Memory module latches and ejectors

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016270249-A1
Application number	US-201315030371-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 15, 2013
Priority date	Nov 15, 2013
Publication date	Sep 15, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

In accordance with examples provided herein, a system includes a memory connector, latch, and ejector. The memory connector is to receive a memory module usable in a computing system. The latch is to retain the memory module seated in the memory connector. The ejector is to disengage the latch into a release position, and eject the memory module, based on depressing the ejector.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A system comprising:
a memory connector to receive a memory module usable in a computing system; a latch to retain the memory module seated in the memory connector; and an ejector to disengage the latch into a release position, and eject the memory module, based on depressing the ejector.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the latch is biased toward a retention position, and is displaceable to the release position based on insertion of the memory module; wherein the latch is to audibly snap into the retention position upon proper insertion of the memory module into the memory connector.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the latch further comprises a spring to bias the latch toward the retention position.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the latch is formed from a spring as a single piece.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the ejector is actuatable along a plane of insertion of the memory module, to disengage the latch and depress a lever to eject the memory module.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the ejector includes an ejector housing to retain the latch within the memory connector, and provide a depress surface to depress the ejector housing.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the ejector housing includes an ejector cutout to guide memory insertion.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the memory connector includes an extension to movably mount the latch and an ejector housing of the ejector.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the ejector housing is slidably secured to the extension based on a bump and groove arrangement, to enable snap-together assembly of the ejector housing to the extension.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the memory connector includes a cavity to house the latch.

11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the memory connector includes an extension cutout to guide insertion of the memory module.

12 . A computing system comprising:
a memory connector to receive a memory module; a latch to retain the memory module seated in the memory connector, wherein the latch is retained in a cavity of the memory connector; and an ejector slidably coupled to the memory connector to disengage the latch into a release position, and eject the memory module, based on depressing the ejector.

13 . The computing system of claim 12 , wherein the memory connector is to receive the memory module along a plane of insertion, and the ejector is depressible along the plane of insertion, and the latch is to bias the ejector toward a default position.

14 . A method, comprising:
receiving, at a memory connector, a memory module usable in a computing system; retaining, by a latch, the memory module seated in the memory connector; disengaging, by an ejector, the latch into a release position based on depressing the ejector; and ejecting the memory module, based on depressing the ejector.

15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
displacing the latch to a release position based on insertion of the memory module; and audibly snapping the latch into a retention position upon proper insertion of the memory module into the memory connector.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Entpr Dev Lp
• Hewlett Packard Development Co Lp

Inventors

• Kidd Owen Oliver

Classifications

• H01R13/62977

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• H05K7/1405 Primary

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• H01R12/721

  cooperating directly with the edge of the rigid printed circuits · CPC title

• H05K7/1409 Primary

  by lever-type mechanisms · CPC title

• G06F1/185

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