Abstract: A screwless computer drive assembly is provided wherein a drive mounting bracket or computer chassis is equipped with lock sliders which, when engaged, compress flexible, flanged tabs into corresponding holes located on the computer drive. The lock sliders slide along the outside of the drive mounting bracket causing the flexible tabs to flex inward resulting in the ends of the tabs engaging the holes. Once the tabs have engaged the holes in the drive, the drive is securely held in place.

Abstract: The automatic gang switch having a heat ray sensor is fixedly mounted on a mounting frame having a generally rectangular opening. The length of a housing of the switch is approximately two thirds of that of the generally rectangular opening of the mounting frame, while the width of the housing is approximately equal to that of the generally rectangular opening of the mounting frame. The switch includes a human body detecting section for detecting heat rays emitted from a human body and a circuit section.

Abstract: An operating stand for a tablet press device which comprises a process computer with a screen and an input keyboard and where appropriate a printer, wherein the operating lectern is mounted height-adjustable on a traversable base and between the base and the operating lectern there is arranged a linear adjusting drive with a linear guide.

Abstract: A portable keyboard enables touch typing with both hands without external support. The keyboard includes a first array of keys and a second array of keys on opposite sides of the keyboard. The keyboard is held between the hands and is supported against the palm of one hand for touch typing with both hands.

Abstract: A plurality of sealing methods may be used either alone or in combination with each other to seal an electronic display structure. The display module includes a first substrate having a plurality of column electrodes. Each of a plurality of portions of a display material are coupled to one of the plurality of column electrodes and to one of a plurality of row electrodes. A pixel seal may be formed over the display material to encapsulate the display material. An area seal may be formed upon the first substrate to encapsulates the row electrodes, the column electrodes, and the portions of display material. A bead seal may be formed around the perimeter of the first substrate to couple it to a second substrate while sealing the internal display material. An edge seal may be formed by a banded structure spanning from the first substrate to the second substrate and extending around the perimeter of the substrates.

Abstract: A case assembly for computer mainframe is constructed to include a rectangular hollow shell holding a motherboard, a power supply housing perpendicularly fastened to the rectangular hollow shell at one side of the motherboard and partially protruding over the open side of the rectangular hollow shell, the power supply housing holding an electric fan for dissipation of heat, and a board covered on the open side of the rectangular hollow shell and stopped against the power supply housing, the board having an air conduit adapted for guiding air from the electric fan to air vents on the peripheral wall of the rectangular hollow shell for quick dissipation of heat during the operation of the motherboard.

Abstract: The present invention provides an interconnection scheme having complaint contacts arranged in an array to connect conductive surfaces on a microelectronic device and a supporting substrate, such as a printed circuit board. This invention accommodates for the difference in thermal coefficients of expansion between the device and the supporting substrate. Typically, an area array of conductive contact pads are connected into rows by conductive leads on a flexible, intermediate substrate. Each of the conductive leads bridges a bonding hole in the intermediate substrate which is situated between successive contact pads. Each of the conductive leads further has a frangible portion within or near each bonding hole. A stand-off between the intermediate substrate and the device is create by compliant dielectric pads, typically composed of an elastomer material, positioned under each contact pad.

Abstract: A computer microprocessor has a housing portion with a recess formed in a top side wall thereof, and a die portion inset within the recess. Operating heat from the die is removed by heat dissipation apparatus which automatically adapts to variations in the microprocessor bond line thickness and includes a sheet metal EMI shield wall overlying the microprocessor and having a condensing end portion of a thermosyphoning heat pipe secured to its bottom side, with an evaporating end portion of the heat pipe overlying the die recess and being resiliently deflectable toward a phase change thermal pad mounted on the top side of the die and inset into the housing die recess. A metal heat sink member is rotatably mounted on the heat pipe evaporating end portion and has a flat bottom side and an arcuate top side.

Abstract: A housing body with a card-retention capability includes a wall that has an outer surface and an inner surface. The outer surface is formed with an elongate card-receiving recess that has a recess bottom. The outer surface is further formed with a first cover-restricting flange that extends from a front end of the card-receiving recess and that cooperates with the recess bottom to form a cover-receiving slot, and a second cover-restricting flange that extends from a rear end of the card-receiving recess and that is formed with a tool hole communicated with the rear end of the card-receiving recess. The first and second cover-restricting flanges cooperatively form a card opening that is adapted to permit placing of a card on the recess bottom. The inner surface is formed with a cover-manipulating recess to communicate with the rear end of the card-receiving recess.

Abstract: A secure enclosure for a flat panel display screen which is positioned within a ceiling grid structure. An enclosing plenum includes operating means so that the display screen may be readily lowered to several different display angles. The apparatus and method may be applied to video or other display screens used, for example, in conference rooms. The overall system provides security for the expensive display screen and space saving when the screen is not in use.

