US 12,446,143 B2
Auxiliary module to support printed circuit assembly of electronic device
John P. Franz, Houston, TX (US); Ernesto Juan Ferrer, Aguadilla, PR (US); and Laura Lester, Spring, TX (US)
Assigned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Spring, TX (US)
Filed by HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP, Spring, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/350,190.
Prior Publication US 2025/0024582 A1, Jan. 16, 2025
Int. Cl. H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 1/14 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 1/0203 (2013.01) [H05K 1/144 (2013.01); H05K 7/2049 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An auxiliary module for supporting a printed circuit assembly (PCA) comprising a processing resource of an electronic device, comprising:
an auxiliary PCA comprising:
a circuit board;
an electrical connector coupled to the circuit board; and
one or more electronic components coupled to the circuit board,
a plurality of attachment elements configured to attach the auxiliary module to a plurality of supporting arms protruding from the PCA such that the electrical connector is electrically connected with a complementary electrical connector of the PCA, and the plurality of attachment elements extend through apertures in the plurality of supporting arms; and
a cooling component configured to be attached to the auxiliary PCA and comprising:
a first portion configured to be thermally coupled to a cooling conduit of the electronic device in an installed state of the auxiliary module in the electronic device; and
a second portion configured to be thermally coupled to the one or more electronic components in an attached state of the cooling component to the auxiliary PCA,
wherein, in an attached state of the auxiliary module to the plurality of supporting arms and a coupled state of the electrical connector with the complementary electrical connector, the auxiliary module is movable along one or more directions relative to the plurality of supporting arms.