Access for a computer housing
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsSze-moey Voon, Thomas S. Neal, Jacques L. Gagne, Ray Gradwohl, Ricardo Penate, Kenneth Wood
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Abstract
An access in a housing for a computer is disclosed. The access has a pivot mechanism coupled to the housing, and a door coupled to the pivot mechanism. The door rests flush against the computer housing when the access is not deployed. The door is configured to pivot in a downward direction for deployment of the access. An actuator is coupled to the door for actuating an ejection mechanism in a disk drive drawer. The actuator has a foam pad for depressing an eject button on a faceplate of the disk drive drawer.
Claims24
In a housing for a computer, an access comprising:
- a pivot mechanism coupled to said housing;
- a door coupled to said pivot mechanism, wherein said door rests flush against said computer housing when said access is not deployed and wherein said door is configured to pivot in a downward direction for deployment of said access;
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- an actuator coupled to said door for actuating an ejection mechanism in a disk drive drawer within said housing, wherein said actuator comprises a foam pad for depressing a first eject button on a faceplate of said disk drive drawer.
In a housing for a computer, a door providing access to a drive unit comprising:
- a plurality of hinges coupled to a lower portion of said door and said housing, wherein said plurality of hinges are configured to allow said door to pivot in a downward direction;
- a hinge pin coupled to said plurality of hinges and said housing;
- a door spring coupled to said hinge pin for maintaining said door in a closed position when said access is not deployed;
- an eject button coupled to said door for causing the opening of said drive unit;
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- a ramp coupled to said door for causing said door to pivot in a downward direction in response to said opening of said drive unit.
A method for opening an access door in a computer housing, comprising:
- activating an actuator, wherein said actuating comprises depressing an access door eject button;
- entering an eject mode, wherein said entering comprises depressing a drive drawer eject button with a foam pad, said foam pad coupled to said actuator;
- forcing said access door to to pivot downward, by pressing on a ramp feature of said access door with said disk drive drawer faceplate, wherein said disk drive drawer faceplate presses on said ramp until a zenith of said ramp is reached by said disk drive drawer faceplate;
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- causing said access door to pivot upward under tension of a door spring as said disk drive drawer faceplate moves past said zenith of said ramp and onto an outer downward feature of said ramp, wherein said causing comprises continuing to press on said ramp feature with said disk drive drawer faceplate.
In a housing for a computer, an access door providing access to a plurality of connectors, comprising:
- a plurality of hinges coupled to a lower portion of said door and to said housing, wherein said hinges are configured to allow said door to pivot in a downward direction;
- a plurality of labels for identifying available connectors;
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- a latching mechanism for maintaining said door in a closed position when not in use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.