Abstract: A system includes a rack of servers and a fluid circuit for cooling the rack of servers. The fluid circuit includes one or more cooling modules, a heat-exchanging module, and a pump. The one or more cooling modules are thermally connected to a conduit for flowing a coolant therethrough. Each cooling module includes a heat-exchanger thermally connected to the conduit and a chiller fluidly coupled to the heat-exchanger. The heat-exchanging module is fluidly connected to an outlet of the conduit. The pump is configured to drive the coolant from the heat-exchanging module to each server in the rack of servers.

Abstract: An electronic component enclosure includes a plurality of wall structures defining outer walls of the enclosure. Each wall structure has an internal fluid channel for circulation of cooling fluid. The enclosure further includes at least one partition structure disposed within the outer walls and having an internal fluid channel in sealed fluid communication with the internal fluid channel of at least one of the plurality of wall structures. The internal fluid channel of at least one of the plurality of wall structures and the internal fluid channel of the at least one partition structure defines a continuous fluid circulation path between a fluid inflow port and a fluid outflow port.

Abstract: Systems and methods. The methods comprise: causing bellows to transition from expanded states to collapsed states by removing a first fluid therefrom (the bellows being coupled to opposing sidewalls of a chassis configured to structurally support at least one circuit card); receiving the at least one circuit card in a cavity of the chassis; causing the bellows to transition from the collapsed states to at least partially expanded states by allowing the first fluid to enter the bellows; applying a pushing force by each said bellow to an intermediary structure disposed between the bellow and the circuit card; and creating a seal between the intermediary structure and the circuit card when the bellow is in the at least partially expanded state.

Abstract: An optical component housing box including: a housing; and a bracket attached to a side surface of the housing, the bracket including: a fixing portion fixed to the housing; an attachment portion configured to be screwed into one of a plurality of screw holes opened in support pillars provided on both sides of a rack; and a hinge portion, wherein when attaching the optical component housing box to the rack, after the bracket passes between the support pillars by the hinge portion being closed and the attachment portion falling to a fixing portion side as the housing is moved into the rack from a side opposite to a direction in which the attachment portion is to be screwed to the support pillar, the attachment portion is attached to the support pillar in a state of standing up relative to the fixing portion.

Abstract: A locking arrangement can be used for securing electric module cards between two side walls of a housing. The locking arrangement includes two side members for fixed arrangement with the respective side walls. An opening defined between the side members accommodates electric contacts of the electric module cards. A first and a second transverse member form a frame with the side members in order to lock the electric module cards within the housing. A locking mechanism is detachably connects at least one of the transverse members to at least one of the side members by means of a snap-fit.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a Printed Circuit Board, PCB, (1) and a terminal (2) for connecting the PCB (1) to an electrical component. The PCB (1) comprises a through-hole (11) for receiving the terminal (2). The through-hole (11) has a partially open side wall (12), wherein the side wall (12) is open along at least a part of a length (L) of the 5 through-hole (11) perpendicular to a radius (R) of the through-hole (11). This allows the terminal (2) to protrude through the open side wall (12) when received by the through-hole (11), such that a position of the terminal (2) is adjustable along the length of the open side wall (12). The terminal (2) comprises a base (21), adapted to be received by the through-hole (11) of the PCB (1) and to create a press fit with the side wall (12) of the through-hole 10 (11), and a pin (22) projecting from a surface (23) of the base (21).

Abstract: An electronic control module of a light source includes at least one circuit card supporting electronic components and configured to be received by a first of its edges in a housing. The control module has in the vicinity of the first edge a connecting portion including at least one rib perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the plane defined by the circuit card.

Abstract: An electrical connector is disclosed. The electrical connector has an insulating housing extending in a longitudinal direction and having a first insertion slot and a second insertion slot parallel to the first insertion slot, a plurality of first terminals disposed separately on an upper portion of the first insertion slot along the longitudinal direction, a plurality of second terminals disposed on the upper portion of the first insertion slot and spaced apart from the plurality of first terminals, a plurality of third terminals disposed separately on a lower portion of the first insertion slot along the longitudinal direction, a plurality of fourth terminals disposed separately on an upper portion of the second insertion slot along the longitudinal direction, and a balance structure disposed on an end of the insulating housing in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A looping bridge is disclosed for looping a number of electric signals through from a first electric module having a number of first electric terminals to a second electric module having a number of second electric terminals, said looping bridge comprising: a comb-shaped interconnect structure having a number of first comb teeth and a number of second comb teeth wherein the first comb teeth can be inserted into the first electric terminals and the second comb teeth can be inserted into the second electric terminals, and wherein the first comb teeth are electroconductively connected to the second comb teeth the comb-shaped interconnect structure being a comb-shaped circuit board.

