System for supporting a backplane between card cages
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorMichael J. Greenside
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Abstract
A card cage includes first and second card cage walls; a first, upper pair of members, comprising a front and a rear member, supported between the first and second card cage walls; a second, lower pair of members, comprising a front and a rear member, supported between the first and second card cage walls; a backplane supported between the front members and the rear members; and a plurality of alignment pins. The alignment pins are inserted through corresponding holes in the backplane and the front and rear members.
Claims34
A system for supporting card guides and a backplane, said system comprising:
- at least one member having a first edge along which is disposed a bar for abutting said backplane;
- and
- at least one card guide attached to said member, said card guide comprising a plurality of slots for supporting a plurality of circuit boards on said member,
- wherein said card guide attaches only to said member and said circuit boards such that said card guide and member can be treated as a single unit during disassembly.
An assembly comprising:
- a backplane;
- a front member;
- a rear member;
- and
- a plurality of alignment pins;
- wherein said backplane is supported between said front and rear members, said alignment pins being inserted through corresponding holes in said backplane and said front and rear members.
A card cage comprising:
- first and second card cage walls;
- a first, upper pair of members, comprising a front and a rear member, supported between said first and second card cage walls;
- a second, lower pair of members, comprising a front and a rear member, supported between said first and second card cage walls;
- a backplane supported between said front members and said rear members;
- and
- a plurality of alignment pins;
- wherein said alignment pins are inserted through corresponding holes in said backplane and said front and rear members.
A method of assembling a card cage, said method comprising:
- supporting a pair of rear members between first and second card cage walls, said rear members being spaced apart vertically;
- connecting a backplane to said members;
- and
- supporting a pair of front members between said first and second card cage walls, said front members being spaced apart vertically and supporting said backplane along with said rear members.
A method of disassembling a card cage for repair or replacement of a backplane contained in said card cage, said method comprising:
- removing front member screws of said card cage;
- removing two front members supported between left and right side walls of said card cage, wherein said two front members help support said backplane, and removing said front members exposes said backplane;
- and
- repairing said backplane.
A card cage assembly comprising:
- means for supporting a pair of rear members between first and second card cage walls, said rear members being spaced apart vertically;
- means for connecting a backplane to said members;
- and
- means for supporting a pair of front members between said first and second card cage walls, said front members being spaced apart vertically and supporting said backplane along with said rear members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.