US 12,707,583 B2 · Locking mechanism for liquid cooled pluggable modules

Abstract

An information processing device comprises bays to removably receive pluggable modules, a liquid cooling system comprising cold plates in the bays, and a module locking mechanism. The cold plates are movable between an engaged state with the pluggable modules and a disengaged state. The module locking mechanism prevents insertion and removal of the pluggable modules into or out of the bays if the cold plates are in the engaged state, and allows insertion/removal of the pluggable modules if the cold plates are in the disengaged state. The device may also comprise a cold plate engagement mechanism actuatable to move the cold plates between the engaged and disengaged states, and the module locking mechanism may be mechanically coupled to the cold plate engagement mechanism such that actuation of the cold plate engagement mechanism drives the module locking mechanism to switch between preventing and allowing insertion/removal.

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Dependent claims

An information processing device, comprising:

a chassis;
a group of bays coupled to the chassis, each of the bays configured to removably receive a pluggable module;
a liquid cooling system comprising a group of cold plates disposed in the bays, respectively, wherein the cold plates are movable between (i) an engaged state in which the cold plates are positioned to thermally contact pluggable modules received in the bays, respectively, and (ii) a disengaged state in which the cold plates are positioned to disengage from the pluggable modules;
and
a module locking mechanism configured to:
prevent insertion and removal of the pluggable modules into or out of the bays if the cold plates are in the engaged state by physically blocking the bays;
and
allow insertion and removal of the pluggable modules into or out of the bays if the cold plates are in the disengaged state,
wherein the module locking mechanism comprises a blocking unit configured to, when the cold plates are in the engaged state, physically block the bays by covering a front portion of the bays.

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An information processing device, comprising:

a chassis;
a group of bays coupled to the chassis, each of the bays configured to removably receive a pluggable module;
a liquid cooling system comprising a group of cold plates disposed in the bays, respectively, wherein the cold plates are movable between (i) an engaged state in which the cold plates are positioned to thermally contact with pluggable modules received in the bays, respectively, and (ii) a disengaged state in which the cold plates are positioned to disengage from the pluggable modules;
a cold plate engagement lever configured to be manually actuatable to drive the cold plates to move between the engaged state and the disengaged state;
and
a module locking mechanism mechanically coupled to the cold plate engagement lever such that actuation of the cold plate engagement lever drives the module locking mechanism to change between:
a locked state in which the module locking mechanism prevents insertion and removal of the pluggable modules into or out of the bays by physically blocking the bays;
and
an unlocked state in which the module locking mechanism allows insertion and removal of the pluggable modules into or out of the bays,
wherein the module locking mechanism comprises a blocking unit configured to, in the locked state, physically block the bays by covering a front portion of each of the bays.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Locking mechanism for liquid cooled pluggable modules

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Locking mechanism for liquid cooled pluggable modules

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Abstract

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