发明名称 |
Apparatus and method for floating connector capture |
摘要 |
An apparatus is disclosed that surrounds a connector and places it within the printer body in such away as to allow for the connector to float against the intrusion of a sliding can mounted with electronics and to set up and enable the printer. The problem solved is that of the blind-mating connectors within a printer system for which an industry standard connector set for flex cable must be used. It is advantageous to allow a connector that is attached to a flex cable to float even though the floating feature has not been considered in the original design and the connector was not made for the amount of misalignment present in a blind-mate connection. In addition, by a single-rib design, an extra degree of freedom for rotational around Y-axis is provided to the floating connector to further guide the lead-in of the contacting face of the mating connector.
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申请公布号 |
US7500862(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2009.03.10 |
申请号 |
US20080177878 |
申请日期 |
2008.07.22 |
申请人 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
发明人 |
HERRING DEAN FREDERICK;TALLEY WILLIAM LEWIS;ADDISON DANNY HUGH;HEIDER ROBERT J. |
分类号 |
H01R13/641 |
主分类号 |
H01R13/641 |
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