Abstract: A module ejection mechanism is adapted to be disposed on a rack and carries an expansion module. The module ejection mechanism includes a tray, a linkage member, and an operating member. When one end of the operating member outside the rack is pulled, the other end of the operating member drives the linkage member to pivot. When the linkage member pivots, the linkage member makes the tray move in an ejection direction. When the tray moves in the ejection direction, an abutting element of the tray is adapted to eject the expansion module from the rack.

Abstract: A modular transaction card assembly includes a card frame having the traditional dimensions of a credit card, and a transaction card that is smaller than a traditional card and that fits into a receptacle of the card frame. Each of the card frame and the transaction card may be capable of performing contactless data transactions individually. The combined assembly of the card frame with the transaction card secured in the receptacle is also capable of performing contact data transactions, and in some instances, with an identifier that is distinct from the card frame or the transaction card alone. The card frame may include a processor enabling it to perform data encryption and authentication of the smaller transaction card.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a device housing, a circuit board, and a board module. The device housing includes a restriction unit. The circuit board includes a circuit board connector, wherein the circuit board is disposed in the device housing. The board module includes a module housing, a module board, a module connector, and a preload unit. The module connector is disposed on the module board. The preload unit and the module board are disposed on the module housing. The preload unit is connected to the restriction unit and applies a first elastic force toward the restriction unit. The module connector can thus be sufficiently connected to the circuit board connector.

Abstract: A lock mechanism for securing an expansion card in a computer chassis includes an elongated structural support, a wedge, and a channel structure. The elongate structural support comprising a first and second arm extending obliquely away from each other from a central pivot point positioned between a first and second end of the elongate structural support. The wedge protrudes upwardly from the first arm at the first end of the elongated structural support. The wedge is configured to engage with a riser card component of a riser module including the expansion card and cause a rotation of the elongated structural support about the central pivot point from an unlocked to a locked position. The channel structure extends from the second arm at the second end of the elongated structural support. The channel structure is configured to secure the expansion card with the elongated structural support positioned in the locked position.

Abstract: A fan receiver assembly (1200) includes a fan receiver (101). The fan receiver includes a rear wall (128) and at least one sidewall (112). At least one deformable clasp (105) is coupled to, and translatable along, the sidewall. The deformable clasp includes at least one latching arm (142) that is pivotable between an axially displaced open position occurring when the latching arm extends beyond a terminal end sidewall and a parallel position occurring when the latching arm is situated between the terminal end and the rear wall. The sidewall defines a d-track (111) having a terminal end (125) and an outward notch (126). A follower situates within the d-track between the deformable clasp and the sidewall. A fan module (102) latches to the fan receiver assembly when the follower situates within the outward notch.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for reading from and/or writing to a removable storage card. The device can comprise a housing including a wall defining a housing opening sized to receive a removable storage card. The device can also comprise a thermal management system attached to at least a part of the wall of the housing. Additionally, the device can comprise a biasing mechanism interoperable with the housing and configured to bias a card surface of the removable storage card into thermal communication with the thermal management system in response to insertion of the removable storage card into the housing opening. In some aspects, the biasing mechanism includes one or more elastic members configured to apply a biasing force to the removable storage card in response to the insertion of the removable storage card into the housing opening.

Abstract: A powered wall plate may include a face plate comprising an opening extending through the face plate from the first surface to the rear surface. A first keyed interface may be formed at the rear surface of the face plate. An electrical receptacle may comprise a second keyed interface configured to be coupled with the first keyed interface, the electrical receptacle further comprising terminals disposed on sides of the electrical receptacle. Spring-biased terminals may be coupled to the face plate and coupled with the terminals. A powered feature may be coupled to the face plate and configured to be electrically coupled to the electrical receptacle through the spring-biased terminals when the first keyed interface and the second keyed interface are mateably coupled. Power may not be supplied from the electrical receptacle to the powered feature when the first keyed interface is not mateably coupled with the second keyed interface.

Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include: a housing including an opening connected to an internal space of the electronic device; a tray socket connected to outside the electronic device through the opening in the internal space and including a tray reception space; a tray configured to be inserted into the tray reception space, wherein the tray includes a tray body including at least one space configured to receive at least one external component; and a tray cover including a pin insertion hole configured to guide a tray ejecting pin to the opening; an eject bar movably disposed in a tray mounting direction or ejecting direction in the tray reception space and facing the pin insertion hole; and a rotation lever configured to press the tray in the ejection direction based on pressing of the eject bar in the tray reception space, wherein the eject bar is disposed at a position at least partially overlapping the tray body when viewed from above the tray socket.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus manages backup data that can be used as installation data and receives a request from an external apparatus. Also, the present information processing apparatus, in a case where the received request is a request for acquiring backup data, generates, by using the backup data, the installation data to be provided based on information associated with the request origin and information associated with the acquisition origin of the backup data. Wherein the installation data is generated by deleting, as necessary, information to be concealed in the managed backup data.

Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided, which includes: a housing, having a tray installation hole; a circuit board, disposed inside the housing; a tray retention portion, disposed inside the housing, where the tray retention portion faces toward the circuit board; a card holder, disposed on the circuit board; a tray, movably disposed in the tray installation hole and movably mating with the tray retention portion, at least the tray or the housing is provided with an ejection hole; and a toggle piece, rotatably disposed at the tray retention portion and located between the card holder and the ejection hole, one end of the toggle piece is an ejector pin action receiving end, the other end of the toggle piece is a tray ejection end, and the tray ejection end is used to apply an ejection force to the tray after a force is applied to the ejector pin action receiving end.

Abstract: A connector tray inserted into a connector body in an insertion direction while accommodating an object to be connected includes a tray body configured to accommodate the object to be connected, a tray exterior portion connected to the tray body to be displaceable along the insertion direction, and a push-push mechanism disposed between the tray body and the tray exterior portion in a tandem arrangement and configured to displace the tray exterior portion in the insertion direction between a first position away from the tray body and a second position close to the tray body.

Abstract: An auxiliary sliding connection assembly, which includes a pair of fixing rails, at least one automatic locking mechanism and a manual unlocking mechanism arranged adjacent to each automatic locking mechanism; the pair of fixing rails have the automatic locking mechanism enabling a locking hole to be automatically locked and arranged corresponding to the locking hole preformed on a second board member, so that a removable unit having the second board member can generate an automatic locking function applied a main frame having a first board member during sliding on the pair of fixing rails, thus a connector of the first board member and a connecting plug of the second board member can be prevented from separating; the manual unlocking mechanism is capable of forming a locked status to each automatic locking mechanism, so that the removable unit can be easily held by a user for being removed.

Abstract: A connector is mountable on a circuit board. A card-type device is accommodatable in the connector. The connector comprises a base, a cover and a terminal. The cover is attached to the base to be openable and closable. The terminal is held by the base. The cover has one or more connection portions. The connection portion is directly connected to the circuit board under a close state where the connector is mounted on the circuit board and the cover is closed relative to the base.

Abstract: A gear assembly for securing an adapter card in a computer chassis includes a guide rail receiver, a gear system, and a lever. The guide rail receiver is configured to receive a guide rail coupled to an adapter card module for docking an adapter card to an electrical connector to a motherboard. The gear system is coupled to the guide rail. The lever is coupled to the gear system. The lever includes an open position to allow the adapter card module to be inserted and removed from the computer chassis, and a closed position to dock an adapter card to the electrical connector.

Abstract: Electronic devices are provided with ejectable component assemblies that can be substantially flush with the external surfaces of the housings of the devices, despite variations in their manufacture. The ejectable component assemblies may include connectors coupled to circuit boards of the devices, and trays that can be loaded with removable modules, inserted through openings in the housings of the devices, and into the connectors for functionally aligning the removable modules with the circuit boards. The ejectable component assemblies may also include ejectors coupled to the housings of the devices for ejecting the trays from the connectors and, thus, from the devices themselves.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a card tray, a card tray plug-in device, and a terminal. The card tray may include a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion connected with the first supporting portion. The first and the second supporting portions may both be configured for placing data cards, and configured on a same side of the card tray along a thickness direction of the card tray. The card tray may include an electrical connection portion, a data card supported on the first supporting portion and/or another data card supported on the second supporting portion may electrically connect with a card holder of a terminal through the electrical connection portion.

