Patent ID: 7327584
Filing Date: 2008-02-05
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. An electromagnetic radiation containment system suitable for use in connection with a card cage substantially disposed within a chassis of an electronic equipment enclosure and defining a plurality of card slots, the card slots being arranged so that the card cage is configured to receive functional modules and/or blanks in both side-by-side arrangements as well as arrangements where one functional module or blank is stacked above another functional module or blank, and each of the functional modules and blanks defining a front panel perimeter, the electromagnetic radiation containment system comprising: a plurality of resilient conductive elements in electrical communication with at least a portion of a functional module or blank, the plurality of resilient conductive elements being disposed substantially about the entire front panel perimeter of the functional module or blank so that when a card slot is occupied by the functional module or blank, the resilient conductive elements of the functional module or blank are in electrical communication with at least one of the conductive elements of at least one adjacent functional module or blank; and, the chassis; and at least one grounding element in electrical communication with the chassis, and configured for electrical communication with at least some of the resilient conductive elements when the functional module or blank is positioned within a card slot of the card cage; wherein the front panel of the functional module includes one or more connectors configured to facilitate electrical communication between at least one external device and one or more of: circuitry disposed on the functional module; and, an electronic device in electrical communication with the functional module.