Patent ID: 6621712
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An assembly for holding electronic plug-in units, comprising:a rack; a backplane, which comprises at least one connector to which a connector provided in the electronic plug-in unit connects when the plug-in unit is pushed into the rack; and a fastener made of resilient material for attaching the backplane to the rack so that the backplane can flexibly move in relation to the rack, there being a tolerance for alignment of the connectors enabling connection of the connectors when the plug-in unit is pushed into the rack, and when the plug-in unit is in the rack, the mobility of the backplane prevents the connectors and/or the backplane from breaking as the rack moves; wherein the fastener defines a moment arm between a point where the fastener attaches to the rack and a point where the fastener attaches to the backplane.