CPC H05K 7/1424 (2013.01) [G06F 1/183 (2013.01); H01R 12/7005 (2013.01); H05K 7/1454 (2013.01); H05K 7/1488 (2013.01); H05K 2201/044 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A mechanism for connecting a module to a chassis, the mechanism comprising:
a plug configured to couple the module to the chassis;
wherein the plug comprises a compressible gap filling material configured to fill an air gap between an end of a connector inserted into the plug and a back surface of the plug to meet signal performance acceptance criteria; and
an element configured to move the module towards a backplane of the chassis to effectively reduce or eliminate a designed-in and/or tolerance-induced gap between the end of the connector of the module and the back surface of the plug when the connector is inserted into the plug,
wherein the element comprises a first spring-loaded plunger assembly configured at a top end of the chassis and a second spring-loaded plunger assembly configured at a bottom end of the chassis.
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7. A chassis comprising:
one or more plugs, each plug configured to couple a respective module to the chassis;
wherein at least one of the one or more plugs comprises a compressible gap filling material configured to fill an air gap between an end of a connector inserted into the plug and a back surface of the at least one plug to meet signal performance acceptance criteria; and
a respective mechanism for connecting each respective module to the chassis via a corresponding plug of the one or more plugs,
each respective mechanism comprising:
an element configured to move the respective module towards a backplane of the chassis to effectively reduce or eliminate a designed-in and/or tolerance-induced gap between an end of a connector of the respective module and a back surface of the corresponding plug when the connector is inserted into the corresponding plug,
wherein the element comprises a first spring-loaded plunger assembly configured at a top end of the chassis and a second spring-loaded plunger assembly configured at a bottom end of the chassis.
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13. A mechanism for connecting a module to a chassis, the mechanism comprising:
a plug configured to couple the module to the chassis and comprising gap filling material configured to fill an air gap between an end of a connector inserted into the plug and a back surface of the plug to meet signal performance acceptance criteria; and
one of:
a first element configured to move the module towards a backplane of the chassis to effectively reduce or eliminate a designed-in and/or tolerance-induced gap between the end of the connector of the module and the back surface of the plug when the connector is inserted into the plug; or
a second element configured to move the backplane towards the chassis to effectively reduce or eliminate the designed-in and/or tolerance-induced gap between the end of the connector and the back surface of the plug when the connector is inserted into the plug.
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