Busbar cable adapter
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsJames Utz, Corey Dean Hartman, Ben John Sy
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Abstract
A cable adapter for a server chassis is disclosed. The cable adapter comprises an adapter body having a first surface with a key slot. The key slot is configured to receive a key rib on a busbar clip of the server chassis. A pair of latches are pivotably attached to opposite sides of the adapter body. Each latch has a latch arm that extends across an open end of the adapter body when in a closed position. The latch arms are configured to engage one or more latching ribs on the blades of the busbar clip such as by hooking around the latching ribs. A pair of connectors inside the adapter body configured to engage blades of the busbar clip.
Claims19
A cable adapter for a server chassis, comprising:
- an adapter body having a first surface with a key slot, the key slot configured to receive a key rib on a busbar clip of the server chassis;
- a pair of latches pivotably attached to opposite sides of the adapter body, the latches configured to move between an open position and a closed position, each latch having a latch arm extending across an open end of the adapter body when in the closed position, the latch arms configured to engage a feature of the server chassis;
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- a pair of connectors inside the adapter body and exposed at the open end when the latches are in the open position, the connectors configured to engage blades of the busbar clip.
A server chassis, comprising:
- a busbar clip adapted to connect to a computing rack busbar, the busbar clip comprising:
- a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact;
- a key rib on the first electrical contact, the key rib configured to fit within a key slot of a cable adapter;
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- one or more latching ribs on the first electrical contact or the second electrical contact or on both, the latching ribs configured to engage latch arms of a cable adapter so that the cable adapter is held connected to the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact.
A method for providing power to a server chassis, comprising:
- opening latching arms on a cable adapter to expose a pair of electrical contacts within the cable adapter;
- coupling the pair of electrical contacts to a pair of busbar blades on the server chassis;
- engaging a key rib on one busbar blade with a key slot on the cable adapter;
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- closing the latching arms around one or more latching ribs on the busbar blades.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.