Modular serviceability sleds and interconnections
Inventors
Hake, Charles L. • Hillam, Mark E. • GIBBONS, Dave • Ellingboe, Bruce • ORAM, Anne Baker
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-12458740-B2
Publication Date
2025-11-04
Expiration Date
Abstract
A modular serviceability sled includes a frame, subassembly, interconnection, gasket, and shielding component. The interconnection is operatively connected to the subassembly and includes an electrical, pneumatic, and/or hydraulic connection. The gasket can engage the frame and a base assembly of an apparatus. The shielding component can contact the frame and the base assembly and includes an electromagnetic interference and/or radio frequency shielding component. The sled is movable between an engaged state and a disengaged state. In the engaged state, the sled is at least partially within a receiving space of the apparatus, the gasket engages the frame and the base assembly, the shielding component contacts the frame and the base assembly, and the interconnection is operatively connected to a machine interconnection of the apparatus. In the disengaged state, the interconnection is disconnected from the machine interconnection and the sled is configured to freely move with respect to the base assembly.
Core Innovation
The invention relates to an apheresis system and a modular serviceability sled configured to support service. The modular serviceability sled includes a frame, a first subassembly attached to the frame, and a first sled interconnection operatively connected to the first subassembly, where the first sled interconnection includes an electrical connection, a pneumatic connection, a hydraulic connection, or any combination thereof. The sled is configured to move between an engaged state and a disengaged state.
In the engaged state, the modular serviceability sled is at least partially within a receiving space and a gasket engages the frame and the base assembly. A shielding component contacts the frame and the base assembly, where the shielding component includes an electromagnetic interference shielding component, a radio frequency interference shielding component, or both. The first sled interconnection is operatively connected to a machine interconnection of the apparatus or the apheresis system.
An apheresis system is described as including a base assembly defining a first receiving space and a first modular serviceability sled. The first modular serviceability sled includes a sled frame, a subassembly attached to the sled frame, and a sled interconnection with electrical, pneumatic, and/or hydraulic connections. In the disengaged state, the first sled interconnection is disconnected from the first machine interconnection and the modular serviceability sled is configured to be freely moved with respect to the base assembly.
Claims Coverage
The independent claims collectively cover three inventive features: a modular serviceability sled, an apheresis system including the sled, and a method of servicing the sled. Across the claims, the main inventive features are the engaged/disengaged sled architecture, gasket engagement, shielding component contact, and sled interconnections that are electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, or combinations thereof.
Modular serviceability sled with engaged/disengaged operation and sealing and shielding
A modular serviceability sled for an apparatus having a frame, a first subassembly attached to the frame, and a first sled interconnection operatively connected to the first subassembly, the first sled interconnection including an electrical connection, a pneumatic connection, a hydraulic connection, or any combination thereof; a gasket configured to engage the frame and a base assembly of the apparatus; and a shielding component configured to contact the frame and the base assembly, the shielding component including electromagnetic interference shielding and/or radio frequency interference shielding, wherein the modular serviceability sled is configured to be moved between an engaged state and a disengaged state with the gasket engaged and shielding component contacting in the engaged state and the first sled interconnection disconnected in the disengaged state.
Apheresis system with base receiving space and modular serviceability sled engaged/disengaged
An apheresis system comprising a base assembly defining a first receiving space and a first modular serviceability sled including a sled frame, a subassembly attached to the sled frame, a sled interconnection operatively connected to the subassembly, the sled interconnection including an electrical connection, a pneumatic connection, a hydraulic connection, or any combination thereof, a gasket configured to engage the sled frame and a base assembly, and a shielding component configured to contact the sled frame and the base assembly, the shielding component including electromagnetic interference shielding and/or radio frequency interference shielding, wherein the first modular serviceability sled is configured to be moved between an engaged state and a disengaged state with the sled interconnection connected and gasket/shielding engagement in the engaged state and the sled interconnection disconnected in the disengaged state.
Method of servicing a modular serviceability sled with detach, disconnect, remove, and service
A method of servicing a modular serviceability sled of an apheresis system comprising detaching the modular serviceability sled from a base assembly, disconnecting the sled interconnection from a machine interconnection, at least partially removing the modular serviceability sled from a receiving space defined in the base assembly, and servicing the modular serviceability sled, where the modular serviceability sled includes a frame, a subassembly attached to the frame, a sled interconnection with an electrical connection, a pneumatic connection, a hydraulic connection, or any combination thereof, a gasket, and a shielding component with electromagnetic interference shielding and/or radio frequency interference shielding configured to contact the frame and the base assembly.
The independent claims cover a modular serviceability sled that moves between engaged and disengaged states while engaging a gasket and contacting a shielding component in the engaged state, an apheresis system including a base assembly with a receiving space and the same sled behavior, and a servicing method that detaches the sled, disconnects the sled interconnection, removes the sled from the receiving space, and services it.
Stated Advantages
Not explicitly described in patent.
Documented Applications
Apheresis system configured to include a base assembly defining a receiving space and a modular serviceability sled that can move between engaged and disengaged states.
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