Patent ID: 6989983
Filing Date: 2006-01-24
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A mounting arrangement for mounting a removable component to a module of a rack-mounted modular electronic circuit having an insertion opening for the removable component, comprising: a mounting sleeve into which the removable component is insertable in an insertion direction, wherein the mounting sleeve is attached to the module by a mounting lug extending perpendicularly to the insertion direction and engageable with the module at a region adjacent the insertion opening; and a latching collar attachable to the removable component, wherein the detent surface of the latching collar engages the mounting lug when the removable component is fully inserted; wherein the mounting sleeve is fixable in the module in alignment with the insertion opening; and wherein the latching collar is adapted closely to surround the removable component and comprises a resilient latching arm extending outwardly from the collar and having a detent surface facing in a direction opposite the insertion direction and a gripping tab; the arrangement being such that the latching collar passes through the insertion opening and into the mounting sleeve as the removable component is inserted into the mounting sleeve, and the detent surface of the collar engages an interior engagement surface adjacent the insertion opening to prevent movement of the removable component in a direction opposite to the insertion direction and the gripping tab extends out through the insertion opening when the removable component is fully inserted.