Alignment of removable subassembly
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorEugene A Miksch
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Abstract
A first unit comprises a projection having a first planar portion and a second planar portion, which intersect at an angle. The projection is an extension of the first unit, has a linear axis, and is perpendicular to a base end of the first unit. A second unit comprises a mounting face and a receptacle. The receptacle has a shape for receiving and holding the projection. The base end is aligned with the mounting face by inserting the projection into the receptacle. The receptacle engages the first planar portion and the second planar portion, thereby preventing rotation of the projection, the first unit and the second unit about the linear axis.
Claims18
A system for aligning two units of a modular system, comprising:
- a projection extending from a base region of a first unit, the projection having a first planar portion and a second planar portion, the first planar portion and the second planar portion forming an intersection having an intersection angle in a range of from 10° to 170°, the projection extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to a base panel in the base region, the projection having a base end proximate to the base region and a tip end distal from the base region, the tip end being tapered so that the base end has larger dimensions than the tip end;
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- a receptacle in a mounting region of a second unit, the receptacle having a shape for receiving the projection and engaging the first and second planar portions.
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