Abstract: A substrate loading device including a frame part forming a loading space in which a plurality of substrates are loaded, and having an inlet surface in which the substrates are inserted, and a rear surface opposite to the inlet surface, a main support protruding from the rear surface of the frame part to support a rear side of the loaded substrates and a sub support mounted at the inlet surface of the frame part and protruding from the inlet surface to support a front and opposite side of the loaded substrates.

Abstract: A cooling and power delivery system for a computer system includes a first fluid, a second fluid conduit, and a power supply thermally connected to at least one of the first and second fluid conduits. A first board receiving member is fluidically connected to the first and second fluid conduits and electrically connected to the power supply. A second board receiving member is fluidically connected to the first and second fluid conduits and electrically connected to the power supply. An electronics board is supported between the first board receiving member and the second board receiving member. The electronics board is electrically connected to the power supply through at least one of the first and second board receiving members.

Abstract: An adapter assembly includes a single-piece or two-piece multi-fiber adapter defining a recess at which a contact assembly is disposed. The adapter assemblies can be disposed within adapter block assemblies or cassettes, which can be mounted to moveable trays. Both ports of the adapters disposed within adapter block assemblies are accessible. Only one port of each adapter disposed within the cassettes are accessible. Circuit boards can be mounted within the block assemblies or cassettes to provide communication between the contact assemblies and a data network.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a high-density solid-state storage unit includes a base section and a cassette section having plurality of flash cards. The cassette section can be removably attached to the base section to provide security of data stored on the plurality of flash cards. The cassette section provides for physical security of the flash cards in part through packaging of the enclosure and energy transfer to the base station. The cassette section further provides for security of the data stored on the flash cards in part through a trusted platform module (TPM) embodied as a removable module connected to a universal serial bus (USB) style connector.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a casing provided with a first printed circuit board that includes a first connector; a unit inserted into the casing through a housing opening formed in the casing, the unit including a second printed circuit board with a second connector, a pair of guide rails that guide the second connector towards the first connector; a width direction positioning section that is provided to an end portion on the housing opening side of at least one of the guide rails of the pair of guide rails and that positions the second connector in the unit width direction with respect to the first connector; and a top-bottom direction positioning section that is positioned further towards the first connector side than the width direction positioning section and that positions the second connector in the top-bottom direction with respect to the first connector.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention comprises a reconfigurable chassis with one or more multi-functionality card slots, where each multi-functionality card slot is capable of being populated with at least one of a plurality of different types of cards, including port cards and switch cards. In a first configuration, the port card slots and the multi-functionality card slots are populated with port cards. In a second configuration, a first set of multi-functionality card slots is populated with switch cards and a second set of multi-functionality card slots is populated with port cards. In a third configuration, the first set of multi-functionality card slots and the second set of multi-functionality card slots are populated with switch cards.

Abstract: A wedge lock clamping assembly, system and method wherein the module to be clamped in a slot in a chassis has a pair of wedge surfaces oppositely inclined to spaced-apart side surfaces of the slot. The clamping assembly comprises a pair of wedge elements on opposite sides of a movement axis and each wedge element is configured to be disposed within the slot between a respective wedge surface of the module and a respective side surface of the slot. An actuator operates to forcibly urge the wedge elements along the movement axis for causing the wedge elements to be wedged between the respective wedge surfaces of the module and respective side surfaces of the slot for clamping the module in the slot.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an installation section, a control board, a first connection terminal provided on an outer surface of the control board, a first electrical connection member provided on the installation section and electrically connected to a point of reference potential, a substrate installable in the installation section in a thickness direction of the control board, an external connection terminal provided on the substrate and externally exposed, a second connection terminal provided on a first surface of the substrate and connected to the first connection terminal when the substrate is installed into the installation section, and a second electrical connection member provided on a second surface of the substrate. The second electrical connection member makes contact with the first electrical connection member and is electrically connected to the point of reference potential via the first electrical connection member when the substrate is installed into the installation section.