Abstract: An Open Compute Project (OCP) module forces an electrical shutdown sequence. The OCP module integrates an eject pull mechanism that has two (2) positions. A retracted position of the two (2) positions is inaccessible from an exterior of an information handling system. A deployed position of the two (2) positions is only accessible from an interior of the information handling system. The eject pull mechanism forces the electrical shutdown sequence prior to moving or transitioning from the retracted position to the deployed position.

Abstract: A waterproof card holder includes a card holder frame, a cover plate, a sleeve integrated with and extending from an inside of the cover plate, and a waterproof mechanism in the sleeve. A through-hole of the sleeve penetrates through the sleeve and cover plate. The waterproof mechanism includes a first end portion limited inside the sleeve, a second end portion having an outer diameter smaller than that of the first end portion, and a waterproof ring sleeved on a periphery of the first end portion and forming a sliding sealing structure with the sleeve. The sleeve includes first and second openings respectively disposed at two ends of a sleeve body. The first end portion is limited to be only movable within a stroke between the first and second openings. The second end portion being capable of passing through a first opening to be in contact with a card retracting mechanism.

Abstract: A button assembly of the present invention is configured in a communication equipment. The button assembly includes a button, a tray and at least an elastic arm. A side of the button is recessed inward to form a holding space. At least an inner side wall of the holding space is recessed to form a clamping groove. The tray is disposed in the holding space. The elastic arm has a fixing portion mounted on a side wall of the tray. The fixing portion is extended frontward and is protruded outward to form a contact part. The contact part is extended frontward and outward to form a clamping part disposed in the clamping groove. The clamping groove and the elastic arm are disposed to provide the button and the tray to be fixed or disengaged, achieving an effect of saving space in assembling of internal components of the communication equipment.

Abstract: An electrical card connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts retained to the housing, a metallic shield attached to the housing and cooperating with the housing to form a receiving cavity for receiving therein an electrical card, and a card holding mechanism located beside the receiving cavity. The card holding mechanism includes a slider, a spring abutting against the slider and deformable in the front-to-back direction, and a resilient locking device. The locking device includes a securing part retained to the slider, a resilient arm extending from the securing part with a locking protrusion for engagement within a locking notch of the electrical card. The slider provides an abutment face. The free end of the locking arm is adapted to abut against the abutment face when the electrical card is inserted into or withdrawn from the receiving cavity to outwardly deflect the resilient arm.

Abstract: A chassis is configured to receive a movable component inserted in the chassis. A lever arm is housed at least in part within the chassis and configured to rotate about a pivot point from a force applied on the lever arm by a contact portion of the movable component inserted in the chassis. At least a portion of an electrical connector is coupled to the lever arm and configured to rotate and mate with a mating portion located on a lateral side of the moveable component.

Abstract: A card insertion structure suited for a portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device includes a housing. The card insertion structure includes a base disposed in the housing, a pressing member movably disposed on the base, and a plastic spring strip disposed on the base. A portion of the pressing member is exposed out of the housing. The plastic spring strip leans against the pressing member and the base. A force supplied via an insertion of an electronic card drives the pressing member to deform the plastic spring strip, and after the electronic card passing by the pressing member and being inserted into the card insertion structure between the base and the housing, the pressing member is released and is restored by resilience of the plastic spring strip, and the electronic card is fixed with the housing by the pressing member.

Abstract: A button assembly of the present invention is configured in a communication equipment, characterized in that: the button assembly includes a button, a tray and at least an elastic arm. A surface of the button is recessed to form a holding groove. The tray is disposed with a locking hole and a locking groove. The elastic arm has a pedestal arranged in the holding groove. The pedestal is protruded outward to form an elastic bar. A free end of the elastic bar forms a bump corresponding to the locking hole. An outer edge of the free end of the elastic bar forms a locking block corresponding to the locking groove. Hence, the locking hole and the elastic arm are disposed to provide the button and the tray to be fixed or disengaged, so as to achieve an effect of saving space in assembling of internal components of the communication equipment.

