Printed circuit board mounting cage

U.S. Patent Number: 5339221

Abstract: A rectangular cage formed of near identical grooved support panels (290,292,294,296) slidably mounts horizontal and vertical stacks of circuit boards and circuit board frame assemblies (280,282), with each board of one stack connected to some or all boards of the other stack in edge to edge relation. The cage is open at both front and rear to slidably receive the circuit board frame assemblies that are latched in place by a lever (208) operated cam (210) arrangement on each board frame that engages pairs of latch rods (218) on front and rear edges of the support panels. The support panels are apertured (302,304) to allow air to be blown over the circuit boards and two of the panels (290,292) carry mid-plane terminating panels (342,330) for support of cable connector sockets (38).

Inventors: Conroy-Wass; Theodore R. (Tustin, CA), Moore; Peter W. (Rossmoor, CA)

Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company (Los Angeles, CA)

Application Number: 07/923,201

Issued: 1994-08-16

Expired: 2006-08-16

Classes: 361/796 ; 361/784; 439/65

Field of search: 361/784,785,792,796,728,730,736,752 439/59,61,62,65,74

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