Mechanical carrier plate
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorsLee Follmer, Jeffrey Todd Sayles, Akbar Paydar
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Abstract
In one embodiment of the present invention, a carrier plate assembly for use in an electrical system is disclosed, comprising a carrier plate capable of securing at least one system board. Each system board is capable of being inserted and removed from the carrier plate assembly without disturbing another system board connected to the carrier plate assembly. The carrier plate assembly is capable of releasable attachment to the electronic system and is capable of being inserted and removed from the electronic system without disturbing another assembly connected to the electronic system.
Claims28
A carrier plate assembly for use in an electronic system, comprising:
- a carrier plate capable of supporting at least one system board within the carrier plate assembly, wherein each system board is capable of being inserted and removed from the carrier plate assembly without disturbing another system board connected to the carrier plate assembly;
- an expander board coupled to the carrier plate, wherein the expander board receives the system board when the system board is inserted into the carrier plate assembly;
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- wherein the carrier plate assembly is capable of releasable attachment to the electronic system, wherein the electronic system comprises a switch, wherein the switch is electronically coupled to the expander board when the carrier plate is attached to the electronic system,
- wherein the switch is configured to receive the carrier plate assembly on one side of the switch and configured to receive a separate carrier plate assembly on an opposing side of the
- wherein the carrier plate assembly is capable of being inserted and removed from the electronic system without disturbing another assembly connected to the electronic system.
A carrier plate assembly for an electronic system, comprising:
- a carrier plate comprising a first board slot and a second board slot, the carrier plate assembly capable of securing at least one system board, wherein the at least one system board is coupled to an expander board coupled to the carrier plate;
- wherein the carrier plate assembly is capable of releasably supporting system boards within the board slots in a vertical position, the first board slot located above the second board slot;
- wherein each system board is capable of being inserted and removed from the board slots without the use of tools;
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- wherein the assembly is capable of releasable attachment to a switch coupled to the electronic system and is capable of being inserted and removed from the electronic system without disturbing another assembly connected to the electronic system,
- wherein the switch is configured to receive the carrier plate assembly on one side of the switch and configured to receive a separate carrier plate assembly on an opposing side of the switch.
A method of installing system boards within a electronic system, comprising:
- providing a carrier plate assembly comprising an expander board;
- connecting the carrier plate assembly into the electronic system by coupling the expander board to a switch coupled to the electronic system;
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- inserting at least one system board into the carrier plate assembly, thereby connecting the system board to the electronic system through the carrier plate assembly,
- wherein the switch is configured to receive the carrier plate assembly on one side of the switch and configured to receive a separate carrier plate assembly on an opposing side of the switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.