end;
- an electronic unit mounted on said tray and including an electrical connector for engaging a complementary electrical connector of the electronic device;
- and
- an optical fiber having first and second ends and a length extending between the first and second ends, said optical fiber being located entirely on said tray for transmitting light applied to the first end of said optical fiber by the electronic device to the second end of said optical fiber, said optical fiber extending on said tray from the rear end to the front end.
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An electronic equipment system comprising:
- an electronic device including at least one electrical connector for connecting to a complementary connector of an electronic unit and a light emitting section including at least one light emitter for emitting light within said electronic device;
- and
- a loading device comprising:
- a tray having front and rear ends, said tray being loadable into and unloadable from said electronic device along a lengthwise direction of said tray, the lengthwise direction extending from the front end to the rear end;
- an electronic unit mounted on said tray and including an electrical connector for engaging a complementary electrical connector of said electronic device;
- and
- an optical fiber having first and second ends and a length extending between the first and second ends, said optical fiber being located entirely on said tray for transmitting light applied to the first end of said optical fiber by said light emitter of said electronic device to the second end of said optical fiber, said optical fiber extending on said tray from the rear end to the front end.
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An electronic equipment system comprising:
- an electronic device;
- an electronic unit;
- a loading device into which said electronic device may be loaded and from which said electronic device may be unloaded;
- a light emitting section located in said electronic device in correspondence with said loading device, said light emitting section emitting light based on an operating state of said electronic unit when said electronic unit is supplied with power, and when said loading device is loaded into said electronic device;
- and
- an optical fiber having first and second ends and a length extending between the first and second ends, said optical fiber being located entirely on said electronic device and transmitting the light from said light emitting section received at the first end of said optical fiber to the second end of said optical fiber when said loading device is loaded in said electronic device.
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An electronic equipment system comprising:
- an electronic device including at least one electrical connector for connecting to a complementary connector of an electronic unit and a light emitting section including at least one light emitter for emitting light within said electronic device;
- and
- a loading device comprising:
- a tray having front and rear ends, said tray being loadable into and unloadable from said electronic device along a lengthwise direction of said tray, the lengthwise direction extending from the front end to the rear end;
- an electronic unit mounted on said tray and including an electrical connector for engaging a complementary electrical connector of said electronic device;
- and
- an optical fiber having first and second ends and a length extending between the first and second ends, said optical fiber being located entirely on said electronic device for transmitting light applied to the first end of said optical fiber by said light emitter of said electronic device to the second end of said optical fiber when said loading device is loaded in said electronic device, said optical fiber extending on an optical fiber mounting section of said electronic device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.