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US 11,147,175 B2Granted
Data storage system enclosure covers
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsAngel Castillo de la Cruz, Joseph P. Manes, Kevin L. Van Pelt
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Abstract
A system includes a chassis and a top cover assembly. The top cover assembly is coupled to the chassis. The top cover assembly includes a first lid, a second lid, a middle cover between the first lid and the second lid, and a hinge coupling together the first lid, the second lid, and the middle cover.
Claims17
A system comprising:
- a chassis and a top cover assembly coupled to the chassis, the top cover assembly including a first lid, a second lid, a middle cover therebetween, and a hinge coupling together the first lid, the second lid, and the middle cover, the first lid is rotatable with respect to the second lid while the second lid is fixedly attached to the chassis, and the second lid is rotatable with respect to the first lid while the first lid is fixedly attached to the chassis, wherein the chassis includes a first side wall with a first cam slot and a second cam slot, wherein the first lid includes a first pin extending within the first cam slot when the first lid is closed, wherein the second lid includes a second pin extending within the second cam slot when the second lid is closed.
An assembly comprising:
- a first lid;
- a second lid;
- a middle cover therebetween the first lid and the second lid;
- a hinge coupling together the first lid, the second lid, and the middle cover;
- and
- a single sensor assembly arranged to sense when the first lid is open but the second lid is closed and arranged to sense when the second lid is open but the first lid is closed, the single sensor assembly further arranged to contact the middle cover when the middle cover is closed.
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A method comprising:
- partially removing an enclosure from a rack such that a second lid coupled to a hinge of a top cover assembly remains at least partially positioned within the rack;
- unlatching a front end of a first lid coupled to the hinge of the top cover assembly from the enclosure while the second lid remains at least partially positioned within the rack;
- and
- rotating the first lid and a middle cover coupled to the hinge of the top cover assembly with respect to the second lid to expose an interior of the enclosure while the second lid is secured to the enclosure and while the second lid remains at least partially positioned within the rack;
- wherein the first lid, the second lid, and the middle cover each include fingers that are bent to couple the hinge to the first lid, the second lid, and the middle cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.