Modular electronics platform
First Claim
1. A modular mounting apparatus, comprising:
- a drive module, comprisinga base frame member comprising a device mounting surface wherein the device mounting surface is a tray and an attachment face adjacent to a first edge of the device mounting surface, and the base frame member further comprising mounting structure,a clamp member movably interconnected to the base frame member for motion along a direction of travel relative to a second edge of the device mounting surface opposite from the first edge thereof, the clamp member further comprising an attachment face distal from the base frame member and oriented substantially transverse of the direction of travel,a resilient biasing member coupled for urging the clamp member relative to the frame member, anda contractor arm that is operable for contracting the clamp member relative to the frame member, andwherein the attachment face of the base frame member is oriented substantially transverse of the direction of travel;
means for detachably attaching a stationary jaw member to the attachment face of the frame member, and means for detachably attaching a movable jaw member to the attachment face of the clamp member; and
either a plurality of different ones of the stationary jaw members each being interchangeably matable with the attachment face of the frame member, or a plurality of different ones of the movable jaw members each being interchangeably matable with the attachment face of the clamp member.
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Abstract
A modular device mounting platform apparatus having interchangeable jaw members for accommodating different devices. The device mounting platform apparatus includes a frame member capable of being mounted, by example and without limitation, in a vehicle and having a device mounting surface facing generally upward. A telescoping clamp member is slidably interconnected to frame member along a first direction. A biasing mechanism is coupled between frame and clamp members for urging a jaw member of the clamp member along first direction away from the frame member. A plurality of different jaw members are interchangeably coupleable to the frame and clamp members in an opposing relationship across the device mounting surface of the frame.
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19 Claims
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1. A modular mounting apparatus, comprising:
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a drive module, comprising a base frame member comprising a device mounting surface wherein the device mounting surface is a tray and an attachment face adjacent to a first edge of the device mounting surface, and the base frame member further comprising mounting structure, a clamp member movably interconnected to the base frame member for motion along a direction of travel relative to a second edge of the device mounting surface opposite from the first edge thereof, the clamp member further comprising an attachment face distal from the base frame member and oriented substantially transverse of the direction of travel, a resilient biasing member coupled for urging the clamp member relative to the frame member, and a contractor arm that is operable for contracting the clamp member relative to the frame member, and wherein the attachment face of the base frame member is oriented substantially transverse of the direction of travel; means for detachably attaching a stationary jaw member to the attachment face of the frame member, and means for detachably attaching a movable jaw member to the attachment face of the clamp member; and either a plurality of different ones of the stationary jaw members each being interchangeably matable with the attachment face of the frame member, or a plurality of different ones of the movable jaw members each being interchangeably matable with the attachment face of the clamp member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A modular mounting apparatus, comprising:
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a drive module, comprising a base frame member comprising a device mounting surface between spaced apart first and second edges, wherein the device mounting surface is a tray, and an attachment face extended from the first edge of the device mounting surface and oriented substantially parallel thereto, the base frame member further comprising mounting structure for the base frame member being mounted thereon, a clamp member slidably interconnected to the base frame member for motion relative to the second edge of the device mounting surface along a substantially linear direction of travel oriented substantially transverse thereof, the clamp member further comprising an attachment face spaced outwardly of the frame member from the second edge of the device mounting surface and substantially transverse of the direction of travel, a contractor mechanism coupled for slidably contracting the clamp member relative to the frame member, the contractor mechanism comprising;
a contractor channel formed in the clamp member substantially transverse of the direction of travel, and a contractor arm that cooperates with the contractor channel for contracting the clamp member relative to the base frame member, anda resilient biasing member coupled between the clamp member and the frame member for urging the clamp member substantially along the direction of travel substantially away from the second edge of the device mounting surface of the base frame member; wherein the attachment face of the base frame member is oriented substantially transverse of the direction of travel; a plurality of different configurations of interchangeable stationary jaw members each comprising a cup portion extended there along and an attachable face matable with the attachment face of the base frame member; a plurality of different configurations of interchangeable movable jaw members each comprising a second cup portion extended there along and an attachable face matable with the attachment face of the clamp member; and means for detachably attaching different ones of the plurality of different configurations of interchangeable stationary jaw members to the attachment face of the base frame member, and means for detachably attaching different ones of the plurality of different configurations of interchangeable movable jaw members to the attachment face of the clamp member. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A modular mounting apparatus, comprising:
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a drive module, comprising; a base frame member formed with a device mounting surface between opposing first and second edges spaced apart along a substantially linear direction of travel, wherein the device mounting surface is a tray, the base frame member further comprising an attachment face adjacent to the first edge of the device mounting surface and oriented substantially transverse of the direction of travel, and the base frame member being structured for the base frame member being mounted thereon, a track formed substantially along the direction of travel adjacent to the device mounting surface of the base frame member, a clamp member having an elongated sled portion and an end cap adjacent to a first end thereof and comprising an attachment face extended there along the sled portion being slidably interconnected to a guide of the frame member for motion substantially along the direction of travel, a pivotable contractor arm coupled between the first sled portion of the clamp member and the base frame member for contracting the clamp member relative to the frame member along a track of the base frame member oriented substantially along the direction of travel, and a resilient biasing member coupled between the frame and clamp members for urging the sled portion of the clamp member along the guide relative to the direction of travel, the biasing member being configured for resiliently urging the jaw member of the clamp member away from the second edge of the frame member; a plurality of different interchangeable stationary jaw members each comprising an attachable face and a plurality of different configurations each including a cup portion projected from the attachable face, the attachable face being matable with the attachment face of the base frame member and being attachable thereto adjacent to the first edge of the base frame member and oriented substantially transverse of the direction of travel; means for detachably attaching different ones of the plurality of different interchangeable stationary jaw members to the attachment face of the base frame member; a plurality of different interchangeable movable jaw members each comprising an attachable face and a plurality of different configurations each including a cup portion projected from the attachable face, the attachable face being matable with the attachment face of the end cap of the clamp member and being attachable thereto adjacent to the first end thereof oriented substantially transverse of the direction of travel and in an opposing relationship to one of the stationary jaw members across the device mounting surface of the frame; and means for detachably attaching different ones of the plurality of different interchangeable movable jaw members to the attachment face of the end cap of the clamp member. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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