Patent ID: 6501659
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
An industrial PC system comprising:a rack having a plurality of slots therein for receiving industrial PCs; a first one of said plurality of slots having a slot identification device disposed therein; a first PC, which has predetermined characteristics suitable for use in said first one of said plurality of slots, said first PC having a PC identification device coupled thereto; said slot identification device and said PC identification device cooperate to selectively prohibit full insertion of a PC into said first one of said plurality of slots when predetermined characteristics of said first one and said first PC do not match; wherein said first PC includes a blind mating connector disposed at a rear end of the first PC for mating with a blind mating connector disposed at a distal end of an entrance opening of said first one; wherein a single horizontal motion of the first PC will, when predetermined characteristics of said slot identification device and said PC identification device have a predetermined relationship, result in both identification and electrical coupling of the first PC with the rack; wherein said first PC is a general purpose PC having a CPU and a plurality of expansion cards disposed therein and coupled to the CPU via an internal buss; wherein said first PC is housed in a rectangular shaped box case; and wherein said first PC has a retractable handle thereon; the handle, when pulled, enables the PC to be removed from the rack.