US 12,114,462 B2
Modular card cage accessories
Richard G. Baldwin, Jr., Austin, TX (US); and Michael H. Singerman, Lincoln, TX (US)
Assigned to National Instruments Corporation, Austin, TX (US)
Filed by NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/820,112.
Application 17/820,112 is a division of application No. 16/901,829, filed on Jun. 15, 2020, granted, now 11,452,231.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/862,238, filed on Jun. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0394879 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. H05K 1/14 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/20145 (2013.01) [H05K 1/141 (2013.01); H05K 5/026 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
10. A system, comprising:
a chassis comprising a card cage, the card cage comprising:
at least a first slot and a second slot; and
a backplane; and
a modular card cage accessory comprising:
a mounting feature for installation in the first slot of the card cage of the chassis;
an integrated card guide for installation of an associated electronic module in the first slot, wherein the modular card cage accessory provides a first electrical connection for the associated electronic module via the backplane of the chassis; and
a component to provide a second electrical connection for the associated electronic module to a second electronic module in the second slot of the card cage of the chassis, wherein the second electrical connection is a direct connection and does not use the backplane of the chassis.