Functional module with card guide engagement feature
First Claim
1. A functional module configured to be received in an electronic equipment enclosure that includes a card cage, the functional module comprising:
- a front panel;
a card that includes electronic circuitry, the card having first and second side edges and defining at least one cutout formed along at least half of the length of the card and having opposing edges and the at least one cutout being interposed between the first and second side edges so that when the functional module is received in the electronic equipment enclosure, the first and second side edges of the card are supported by first and second card guides, respectively, and the opposing edges of the at least one cutout defined by the card are supported by a third card guide when the functional module is received in the electronic equipment enclosure; and
at least one connector attached to the card and configured for electrical communication with the electronic circuitry.
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Abstract
A functional module is provided for use in conjunction with an electronic equipment enclosure that includes a card cage having two end card guides and one or more middle card guides interposed between the end card guides. The functional module includes a double-wide card that is configured to be removably received in the card cage. The double-wide card includes electronic circuitry and defines a cutout configured to engage a middle card guide. When the functional module is operably positioned in the electronic equipment enclosure, the edges of the double wide card are supported by the end card guide and the cutout engages the middle card guide so that the double-wide card straddles the middle card guide and is supported thereby.
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19 Claims
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1. A functional module configured to be received in an electronic equipment enclosure that includes a card cage, the functional module comprising:
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a front panel; a card that includes electronic circuitry, the card having first and second side edges and defining at least one cutout formed along at least half of the length of the card and having opposing edges and the at least one cutout being interposed between the first and second side edges so that when the functional module is received in the electronic equipment enclosure, the first and second side edges of the card are supported by first and second card guides, respectively, and the opposing edges of the at least one cutout defined by the card are supported by a third card guide when the functional module is received in the electronic equipment enclosure; and at least one connector attached to the card and configured for electrical communication with the electronic circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. In a functional module configured to be received in an electronic equipment enclosure that includes a card cage having a plurality of card guides disposed in a spaced apart arrangement, and the functional module including a front panel, a card configured to be attached to the front panel and comprising:
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a body having first and second side edges and defining at least one cutout formed along at least half of the length of the body and having opposing edges and the at least one cutout being interposed between the first and second side edges so that when the card is received in the electronic equipment enclosure, the first and second side edges of the card are supported by first and second card guides, respectively, and the opposing edges of the at least one cutout defined by the card are supported by a third card guide; electronic circuitry disposed on the body; and a plurality of conductive elements disposed about at least a portion of a perimeter of the front panel in a manner so as to reduce electromagnetic emissions from within the card cage. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. In an electronic equipment enclosure having a card cage that includes, at least, first and second card guides, as well as a third card guide interposed between the first and second card guides in a spaced apart arrangement configured to receive two single-wide functional modules in an edge-to-edge position, a functional module configured to be removably received in the electronic equipment enclosure, the functional module comprising:
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a front panel; a card attached to the front panel and including electronic circuitry, the card having first and second side edges and defining at least one cutout formed along at least half of the length of the card and having opposing edges and the at least one cutout being interposed between the first and second side edges so that when the functional module is received in the card cage, the first and second side edges of the card are supported by the first and second card guides, respectively, and the opposing edges of the at least one cutout defined by the card are supported by the third card guide; a plurality of conductive elements disposed about at least a portion of a perimeter of the front panel in a manner so as to reduce electromagnetic emissions from within the card cage; and at least one connector attached to the card and configured for electrical communication with the electronic circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronics system, comprising:
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an electronic equipment enclosure that includes a card cage having a plurality of card guides disposed in a spaced apart arrangement; and at least one functional module configured to be removably received in the electronic equipment enclosure, the functional module comprising; a front panel; a card that includes electronic circuitry, the card having first and second side edges and defining at least one cutout formed along at least half of the length of the card and having opposing edges and the at least one cutout being interposed between the first and second side edges so that when the functional module is received in the electronic equipment enclosure, the first and second side edges of the card are supported by first and second card guides, respectively, and the opposing edges of the at least one cutout defined by the card are supported by a third card guide; and at least one connector attached to the card and configured for electrical communication with the electronic circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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