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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2016
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood City, CA (US);
Rebecca Di Ricco Kurzava, San Diego, CA (US);
Eric M. Innes, San Diego, CA (US);
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
A mounting assembly for accurately positioning, attaching, and supporting a circuit board such as a midplane board within a chassis. The assembly's design facilitates an improved assembly method that includes fastening the board to the chassis so to provide reliable connector mate and rapid assembly. The mounting assembly includes a clamp member) and a spring assembly that act in combination to secure a circuit board onto datum features provided on a chassis and/or its modified and/or lightweight alignment bulkhead, which is part of the new assembly. The new assembly design enables a tight tolerance loop between mating components while also providing a more consistent connector engagement when compared with many prior device designs. In some embodiments, a single fastener (e.g., a nut) is used to attach the clamped and captured circuit board to the chassis. The board is 'captured' as it is sandwiched between the modified bulkhead and the clamp.