Abstract: An align fixture for aligning an electronic component having a receptacle adapted to receive the electronic component and having a first abutting section and a second abutting section, the first abutting section being mounted via an elastic unit, the first abutting section and the second abutting section delimit an electronic component receiving volume in which the electronic component is to be received in the receptacle, the elastic unit extends below a bottom side of the electronic component receiving volume, and the elastic unit is adapted to provide a clamping force for clamping the electronic component between the first abutting section and the second abutting section.

Abstract: A method includes securing a midplane in a chassis, wherein the midplane has one or more connectors, and securing a circuit board in a module, wherein the circuit board has one or more connectors secured along a leading edge of the circuit board for selectively connecting with the one or more connector on the midplane. The method further includes positioning the module so that the circuit board within the module is orthogonal to the midplane, and manually actuating a handle from an unlatched position to a latched position to rotate a cam plate and cause a cam surface of the cam plate to pull the circuit board toward the midplane and connect the one or more connector on the circuit board with the one or more connector on the midplane.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a chassis securing a midplane and forming a bay orthogonally aligned with the midplane. A module secures a circuit board with connectors for connection with connectors on the midplane. A handle includes a proximal link pivotally coupled to the module, a distal link pivotally coupled to the proximal link, and a spring for transmitting torque from the distal link to the proximal link. A cam plate is secured for rotation with the proximal link, wherein the cam plate includes a cam surface for engaging a latch arm that extends into the bay. Still further, an over-center spring is used to retain the cam plate in a latched position. Manual actuation of the handle from the unlatched position to the latched position causes the cam surface to pull the circuit board toward the midplane and connect the circuit board connectors with the midplane connectors.

Abstract: Supports for plural billboard display modules include one or more structural frames mountable to existing billboard poster panels and other planar structural surfaces; each individual structural frame having a sufficient number of frame cutout areas to minimize frame weight to no greater than fifty pounds for hand lifting and mounting to the poster panels, but not such a sufficient number of frame cutout areas to compromise the structural integrity of the structural frame for resisting wind load forces in excess of 100 pounds per square foot when mounted to the poster panels while supporting the plural billboard display modules; and wherein each structural frame is arranged in an array of structural bay members defined by the cutout areas and visual separation features, the visual separation features facilitating the separating of the array into smaller array configurations, wherein the smallest array is a one bay high by one bay wide configuration.

Abstract: A system and method for connecting an external RF connector on an electrical module housing to a PCB within an electronic module is presented. The electronic module is configured to operate within a Department of Defense Joint Tactical Radio System in altitudes up to 15000 feet, at operating temperatures between ?40 to +55 degrees Celsius, in driving rain and dust storms, in a corrosive salt-sea atmosphere and to withstand indirect shock. The electronic module comprises a module housing, a housing connector on an external wall of the housing, a PCB within the housing, a PCB connector for a coaxial cable mounted on the PCB and a coaxial cable with first and second ends that is looped 360 degrees between the housing connector and the PCB connector. The first end of the cable is connected to the housing connector and the second end is connected to the PCB connector.

Abstract: An electronic device may contain components such as flexible printed circuits and rigid printed circuits. Electrical contact pads on a flexible printed circuit may be coupled electrical contact pads on a rigid printed circuit using a coupling member. The coupling member may be configured to electrically couple contact pads on a top surface of the flexible circuit to contact pads on a top surface of the rigid circuit. The coupling member may be configured to bear against a top surface of the flexible circuit so that pads on a bottom surface of the flexible circuit rest against pads on a top surface of the rigid circuit. The coupling member may bear against the top surface of the flexible circuit. The coupling member may include protrusions that extend into openings in the rigid printed circuit. The protrusions may be engaged with engagement members in the openings.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a circuit substrate, a bottom case, and a top case. The circuit substrate has a plurality of slits penetrating therethrough. The bottom case has a groove portion positioned at an inside surface of the bottom case such that edge portions of the circuit substrate are slidable and inserted into the groove portion. Besides, a plurality of pin-shaped protrusion portions is provided in the bottom case to be snib-fitted with the top case, and each protrusion portion has a plurality of locking portions at a tip end portion. Each protrusion portion elastically biases the circuit substrate toward the top side of the bottom case and presses the circuit substrate to a top surface of the groove portion by locking the locking portions to the circuit substrate after the locking portions are respectively inserted into the slits.

