US 12,225,679 B2
Electronic assembly having sealing retainer coupling an electronic module and associated method
Voi Nguyen, Oviedo, FL (US); Jason Thompson, Melbourne, FL (US); and Charles Weirick, Melbourne, FL (US)
Assigned to EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC, Melbourne, FL (US)
Filed by EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC, Melbourne, FL (US)
Filed on May 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/662,235.
Prior Publication US 2023/0363103 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. H05K 7/20 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/20145 (2013.01) [H05K 7/1422 (2013.01); H05K 7/20727 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic assembly comprising:
a chassis having a plurality of electronic module mounting positions, each electronic module mounting position having a chassis cooling gas passageway;
a respective electronic module received in each electronic module mounting position and having a module cooling gas passageway, the electronic module having a module recess adjacent a first end thereof and a module roller adjacent a second end thereof opposite the first end; and
a respective sealing retainer coupled between the chassis and each electronic module, the sealing retainer having a cooling gas passageway therethrough aligned with the chassis cooling gas passageway and the module cooling gas passageway, the sealing retainer comprising
a rigid retainer body having a top surface and opposing lower surface, and a retainer recess formed on the top surface adjacent a first end thereof to receive the module roller when the electronic module is in an inserted position,
a roller cutout formed within the top surface of the rigid retainer body adjacent a second end thereof opposite the first end, a retainer roller carried within the roller cutout and configured such that a top section of the retainer roller extends above the top surface, said retainer roller received in the module recess when the electronic module is in the inserted position,
a compressible retainer body between the lower surface of the rigid retainer body and the chassis; and
a sealing gasket carried by the rigid retainer body on the top surface.