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US 2014/0111070 A1Published application
Universally configurable rack mount side panels
OwnerJon Brian Ehleninventor
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Abstract
Side panels that are secured to the posts on opposing sides of a server rack include a plurality of slots that are used to support rack-mounted equipment. Sides of a chassis including computing device chassis include protruding pins that can be extended into the slots in the opposing panels. The protruding pins support the chassis on the side panels and secure the chassis inside the server rack. The side panels may also include holes to allow additional fasteners to secure the chassis to the server rack.
Claims21
A system comprising:
- a chassis for housing a computing asset;
- at least one spring loaded pin on each of a pair of opposing sides of the chassis, the spring loaded pins each comprising a protruding element and a spring configured to push the protruding element outside of the chassis;
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- a rack for holding a plurality of rack-mounted computing assets, the rack comprising a pair of opposing side panels for supporting the rack-mounted computing assets, the side panels comprising a plurality of slots for receiving the protruding elements of the spring loaded pins to support the chassis in the rack.
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A system comprising:
- a chassis for housing an electronic device, each of a pair of opposing sides of the chassis having at least one protruding pin;
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- a rack comprising a pair of opposing side panels for supporting the chassis, each of the opposing side panels including a slot perpendicular to an opening of the rack for receiving the protruding pin of the chassis;
- wherein the chassis is configured to be coupled to the opposing side panels by engaging the protruding pins near an end of the slots and moving the chassis in a direction parallel to the slots so that the protruding pins are moved toward a distal end of the slots.
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A method comprising:
- engaging a first protruding pin near a first end of a first slot on a first side panel of a rack, the first protruding pin mounted to a first side of a chassis;
- engaging a second protruding pin near a first end of a second slot on a second side panel of the rack, the second protruding pin mounted to a second side of the chassis;
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- moving the chassis in a direction parallel to the slots so the first protruding pin and the second protruding pin are moved toward a second end of the first slot distal to the first end of the first slot and toward a second end of the second slot that is distal to the first end of the second slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.