US 11,695,240 B2
Retractable EMC protection
John S. Werner, Fishkill, NY (US); Noah Singer, White Plains, NY (US); and Samuel R. Connor, Apex, NC (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Filed on Oct. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/451,830.
Prior Publication US 2023/0131691 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/6582 (2011.01); H01R 13/17 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/6582 (2013.01) [H01R 13/17 (2013.01); H01R 13/6272 (2013.01); H01R 2201/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A retractable electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) protection apparatus for a removable component comprising:
an actuation arm;
an actuation pin connected to a first end of the actuation arm;
an arm spring connected to the actuation pin;
a stop brace connected to the removable component, the actuation arm continuing through the strop brace, the stop brace configured to cause the arm spring to compress during insertion of the removable component;
a movable conductive surface;
an angled engagement feature on a first side of the movable conductive surface configured to contact with a second end of the actuation arm; and
a retractable EMC protection device connected to the movable conductive surface on a second side of the moveable conductive surface;
wherein the actuation pin is configured to engage upon a surface of an end product upon insertion of the removable component into the end product;
wherein the activation arm is configured to simultaneously compress the arm spring against the stop brace and to push on the angled engagement feature;
wherein the angled engagement feature is configured to push in a downward direction on the conductive surface to seal an enclosure opening of the removable component with the retractable EMC protection device.