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Instrument with concaved chamber case for connector

A shell and cavity technology, applied in the direction of cabinet/cabinet/drawer parts, electrical equipment shell/cabinet/drawer, electrical components, etc., can solve problems such as cable protrusion and oscilloscope insertion

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-07-16
TEKTRONIX INC
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As a result the cables would protrude and it would be impossible to insert the oscilloscope into a rack slot that was sized to closely fit the case and front panel

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[0010] figure 1 Oscilloscope 10 is shown having a housing 12 that is generally rectangular in shape. The housing has a vertical rectangular front panel 14 , a right side panel 16 , a left side panel 20 , a top panel 22 , a bottom panel 24 and a rear panel 26 . The front panel includes a display screen 30, a control interface panel 32 having a set of keys and control knobs 34, and a stylus connector panel 36 with several connectors 38 for connecting the stylus 40 via a cable to the stylus under test. An electronic circuit or device 42 is connected. In a preferred application, the oscilloscope is placed on a level bench surface and the device 42 is placed on the surface in front of the oscilloscope.

[0011] The housing shape is formed by the shell 44, which has the volume of an overall parallelepiped or cuboid. In a preferred embodiment, the shell shape is slightly different from an ideal cuboid, with draft angles to facilitate mold making operations, and rounded edges and c...

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Abstract

An electronic instrument with a housing in the form of a rectangular body. The housing has a front panel with a display screen, and opposed side panels extending perpendicularly from the front panel to a rear panel. The housing defines a cavity adjacent to the rear panel and at least one of the side panels. The cavity includes a recessed panel portion having attached electronic connectors, so that cables connected to the connectors can flex to avoid protruding from the side panel to facilitate rack mounting, and may extend without protruding from the rear panel for bench usage. A circuit board to which the connectors and a microprocessor are connected may be oriented parallel to the rear panel, allowing a limited front-to-rear depth for the housing.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the housing structure of an electronic instrument, in particular to the positioning of an external connector. Background technique [0002] The use of electronic instruments such as oscilloscopes in the testing and measurement of circuits and other electronic devices and systems. Typically the oscilloscope is placed on the bench together with the device under test and wires are used to connect them. Typically, an oscilloscope has a front display and user interface control panel on its front panel surface that is oriented vertically or nearly vertically when the oscilloscope is placed on a bench. To make room for the device under test, the oscilloscope is usually placed at the rear of the bench, or if there is enough space, the device is placed immediately in front of the oscilloscope. [0003] While this is a convenient setup for some oscilloscope configurations, some oscilloscopes do not work well with the device under test ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): H05K5/02
CPCH05K5/0247
Inventor M·A·安德森R·A·布卢姆P·S·加贝尔S·克特雷尔
Owner TEKTRONIX INC