SYSTEM BOARD WITH EDGE CONNECTOR

• US 20090031068A1
• Filed: 07/27/2007
• Published: 01/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Szolyga, Thomas H., Moiroux, Jean-Paul
• Granted Patent: US 7,715,206 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/301
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/409 Mechanical coupling back panels H05K7/1438

Abstract

A system comprises a chassis and a system board contained within the chassis. The system board has an edge connector adapted to receive an add-in card in a configuration in which the system board and add-in card are substantially co-planar.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a chassis; and

a system board contained within said chassis, said system board having an edge connector adapted to receive an add-in card in a configuration in which said system board and said add-in card are substantially co-planar.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said system board comprises a plurality of edge connectors, each edge connector adapted to receive a separate add-in card in a configuration in which said system board and said add-in cards are substantially co-planar.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein at least one edge connector comprises a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) interface.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein at least one edge connector is provided on said system board along a different edge than at least one other edge connector.

5. The system of claim 1 further comprising an add-in card having an edge connector that is mated to the edge connector of said system board.

6. The system of claim 1 further comprising a display mated to said chassis.

7. The system of claim 6 further comprising a touch-sensitive member adjacent said display.

8. The system of claim 6 wherein said chassis is mated to a rear surface of said display.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein said chassis has a thickness of less than 1.5 inches.

10. A system, comprising:

a system board;

means for containing said system board; and

means for attaching an add-in card to an edge of said system board in substantial co-planar arrangement with respect to said system board.

11. The system of claim 10 further comprising means for attaching an additional add-in card to a different edge of said system board, the add-in cards and system board being in substantial co-planar arrangement.

12. The system of claim 10 further comprising means for displaying images.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the means for displaying images mates to a said means for containing said system board.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein the means for containing said system board mates to a rear surface of the means for displaying images.

15. The system of claim 13 further comprising a means for detecting touch of a user'"'"'s finger.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the means for containing said system board and said means for displaying images mate to a rear surface of the means for detecting touch of a user'"'"'s finger.