INTEGRATED COMPUTER MODULE WITH EMI SHIELDING PLATE
First Claim
1. An integrated computer module adapted for removable insertion into a docking bay within a host assembly, and upon such insertion for connecting to a host connector and thereby controlling a display device, the integrated computer module comprising:
- an enclosure defined by a front wall, a back wall opposite the front wall, a first side wall, a second side wall opposite the first side wall, a floor wall and a ceiling wall;
a main printed circuit board assembly (main PCBA) located in the enclosure, the main PCBA including a microprocessor and associated circuitry generating electromagnetic interference (EMI);
a module connector electrically connected to the main PCBA and supported at the enclosure'"'"'s back wall for connection to the host connector upon insertion of the integrated module into the docking bay in the host assembly;
a disk drive including a casting and a controller PCBA mounted on one side of the casting, the controller PCBA including integrated circuits that define a hard disk storage control subsystem that operates with relatively low amplitude signals that are subject to distortion from the EMI;
a conductor assembly electrically connecting the main PCBA to the controller PCBA; and
an intermediate plate including a central section, a front edge, a back edge opposite the front edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge opposite the first side edge, the intermediate plate located between the disk drive'"'"'s controller PCBA and the main PCBA ,and attached to the enclosure to capture the disk drive in the enclosure and to insulate the controller PCBA from the EMI generated by the main PCBA.
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Abstract
An integrated computer module having an EMI shielding plate which doubles as a mechanical retainer for a disk drive within the module and as an shield to insulate the disk drive'"'"'s electronics from electromagnetic interference (EMI) emanating from a main PCBA located nearby. The module is adapted for removable insertion into a docking bay within a host assembly, and upon such insertion for connecting to a host connector and thereby controlling a display device. The preferred module comprises an enclosure, a main PCBA in the enclosure including a microprocessor generating EMI; a module connector electrically connected to the main PCBA and supported at the enclosure'"'"'s back wall for connection to the host connector upon insertion of the integrated module into the docking bay in the host assembly; a disk drive including a casting and a controller PCBA mounted on one side of the casting; a conductor assembly electrically connecting the main PCBA to the controller PCBA; and an intermediate plate located above the disk drive, between the disk drive'"'"'s controller PCBA and the main PCBA, and attached to the enclosure to capture the disk drive in the enclosure and to insulate the controller PCBA from EMI generated by the main PCBA.
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13 Claims
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1. An integrated computer module adapted for removable insertion into a docking bay within a host assembly, and upon such insertion for connecting to a host connector and thereby controlling a display device, the integrated computer module comprising:
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an enclosure defined by a front wall, a back wall opposite the front wall, a first side wall, a second side wall opposite the first side wall, a floor wall and a ceiling wall;
a main printed circuit board assembly (main PCBA) located in the enclosure, the main PCBA including a microprocessor and associated circuitry generating electromagnetic interference (EMI);
a module connector electrically connected to the main PCBA and supported at the enclosure'"'"'s back wall for connection to the host connector upon insertion of the integrated module into the docking bay in the host assembly;
a disk drive including a casting and a controller PCBA mounted on one side of the casting, the controller PCBA including integrated circuits that define a hard disk storage control subsystem that operates with relatively low amplitude signals that are subject to distortion from the EMI;
a conductor assembly electrically connecting the main PCBA to the controller PCBA; and
an intermediate plate including a central section, a front edge, a back edge opposite the front edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge opposite the first side edge, the intermediate plate located between the disk drive'"'"'s controller PCBA and the main PCBA ,and attached to the enclosure to capture the disk drive in the enclosure and to insulate the controller PCBA from the EMI generated by the main PCBA. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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