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US 6,788,544 B1Granted
Field replaceable unit access device and method
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsStephan Karl Barsun, Irving McKenzie Birmingham, Robert William Dobbs
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are exemplary embodiments of a Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) access device an electronic device.
Claims26
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a chassis;
- a frame translatingly and pivotally attached to said chassis;
- and
- an electronic component removably attached to said frame;
- a first pivot attached to said frame;
- and
- a second pivot attached to said frame, said second pivot being aligned with said first pivot.
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A method of servicing a computer system, said method comprising:
- providing a chassis comprising an opening;
- providing a frame translatable through said opening;
- providing an electronic component removably attached to said frame;
- translating said frame through said opening;
- pivoting said frame relative to said chassis;
- and
- removing said electronic component from said frame.
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An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a chassis;
- a frame translatingly and pivotally attached to said chassis;
- an electronic component removably attached to said frame;
- and
- an access door formed in said chassis, wherein said frame is translatable through said access door.
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An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a chassis;
- a frame translatingly and pivotally attached to said chassis;
- and
- an electronic component removably attached to said frame;
- a connector attached to said frame, said connector electrically interfaced with said electronic component;
- a receptacle attached to said chassis;
- and
- wherein said receptacle electronically couples with said connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.