Abstract: The present invention provides a flat display with replaceable base stand. The flat display has a flat display panel for displaying an image frame, a support pedestal rotatably installed on the back of the flat display panel, and a base stand comprising an opening which can accommodate the support pedestal. The support pedestal has a protruding portion installed on the back of the flat display panel and a fixture rotatably installed on the protruding portion. The fixture fits inside the opening of the base stand to rotatably install the flat display panel onto the base stand.

Abstract: The apparatus provided with a heatsink (21) being in contact with an electronic component (16), a heat radiation plate (20) for radiating heat, a heat conduction member (22) for transferring heat in the heat sink to the radiation plate, and connection mechanisms (21-1 and 21-2) for connecting the heat sink and the heat conduction member and separating the heat sink and the heat conduction member. This connection mechanism enables to maintain small heat conduction resistance between the heat sink and the electronic component and also between heat sink and heat conduction member. Cooling capability can be prevented from decreasing even when the heat sink and the heat conduction member is of separated construction.

Abstract: A hideaway integrated docking cradle which may be positioned on a computer or other peripheral device, such as a keyboard, monitor, or printer, includes a docking cradle rotatably attached to a host device, the cradle movable from a first position in which it is closed and substantially flush with the external contour of the host device, and a second, operational position in which the docking cradle rests against the housing so as to allow the connection and retention of a PDA within the cradle. The hideaway integrated docking cradle may be integrated into furniture or other non-computer devices which are linked to a computer in some fashion.

Abstract: A computer comprising of at least one electrical connection port, an exterior casing overlying the port and having a casing opening in axial alignment with the port, a door member displaceable mounted on the computer, the door member having a plurality of translationally displaced operating positions comprising a first operating position with the door member positioned in the opening with an exterior surface thereof flush with a circumscribing surface of the exterior casing; a second operating position with the door member axially aligned with and inwardly displaced from the opening and a third operating position with the door member axially offset from the opening.

Abstract: A power supply shut-off apparatus includes a service plug 2 detachably mounted to a plug mounting portion 14 provided in an apparatus body 1, and the power supply-side switches between a conduction state and a nonconduction state between a load-side bus bar 3 and a power supply-side bus bar 4. When the plug housing 40 is mounted to the plug mounting portion 14 and the tilting lever 41 is tilted down substantially horizontally in a state where the tilting lever 41 of the service plug 2 is held in the substantially vertical state, the shaft 49 provided on the tilting lever 41 falls the movable lever 32 of the microswitch 15 so as to allow the microswitch 15 to detect the conduction state between the load-side bus bar 3 and the power supply-side bus bar 4.

Abstract: A system and method for cooling individual electronic components utilizes individual manifolds to create individual flows of a negatively pressurized cooling fluid. This permits components with significantly different cooling loads to be located immediately adjacent each other on a circuit board, but without loss of space and computation time efficiencies, because cooling the components individually avoids heat generated by each component from adversely affecting the performance of the cooling system for adjacent components. A heat sink can be coupled to the components for increased heat transfer, and a preferred design of heat sink both dissipates heat and directs the flow of the fluid in an optimum manner.

Abstract: A bracket for installing a drive device within a computer housing includes first and second end panels extending along opposite sides of a lower panel. A pair of pins extending inward from the first side panel engages a pair of mounting holes in the drive device. The drive device is held with the mounting holes in engagement with the pins by means of a spring extending inward from the second end panel. The end of the drive device adjacent the second end panel is also held against an upper locating surface by a second biasing spring extending upward from the lower panel.

Abstract: A modular information handling system includes an upper chassis having a display and a power supply, and a lower chassis having a motherboard, memory, a processor, and a number of drive bays. The upper and lower chassis are interdependent, neither capable of functioning without the other. The upper and lower chassis are separately manufacturable, separately serviceable, and separately shippable.

Abstract: A portable information equipment has a main body portion and a display portion hinged each other. A space is secured in the display portion by using a cabinet for a reflection type liquid crystal display which requires no backlight instead of a liquid crystal display with backlight. The space is used for an additional internal battery. The additional internal battery increases an electric capacity to extend an operation time of the portable information equipment and need no externally attached extension battery.

Abstract: A planar display unit that can be easily attached to or separated from a computer has a flat panel display and a base,. The flat panel display is rotatably set upon the base. The housing of the computer and the base of the planar display unit are designed to mate together, connecting the planar display unit to the computer. The computer has at least one storage device for the reading and writing of data. The planar display unit includes several power and signal contacts to obtain electrical power and signal data from the computer.