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US 6,549,400 B1Granted
Method and system for quickly connecting a 1U personal computer
AssigneeCrystal Group Inc.
InventorsDavid T. Medin, Scott Kayser, Robert D. Hinds, Curtis R. Nelson
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Abstract
A system and method for blind-mateably electrically connecting a 1U industrial personal computer with an industrial PC receiving bay in a rack, where the 1U industrial personal computer has a protuberant printed circuit trace member extending therefrom for cooperation with a blind-mateable connector assembly having a plurality of conductive trace grasping contacts therein.
Claims19
A system comprising:
- a 1U industrial personal computer;
- a rack for containing a plurality of 1U industrial personal computers;
- said 1U industrial personal computer having a blind-mateable PC connector thereon which mates to a blind-mateable connector assembly coupled to rack;
- and
- wherein said 1U industrial personal computer is a remotely monitored industrial PC.
2 more elements
A system comprising:
- a 1U industrial personal computer;
- a rack for containing a plurality of 1U industrial personal computers;
- said 1U industrial personal computer having a blind-mateable PC connector thereon which mates to a blind-mateable connector assembly coupled to rack;
- and
- wherein said blind-mateable PC connector is a protuberant printed circuit trace member protruding through a void in a terminal end of 1U industrial personal computer.
2 more elements
A method of connecting a 1U industrial personal computer comprising the steps of:
- providing a rack having a plurality of industrial PC receiving bays therein;
- providing a 1U industrial personal computer;
- inserting said 1U industrial personal computer into an industrial PC receiving bay in said rack;
- further inserting said 1U industrial personal computer, so that a blind-mateable connector coupled to said 1U industrial personal computer mates with a blind-mateable connector assembly coupled to said rack;
- and
- wherein said blind mateable connector is a protuberant printed circuit trace member.
3 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a 1U industrial personal computer;
- a rack having a plurality of industrial PC receiving bays;
- means for blind-mateably electrically connecting said 1U industrial personal computer with a network having portions thereof disposed in said rack;
- and
- in said 1U industrial personal computer, means for monitoring a microprocessor temperature and a speed of a fan in said 1U industrial personal computer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.