System and method for mounting a keyboard and display assembly in a 1U rack space
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsChris Felcman, Kristine Little, David Eichberger, Gary Landrum
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Abstract
A rack mount computing system having a keyboard and display assembly mountable in a 1 U rack space. The keyboard and display assembly are provided in a clamshell configuration to reduce space consumption of the keyboard and display assembly to facilitate mounting in the 1 U rack space.
Claims50
A rack mountable device for a rack mount computing system, comprising:
- a user interaction assembly mountable in a 1 U thick rack space of the rack mount computing system, the user interaction assembly comprising:
- an input device;
- and
- a panel display rotatably disposed adjacent the input device.
A user interaction device mountable in a rack computer assembly, comprising:
- a user interaction assembly having a clamshell configuration mountable in a 1 U rack
- space, comprising:
- a keyboard;
- and
- a display rotatably disposed adjacent the keyboard.
A rack mount computing system, comprising:
- a rack structure having a plurality of rack spaces for mounting computing devices;
- and
- a user interaction assembly disposed in one of the plurality of rack spaces having a height of 1 U, comprising:
- an input device;
- and
- a display rotatably disposed adjacent the input device.
A method for rack mounting a keyboard and a display in a rack mount computer system, comprising the act of:
- disposing a keyboard and a display in a 1 U rack space;
A method of forming a rack mountable keyboard and display assembly, comprising the acts of:
- providing a ¾ U or thinner display;
- providing a ¾ U or thinner keyboard;
- and
- rotatably coupling the display to the keyboard to form an assembly having a 1 U or thinner thickness in a closed configuration.
A method of operating a rack mounted keyboard and display assembly, comprising the acts of:
- slidably removing a keyboard and a display from a 1 U thick rack space;
- and
- rotatably opening the display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.