Indicate a functional status of corresponding electronic devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10159163-B2
Application number	US-201415509391-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 10, 2014
Priority date	Sep 10, 2014
Publication date	Dec 18, 2018
Grant date	Dec 18, 2018

Abstract

A removable electronic module usable with an electrical system includes a main body, electronic devices, indicators, and a switching member. The indicators receive the power by the power storage device when the main body is removed from a slot and electrically disconnected from the electrical system to indicate a functional status of the corresponding electronic devices when placed in an active state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A removable electronic module usable with an electrical system, the removable electronic module comprising:
a main body to insert into a slot of a chassis of the electrical system to electrically connect thereto and to remove from the slot to electrically disconnect from the electrical system;
a plurality of electronic devices and a power storage device disposed on the main body to receive power when the main body is inserted into the slot to electrically connect to the electrical system, the power storage device to store the power received when the main body is removed from the slot;
a plurality of indicators disposed on the main body that correspond to the plurality of electronic devices respectively, the indicators to receive the power by the power storage device when the main body is removed from slot and electrically disconnected from the electrical system to indicate a functional status of the corresponding electronic devices when placed in an active state; and
a switching member having an ON state and an OFF state, the switching member to place the indicators in the active state when the switching member is placed in the ON state.

2. The removable electronic module of claim 1 , wherein the functional status corresponds to a non-functional state and a functional state of the respective electronic devices.

3. The removable electronic module of claim 1 , wherein the main body comprises:
a printed circuit board.

4. The removable electronic module of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of electronic devices comprises:
at least one of an electronic circuit or an electronic component.

5. The removable electronic module of claim 1 , wherein the electronic devices are removable printed circuit boards.

6. The removable electronic module of claim 1 , wherein the indicators comprise:
lights.

7. The removable electronic module of claim 1 , wherein the indicators comprise:
light emitting diodes.

8. The removable electronic module of claim 1 , wherein the switching member comprises:
a push button switch.

9. The removable electronic module of claim 1 , wherein the power storage device comprises at least one capacitor.

10. A removable memory cartridge usable with a server system, the removable memory cartridge comprising:
a main body to insert into a slot of a chassis of the server system for support and to electrically connect thereto, and to remove from the slot to electrically disconnect from the server system;
a plurality of electronic devices and a power storage device disposed on the main body to receive power when the main body is inserted into the slot, the power storage device to store the power when the main body is removed from the slot;
a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed on the main body that correspond to the plurality of electronic devices respectively, the light emitting diodes to receive the power from the power storage device when the main body is removed from the slot to indicate a functional status of the corresponding electronic devices when placed in an active state in which the functional status corresponds to a non-functional state and a functional state of the respective electronic devices; and
a switching member having an ON state and an OFF state, the switching member to place the light emitting diodes in the active state in response to the switching member placed in the ON state.

11. The removable memory cartridge of claim 10 , wherein the main body is a printed circuit board, and the electronic devices are a plurality of removable printed circuit boards.

12. The removable memory cartridge of claim 10 , wherein the power storage device comprises at least one capacitor.

13. A method of checking a functional status of electronic devices of a removable electronic module, the method comprising:
removing the removable electronic module including a main body having a plurality of electronic devices, a plurality of light emitting diodes corresponding to the electronic devices, at least one capacitor, and a switching member from a slot of a chassis of an electrical system to electrically disconnect the electronic devices;
storing power by the at least one capacitor when the removable electronic module is electrically disconnected therefrom;
placing the switching member in an ON state to provide power from the at least one capacitor to the light emitting diodes when the removable electronic module is removed from the slot; and
indicating a functional status of the respective electronic devices based on light or the lack thereof emitted from the corresponding light emitting diodes when receiving the power from the at least one capacitor.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the functional status corresponds to a non-functional state and a functional state of the respective electronic devices.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the main body includes a printed circuit board and the electronic devices include at least one of an electronic circuit or an electronic component.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Entpr Dev Lp

Inventors

• Nguyen Minh H
• Westphall Paul E
• Gomez Sr Martha

Classifications

• H01R12/71

  for rigid printing circuits or like structures · CPC title

• H05K7/1487

  Blade assemblies, e.g. blade cases or inner arrangements within a blade · CPC title

• G06F1/185

  Mounting of expansion boards · CPC title

• H05K7/1494 Primary

  having hardware for monitoring blades, e.g. keyboards, displays (methods or software therefore H05K7/1498) · CPC title