US 12,432,869 B1
Apparatus to prevent physical adjustment of a knob of a field-replaceable unit (FRU)
Senthil Kumar Ramaswamy Venkat, Karnataka (IN); and Raveen Jagadeesan, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/172,935.
Int. Cl. H05K 7/14 (2006.01); H05K 7/16 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/1401 (2013.01) [H05K 7/1417 (2013.01); H05K 7/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A knob adjustment prevention apparatus, comprising:
a mounting component that includes a hinge element and a latch element; and
a guard component that includes a pivot element and an engagement element, wherein:
the mounting component is to attach to a frame of a field-replaceable unit (FRU),
the guard component is to, when positioned in a closed position, surround a knob of the FRU to prevent physical adjustment of the knob,
the hinge element of the mounting component holds the pivot element of the guard component, and
the engagement element of the guard component is to contact the latch element of the mounting component when the guard component is in the closed position.