Abstract: A card connector includes: an insulative body; plural contacts secured to the insulative body; and an operating mechanism including a latch moveable relative to the insulative body and an actuator coupled to the latch, wherein: the actuator includes a pair of terminals, a slider coupled to one of the pair of terminals, and a shape memory alloy wire coupled between the other terminal and the slider; and the slider is operable by the shape memory alloy wire to move the latch from a card-locking position to a card-unlocking position.

Abstract: An electrical data connector comprises a plug that is configured for insertion in a longitudinal direction into a complementary receptacle. The plug includes a connector element that is configured to be received within the receptacle and carries a plurality of electrical connectors, a body that is located externally of the receptacle when the connector element is inserted into the receptacle, and a releasable locking mechanism for locking the plug positively to the receptacle to prevent unintentional removal of the plug from the receptacle.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a hard disk drive tray including a tray body, an engagement component, a first elastic component and a switch. The engagement component includes a pivot part, a first arm part, a second arm part and a hook part connected to each other. The pivot part is pivotably disposed on the tray body. The first elastic component is disposed on the engagement component and can force the engagement component to pivot. The switch is movably disposed on the tray body. When the switch is in an engaged position, the switch and the second arm part are engaged with each other, and the hook part is engaged with a casing. When the switch is in a released position, the switch is disengaged from the second arm part, and the first elastic component pivots the engagement component so as to disengage the hook part from the casing.

Abstract: A card connector comprises a connector main and a tray. The connector main is configured to receive the tray along a front-rear direction. The connector main is provided with an ejection mechanism for ejecting the tray. The ejection mechanism has at least a push portion which pushes the tray upon ejection of the tray. The tray has a first card accommodation portion, a second card accommodation portion and a mechanism accommodation portion. The mechanism accommodation portion is positioned forward of the first card accommodation portion in the front-rear direction. The mechanism accommodation portion is provided with a pushed portion. The mechanism accommodation portion accommodates at least the push portion under a received state where the tray is received in the connector main. When the push portion pushes the pushed portion, the tray is ejected from the connector main.

Abstract: A sliding contact assembly for a DC electrical outlet receives plug contacts of an electrical plug. The assembly includes sliding contact structure having a base and a plurality of electrical sliding contacts fixed to the base. A housing includes a first end wall having an internal top surface and second end wall opposing the first end wall. The second end wall has an internal bottom surface. The housing has a side wall structure defining an internal chamber between the top surface and the bottom surface. The sliding contact structure is disposed in the housing to be movable linearly within the chamber. A spring is disposed between the top surface of the housing and a surface of the base so that when the plug contacts are completely disconnected from the associated sliding contacts, the spring rapidly forces the sliding contacts away from the plug contacts, reducing arcing energy there-between.

Abstract: A chip card fixing assembly is received inside a charging interface of an electronic device for fixing a chip card inside the charging interface. The chip card fixing assembly includes a resisting assembly including at least one pushing member and a securing member including at least one fixing portion. The at least one fixing portion and the at least one pushing member cooperatively define a securing space therebetween for fixing the chip card.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an electromagnetic shielding assembly including an electromagnetic interference shielding component including a plate body and a bending portion. An included angle is formed between the plate body and the bending portion, and the plate body and the bending portion cover an input socket of a power supply. The electromagnetic interference shielding component includes at least one grounding pin disposed on the plate body or/and the bending portion and configured to ground with and screw to a housing of the power supply, and a welding pin disposed on a side of the bending portion away from the plate body and electrically connected to an auxiliary circuit board. The electromagnetic interference shielding component provides functions of EMI shielding, lightning (current) discharging and fixture, which can simplify the structure, increase the discharging speed and time, and reduce the amount of disturbance of the large current instantaneous to the ground.

Abstract: A machine may be configured to migrate data among databases. For example, the machine determines a control signal value that indicates a migration state of a migration of member profile data associated with one or more members of a Social Networking Service (SNS) from one or more legacy databases to a consolidated database. The machine accesses member profile data at the one or more legacy databases, and causes a replication of the member profile data at the consolidated database. The causing of the replication includes transforming the member profile data from a schema associated with the one or more legacy databases to a schema associated with the consolidated database. The machine performs a data equivalency test. The machine, based on a result of the data equivalency test, modifies the control signal value to indicate a further migration state of the migration of the member profile data.

