Apparatus for directing power to a hot swapped circuit board

An apparatus comprising a chassis and a cassette. The chassis includes a first electronic circuit board with a first connector, chassis flex circuitry with a disengageable contacts, a controller in communication with the chassis flex circuitry, and a power supply in communication with the controller...

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Main Author KERRIGAN BRIAN MICHAEL
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.06.2009
Subjects
CALCULATING
CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
PHYSICS
PRINTED CIRCUITS
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Summary:An apparatus comprising a chassis and a cassette. The chassis includes a first electronic circuit board with a first connector, chassis flex circuitry with a disengageable contacts, a controller in communication with the chassis flex circuitry, and a power supply in communication with the controller and the first electronic circuit board. The cassette is selectively securable to the chassis, the cassette including a second electronic circuit board with a second connector, and a cassette handle with cassette flex circuitry that includes a switch and disengageable contacts, wherein securing the cassette to the chassis positions the disengageable contacts of the cassette flex circuitry in engagement with the disengageable contacts of the chassis flex circuitry to form a circuit and positions the first connector in electronic communication with the second connector, and wherein the circuit allows the controller to detect the condition of the switch. A switch trigger is disposed on the cassette handle to actuate the switch, wherein the switch trigger selectively locks or unlocks the cassette to the chassis.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20070679703