Abstract: A motherboard sliding mechanism adapted for removing a motherboard out from a housing of an electronic device includes a bracket, a connecting member, and a sliding assembly. The bracket includes a supporting board and a sidewall perpendicularly extending from an edge of the supporting board, the supporting board defines a guiding groove. The connecting member slidably passes through the guiding groove, and is capable of detachably fixing the bracket to the housing of the electronic device. The sliding assembly is rotatably assembled on the bracket and detachably connected to the connecting member. The sliding assembly is capable of being rotated to lock or unlock the connecting member to drive the connecting member lock or unlock with the bracket, and the motherboard sliding mechanism with the motherboard can be conveniently slid out of the housing of the electronic device or firmly fixed in the housing of the electronic device.

Abstract: Provided is a control panel for a microwave oven, which includes a control casing, at least one board in the control casing, and at least two board holders. Each of the board holders includes a board insertion slot and a foolproof rib. The board insertion slots receive both ends of the board. The foolproof ribs catch a portion of the board to prevent the board from being improperly inserted into the board insertion slot. Accordingly, the control panel can be assembled more accurately, and operates more reliably.

Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a case, a push-push mechanism, and an element. The push-push mechanism includes a hollow column disposed in the case and having alternately arranged long grooves and short grooves, a pushing component having an inner end portion extending into the hollow column, a rotating component movably disposed in the hollow column, and a spring disposed for biasing the rotating component toward the pushing component. The pushing component is movable together with the element relative to the hollow column between a received position and an ejected position, where the positioning teeth are slidably and respectively received in the long grooves and the element is ejected out of the case.

Abstract: A fixing mechanism for fixing a magnetic element on a base wall includes a frame, a retaining member, and a blocker. The frame is adapted to be connected to and is adapted to cooperate with the base wall to define a receiving space for receiving the magnetic element, and an opening communicating with the receiving space for entry of the magnetic element into the receiving space along a first assembly direction. The retaining member is adapted to be connected to the base wall in proximity to the frame. The blocker is engaged to the retaining member, and blocks the opening.

Abstract: An HVAC Controller may include a first sub-assembly and a second sub-assembly releasably engageble with the first sub-assembly. The first sub-assembly may include a first housing and a printed circuit board capable of being secured relative to the first housing and capable of providing one or more signals. The second sub-assembly may include a second housing and a second printed circuit board capable of being secured relative to the second housing and capable of receiving the one or more signals from the first printed circuit boards when the first sub-assembly is releasably engaging the second sub-assembly. The first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board each may have one or more component mounted on sides facing one another, the components each extending a distance. The sum of the distances may be greater than a distance spacing the facing sides of the printed circuit boards.

Abstract: In an electronic device, a circuit substrate is provided with at least one electronic circuit, and a case accommodates the circuit substrate. The case has a pair of groove portions and a side opening portion. The groove portions are provided, such that edge portions of the circuit substrate are slidable and inserted into the groove portions from the side opening portion. A box-shaped cover is disposed to close a bottom opening portion of the case. The cover includes a pair of side walls having top end portions, and a plurality of protrusion portions projecting from the top end portions of the side walls. The protrusion portions are inserted into a space between the edge portions of the circuit substrate and the groove portions, at a bottom side of the circuit substrate, to fix the circuit substrate.

Abstract: A system for fittingly mounting a display panel onto a controller of an industrial control system is provided. The system includes a display panel adapter plate that attaches to a display panel, and a panel adapter plate that attaches to an industrial controller cabinet or door. The display panel adapter and the panel adapter plate includes complimentary tension connectors that mate to fixedly attach the display panel adapter to the panel adapter plate, thereby connecting the display panel to the controller cabinet. In at least one embodiment, the display panel adapter also includes a compute engine mount that attaches a compute engine to the display panel via the display panel adapter. In at least another embodiment, the display panel adapter also includes a tether mount that allows the display panel to interlace with a remote compute engine.

Abstract: A PCB fixing device includes a case having a plurality of sliding holes spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of fixing members engaged with and movable along the sliding holes, and configured to couple with edges of a PCB to fix the PCB to the case. Accordingly, the position of the PCB fixing device can be adjusted according to the size of the PCB by moving the fixing member along the sliding hole. The PCB fixing device is applicable to PCBs of various sizes and structures, and can reduce loss resulting from a change in the specification of a PCB.

Abstract: A high density server including a plurality of portable devices is disclosed. The portable devices may be arranged in drawers, which may be assembled into shelves for mounting within the high density server. The server rack of the high density server has a substantially open bottom and open top to permit passive airflow in and around the portable devices housed therein. Because of the configuration of the portable devices within the server, the computing power density is increased over a traditional server. Also, the design of the portable devices and their placement within the high density server minimizes the need for active cooling and in some embodiments removes the need for active cooling mechanisms altogether. The portable devices are encased in a protective coating that facilitates heat dissipation away from the portable device. The portable devices include components found in traditional servers.

