US 7,397,671 B2 · Low profile autodocking multi-battery pack system and in place service PCI storage controller card with redundant cache and concurrently maintainable redundant battery backup

Abstract

A low profile auto docking multi-battery pack system and an in place service PCI storage controller card system with redundant cache and concurrently maintainable redundant battery backup are provided. A first battery and a second battery are disposed in line to provide a low profile battery pack. The first battery and second battery are shrink-wrapped together inside a frame and are slideably removable through an opening in a PCI tailstock and are hot swappable. The PCI storage controller card system is defined by a two card assembly that includes an internal connector, such as a SCSI connector to connect the two cards together.

Claims17

Dependent claims

A low profile multi-battery pack system comprising:

a first battery;
a second battery;
said first battery and said second battery being disposed in line to provide a low profile battery pack;
said first battery and said second battery being shrink-wrapped together inside a frame and being slideably removable through an opening in a peripheral component interface (PCI) tailstock and said first battery and second battery being hot swappable;
said frame carries one or more auto docking connectors for mating to a connector on a printed circuit board;
said auto docking connectors are connected to said first battery and said second battery.

3 more elements

A peripheral component interface (PCI) storage controller card system comprising:

a two card assembly including an internal connector to connect the two cards together;
a first card of said two card assembly including a storage controller, a cache memory, and a plurality of connectors extending through a first peripheral component interface (PCI) tailstock;
a second card of said two card assembly including a redundant cache memory, a first battery and a second battery being disposed in line to provide a low profile battery pack, said first battery and said second battery being shrink-wrapped together inside a frame and being slideably removable through an opening in a second peripheral component interface (PCI) tailstock;
said frame carries at least one auto docking connector for mating to a connector on said second printed circuit board;
and
said auto docking connector connected to said first battery and said second battery.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

11/239,599Filed 29 Sep 2005

Published

US 2007/0070610 A129 Mar 2007

Granted

8 Jul 2008

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

G06F 1/263
Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof: arrangements for using multiple switchable power supplies, e.g. battery and AC
G06F 1/184
Internal mounting support structures, e.g. for supporting printed circuit boards: mounting of motherboards
G06F 1/185
Internal mounting support structures, e.g. for supporting printed circuit boards: mounting of expansion boards
G06F 1/186
Mounting of expansion boards: securing of expansion boards in correspondence to slots provided at the computer enclosure

Low profile autodocking multi-battery pack system and in place service PCI storage controller card with redundant cache and concurrently maintainable redundant battery backup

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Low profile autodocking multi-battery pack system and in place service PCI storage controller card with redundant cache and concurrently maintainable redundant battery backup

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Abstract

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