Abstract: An apparatus is described. In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises a housing; a tray; an ejector; a push member having two positions, the push member is configured to receive an external force for moving the push member and to operate the ejector to eject the tray to an ejected open position when the push member is moved to a second position and to maintain in the second position; and a switch comprising two electric position; the switch is configured to switch to a first electric position when receiving the external force, and the push member is configured to maintain the switch in the first electric position when the push member is moved to the second position causing the tray to eject; when the tray is returned to a retracted closed position, the push member is moved to a first position causing the switch to switch to a second electric position.

Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided.

Abstract: A card tray withdrawing apparatus and communication device are provided. Herein, the card tray withdrawing apparatus includes a first interference part arranged at a first position in a housing, a second interference part arranged at a second position in the housing, and a button mounted on the housing, capable of moving from an initial position to the first position and capable of moving from the first position to the second position. The button moving to the first position interferes with the first interference part, and the first interference part turns on a circuit in the housing; and the button moving to the second position interferes with the second interference part, and the second interference part drives a card tray to be separated from a card slot. Herein, the communication device includes a housing, and further includes the card tray withdrawing apparatus.

Abstract: An electrical contact includes a plurality of electrically conductive contact laminations which form a sleeve-like receptacle for a contact bolt. The contact laminations are pressed by a spring force in the direction of a center axis of the sleeve-like receptacle. In a first position of the pin, the pin supports the contact laminations against the spring force; in a second position of the pin, support of the contact laminations by the pin is suppressed.

Abstract: A food cooking oven having an enclosure, which defines a cooking compartment and a door, which is movable between an open position and a closed position, is disclosed. The door door may include a first panel, a second panel, which in a closed configuration has a greater distance from the compartment than the first panel. Additionally, a first and a second body for supporting the first and second panels is included. A profile is included, which is movable between a first position retaining the first panel and a second position permitting removal of the first panel from the door. A push-push type connector is included to retain the profile to the door.

Abstract: A drawer apparatus (10) for use in an expansion card (9) of an industrial computer (1) includes a drawer (22) used for accommodating the expansion card (9), where the drawer (22) includes a bottom portion (23) and at least one side wall (24) connected to the bottom portion (23), and a fixing element (57), where the fixing element (57) is adapted to at least sectionally buckle the at least one side wall (24) and the expansion card (9) in a shape fitting manner, so as to fasten the expansion card (9) on the drawer (22).

Abstract: In one example a latching system is disclosed. The latching system has a handle that moves along an axis of motion between three positions: a latched position, an unlatched position and an engaged position. The handle moves a retention clip from a locked position into an unlocked position when the handle moves from the unlatched position into the engaged position.

Abstract: A card connector assembly includes: an electrical connector (100) including a main body, plural contacts in the main body, and a tray guiding mechanism, the tray guiding mechanism including a slider (17), a pin member (19) coupled between the slider and the main body, a latch (20) moveable with the pin member, and an actuator; and a card tray (200) moveable together with the slider in the main body; wherein the actuator includes a bolt (16) slidably mounted in the main body, and the slider is moveable by the card tray to move the pin member and the latch against a biasing force to lock the latch to the bolt.

Abstract: A card connector including a body, a slider, a lock spring, and an urging member. The body includes a movement path and an abuttable portion. The slider is movable in Y-Y? direction inside the movement path. The lock spring is provided at the slider 300 and is movable in the same direction. An engaging portion of the lock spring is engageable with an engaging recess of a card. The urging member in the Y direction moves the slider from a first position to a second position and brings the engaging portion into abutment with an inclined face of the abuttable portion. In a state where the slider is located at the second position and the engaging portion abuts the inclined face, a load is exerted from the card to the engaging portion, and the engaging portion is displaced in the X direction along the inclined face.

Abstract: An electronic device including a housing that encloses a space between opposing faces and has an opening in a side face of the housing, the opening including a hole portion. A tray is configured to be inserted into the hole during mounting of the tray and removed therefrom when the tray is demounted. The device further includes a first fixing structure disposed substantially parallel to a side face of the tray inside the hole, and configured to be at least partially rotated about an axis in a direction outwardly from the hole.