Abstract: A printed wiring board includes an outermost interlayer resin insulation layer, n outermost conductive layer formed on the outermost interlayer resin insulation layer and including multiple alignment marks, a connection wiring structure connecting the alignment marks, and a solder-resist layer formed on the outermost interlayer resin insulation layer and the outermost conductive layer. The solder-resist layer has openings exposing the alignment marks, respectively, and each of the alignment marks has an electroless plated film formed on each of the alignment marks.

Abstract: A rack-mounted console module includes a lower unit slideably mounted on a rail and an upper unit pivotally coupled to the lower unit. A locking mechanism includes a first part moveably disposed in the lower unit and a second part fixedly disposed on the rail. When the upper unit is closed and the lower unit slides along the rail to a target position, the first part of the locking mechanism changes from a released state to a locked state where it engages the second part of the locking mechanism to lock the lower unit. When the upper unit is opened, the first part changes from the locked state to a ready-to-released state. When the upper unit is subsequently closed, the first part changes from the ready-to-released state to a released state where it disengages from the second part, and the console module can be slid back into the rack.

Abstract: An expansion module for an interface card includes a transfer circuit-board, an expansion slot, a bottom-plate, a lateral-frame, and a latch. The transfer circuit-board has an electrical connector to be inserted into a card slot of a main circuit-board. The expansion slot is disposed on the transfer circuit-board and used for the interface card to be inserted into it, so as to connect the interface card to the main circuit-board. The transfer circuit-board is mounted onto the bottom-plate. The lateral-frame extends from the bottom-plate to define an accommodating space between the bottom-plate and the lateral-frame, and the transfer circuit-board is located in the accommodating space. The latch is pivoted to the lateral-frame and moves between a releasing position and a latching position. The latch has a first clamping element, and at the latching position the latch clamps and fixes the interface card with the first clamping element.

Abstract: A handheld electronic device including a housing, a display module, a partition, a plurality of position posts, a plurality of first cushions and an actuator is provided. The housing has a first opening. The display module is located at the first opening of the housing and separated from the housing. The partition is located in and connected to the housing. The partition has a plurality of position holes. The position posts are connected with the display module and respectively located in the position hole. The first cushions are located in the position holes, and each of the fist cushions leans against the corresponding position post and the position hole. The actuator is disposed between the display module and the housing for forcing the display module to move relatively to the housing.

Abstract: An in-vehicle electronic device includes a circuit board in which a preamplifier circuit, and the like are provided, and a holding case, which stores the circuit board. The holding case is configured by combining a lower case which is fixed to a glass surface in which an antenna radiation conductor is arranged, and an upper case which is detachably mounted on the lower case so as to cover the lower case, so that a connection terminal held in the lower case is brought into press-contact with an electrode of the circuit board. When the upper case is removed from the lower case, an elastic piece is bent by pushing a tip of a protruded portion to a base end side, or a snap claw is separated from a locking hole by inserting a tool such as a driver, in between a tongue piece and the elastic piece.

Abstract: An image processing device includes a body that has a first connection portion and a second connection portion inside the body; an image processing board that is electrically connected to the first connection portion, the image processing board performing image processing; a functional board that is disposed so as to cover a part of the image processing board on one side of the image processing board; a side panel attached to the image processing board at a position opposite to the first connection portion, the side panel being a part of a side surface of the body; and an extension board disposed so as to cover another part of the image processing board on the same side as the functional board with respect to the image processing board, the extension board being electrically connected to the second connection portion and independently attachable to and removable from the image processing board.

Abstract: An exemplary electronic device includes a housing, a lever, and a locking device securing the lever on the housing. The housing includes a bottom plate, a top plate and a side plate connecting the bottom plate with the top plate. The locking device includes a nut having a main body extending downwardly into the lever, a screw extending upwardly through the top plate into the nut, and gaskets sandwiched between the top plate and the nut. The lever is disposed and sleeved on the nut with a gap defined between a top face of the lever and a bottom face of a head of the nut.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus for an expansion card includes a bottom plate, a circuit board, and mounting bracket. The bottom plate defines mounting hole. The circuit board is secured to the bottom plate, and a gap is defined between the bottom plate and the circuit board. The mounting bracket includes a base secured to the bottom plate. The base includes two positioning pieces and an elastically deformable mounting portion. The two positioning pieces are received in the gap, to prevent the mounting bracket from moving along a first direction substantially perpendicular to the bottom plate, and the elastically deformable mounting portion is engaged in the mounting hole, to prevent the mounting bracket from moving along a second direction substantially parallel to the bottom plate.

