Patent ID: 9007084
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A support structure for installation of a component assembly housed in a rotating, translating carriage chassis, the support structure comprising: a rotating, translating carriage chassis configured to receive a component card assembly; a stationary rail, the stationary rail comprising a shaft extruding perpendicular to the stationary rail; a rotating rail adapted to receive a carriage chassis rail, the rotating rail and carriage chassis rail parallel to the stationary rail when the rotating rail is in a non-rotated position, the rotating rail including a shaft receptacle that receives the shaft, the rotating rail configured to rotate about the shaft and relative to the stationary rail; a translation mechanism attached to the rotating rail, the translation mechanism enabling the carriage chassis rail to translate parallel to and along the rotating rail, and a power connector adapted to couple to the component assembly installed in the carriage chassis and provide power to the component assembly.