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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2002
Hiroshi Okamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Vertex Standard USA, Inc., Cypress, CA (US);
Abstract
In an operating component placement system for electronic equipment, assembly units ( ) having cables ( ) whereby operating components ( to ) are connected to connectors ( to ) are used to mount the operating components ( to ) to a front panel ( ), with connectors ( to ) connected to connectors ( to ) on a panel board ( ) for signal input for various functions, and the cable lengths for operating component groups ( to ) and ( and ) having the same form established so as to be longer than the maximum distance between the connectors ( to ) and ( and ) to which each operating component group is to be connected on the panel board and hole groups ( to ) and ( and ) for mounting each of the operating component groups to the front panel. Operating components having the same form can be selectively laid out by changing the cable positioning.