Abstract: According to aspects of the present disclosure, an implantable electrical system may include an implantable pulse generator with a bore sized to receive an electrical lead, with an engagement mechanism that does not require the use of set screws to secure the lead within the bore. The engagement mechanism may include a deformable component that may be moved or deformed to allow entry of the lead into the bore, and then moved or deformed again to engage a surface of the lead to secure the lead within the bore. The engagement mechanism may allow rotation of the lead within the bore while maintaining electrical connections between the generator and the lead. The engagement mechanism may also allow the securing and/or release of the lead relative to the bore without the need to manipulate a set screw or breach a seal of the generator.

Abstract: A card holder includes a card locker, a connector, and a card tray. The card locker includes a control button, a card fastener, and a housing having an opening. The connector includes a card-seat spring. The card tray is configured to be inserted into the connector through the opening. When the card fastener and the card tray are engaged with each other in a locked state, the card tray is pressed against the card-seat spring to cause the card-seat spring to be in a compressed state. When the control button controls the card fastener to move away from the card tray such that the card fastener and the card tray are in an unlocked state, the card-seat spring ejects the card tray through the opening by recovering from the compressed state to a normal state.

Abstract: A memory card includes a first set of contacts and a second set of contacts. A first edge of the memory card includes an indentation. Insertion of the memory card into a first slot of a host device engages the first set of contacts. The indentation is configured to accept a pivoting lever arm located in the first slot when the memory card is inserted into the first slot.

Abstract: A card connector assembly includes: an electrical connector including an insulative housing, plural terminals secured to the insulative housing, and a shell covering the insulative housing to form a receiving cavity; and a card tray removably received in the receiving cavity, the card tray including an insulative frame and a metallic plate, the metallic plate has a recessed portion for engaging the electrical connector and an opening bordering the recessed portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric plug comprising: a body part including a reception part; a pin inserted in and fixed to one surface of the body part; and a detachment part included in the reception part, wherein the detachment part comprises a gear stick and a handle part rotating while being engaged with the gear stick. Therefore, the present invention enables a user to separate an electric plug tightly plugged in an outlet from the outlet even by tiny force.

Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing problems and disadvantages associated with providing a user-accessible card slot are provided. A removable card carrier a configured to mechanically interface an information handling system may include a body and a cover. The body may be adapted to hold a card. The cover may be movably coupled to the body such that exterior surfaces of the cover and the information handling system are substantially flush with each other when card carrier is disposed in the information handling system.

Abstract: A retention-extraction device is provided for a removable card in a chassis. The device includes an actuation rod having a cam slot, the actuation rod configured to provide linear movement along the length of the actuation rod, and an extraction lever operatively connected to a proximal end of the actuation rod and pivotally secured to the chassis. The device also includes a bell crank with a cam follower that is configured to ride in the cam slot and a latch hook that pivots between an open and closed position based on the motion of the bell crank. The linear movement of the actuation rod causes the extraction lever to apply a force to a portion of the card and causes the latch hook to pivot to an open position to allow removal of the card.

Abstract: A card holding member is able to hold a card 101 with terminal members and able to be inserted into a card connector. Here, the card holding member includes a frame portion 161 facing a side surface 112 of the card 101, and a movable lock portion provided on the frame portion 161 which is able to engage and disengage a lock portion of the card connector. The movable lock portion is disengaged from the lock portion by an auxiliary portion which activates the ejection mechanism for ejecting the card holding member from the card connector.

Abstract: A push-push fixing structure includes a base, a guiding element, a flexible element and a locating element. The guiding element is disposed on the base, includes a first guiding groove, a second guiding groove and a locating portion. The first guiding groove is connected to the second guiding groove, the locating portion is located at a junction of the first guiding groove and the second guiding groove. The flexible element is disposed on the base and pressed against the guiding element. The locating element has a first end portion and second end portion opposite to each other. The first end portion is disposed on the base. The second end portion is slidably disposed in the first guiding groove and the second guiding groove of the guiding element. When the guiding element is moved by push force, the second end portion of the locating element slides along the first guiding groove and the second guiding groove, and locates at the locating portion.