Abstract: A multimedia device including a back-end substrate that includes a heat source and a reproducing unit that is configured to reproduce an audio and/or a video signal based on data read from a storage medium, a housing that accommodates a back-end substrate and comprises an upper cover and a lower base which are respectively disposed above and under the back-end substrate, and a heat-dissipating structure that is formed on at least one of the upper cover and the lower base and contacts a side of the back-end substrate, a support post formed on the lower cover that is configured to support a lower surface of the back-end substrate, and a push post that is configured to position an upper edge of the back-end substrate with respect post the support post.

Abstract: The instant disclosure relates to an angle adjustable device, which includes: a base having a fixing member disposed thereon, where the fixing member has a fixing surface; a switch mechanism having a locking ring, a first gear, and a second gear, while at least one block protrudes from the inner surface of the locking ring, with the first gear having a contact incline slidingly abutted by the block, where the contact incline is defined with a first end and a second end, where the first gear is received by the locking ring and capable of meshing with the second gear; and a rotator having at least one connecting member connected to the second gear. The instant disclosure also discloses an electronic display unit using the same.

Abstract: An electronic module for mating with a complementary connector, comprises: a housing, a printed circuit board disposed in the housing, a slider member movably received in the channel, a cover member confining the slider member to the housing, a gasket mounted to the housing and having a pair of engaging portions, and an ejector located above on the slider member. The slider member has a body portion and a pair of arm portions extending forwardly from the body portion. The ejector is located above the pair of arm portions, and has a pair of cantilever portions pivotable outward, in response to a sliding movement of the slider member, against the pair of engaging portions.

Abstract: A server system includes at least one blade server, wherein the blade server has at least one processor and memory modules, as well as a plug connector on an upper side or an underside of the blade server, a server frame with an opening on a first side of the server frame for accommodating the at least one blade server, wherein the server frame includes guidance means and a circuit board and a lifting device for guiding the at least one blade server in the lifting direction up to the circuit board, and at least one cooling fan assembly arranged inside the server frame.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a chassis having a sidewall, a power supply detachably received in the chassis, a latching member, and a handle pivotably connected to the power supply. A first end of the latching member is fixed to the power supply, and a second end of the latching member detachably latches the handle. Two latching holes are defined in the sidewall of the chassis. The latching member includes two latching tabs engaging in the latching holes in response to the second end of the latching member latching the handle.

Abstract: A cam system includes a beam including a plurality of coupling features. A first handle is operable to be coupled to the beam using the coupling features. A plurality of cam elements are each operable to be coupled to the beam at different locations along the beam using the coupling features. A plurality of cam brackets are each operable to be mounted to a first member having a first connector. The coupled-together beam, first handle, and cam elements are operable to be coupled a second member having a second connector such that, with the cam brackets mounted to the first member, the engagement of the cam elements with the cam brackets mate the first connector and the second connector.

Abstract: A multi unit controller has a plurality of base units each of which includes a control unit connector, a base unit connector through which the base units juxtaposed to each other are connected to each other, and a plurality of control units connected to the base units respectively through the respective control unit connector, wherein the base units juxtaposed vertically.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus for an expansion card includes a fixing bracket receiving the expansion card, and a supporting member mounted to the fixing bracket. The fixing bracket includes an end plate fixing a rear end of the expansion card. The supporting member includes a support wall substantially parallel to the end plate of the fixing bracket. The support wall includes a holding portion to retain a front end of the expansion card. The supporting member is slidable to render the distance between the supporting member and the end plate of the fixing bracket substantially equal to the lengths of various expansion cards.

Abstract: A system (22) for removably connecting a circuit card, such as an extension card (54), to an electronic device, comprises a sliding component (28) adapted to support the circuit card (54) and having a guiding edge (32) configured to be slidably inserted in a channel (26) disposed adjacent a connector (20) of the electronic device so as to position the card mating edge (56) in register with the connector (20). A lever (40) is provided for lowering the mating edge 56 of the extension card (54) until suitable connection is made between the card connector and the connector (20). Advantages of the present invention include the fact that the system allows for ergonomic insertion and removal of extension cards without the need for manual dexterity on behalf of the user.