# US 2017/0285696 A1 · Method and Apparatus for Mounting Power Supplies in Rack-Mountable Computer Chassis

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- Number: US 2017/0285696 A1
- Document ID: US20170285696A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/090,584
- Filed: 2016-04-04
- Published: 2017-10-05
- Earliest claimed: 2016-04-04
- Inventors: Steven L. Magnusson
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170285696A1

## CPC

- G06F 1/183: Internal mounting support structures, e.g. for supporting printed circuit boards
- G06F 1/181: {Enclosures (for portable computers G06F1/1613)}
- G06F 1/188: Mounting of power supply units
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

An electronic equipment chassis adapted to house a motherboard includes a side, a back, and a mid-plane support. A carrier for housing at least one power supply is disposed within the electronic equipment chassis. The carrier is supported by the back and mid-plane support. The carrier does not intersect a horizontal plane of the motherboard.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparatus comprising:
an electronic equipment chassis including a side, a back, and a mid- plane support, wherein the electronic equipment chassis is adapted to house a motherboard; and
a carrier for housing at least one power supply, wherein the carrier is disposed within the electronic equipment chassis, wherein the carrier is supported by the back and mid-plane support of the electronic equipment chassis, wherein the carrier does not intersect a horizontal plane of the motherboard.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the carrier includes at least one separator to create a plurality of carrying bays.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the carrier is also supported by the side of the chassis.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the electronic equipment is a computer.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the mid-plane support is not a uniform height.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The apparatus of claim 5 wherein a top of the mid-plane support varies in height from a bottom of the mid-plane support such that a first portion has a uniform height h1 and a second portion has a uniform height h2.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a removable power supply module disposed within the carrier.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the carrier provides a plurality of receiving bays.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The apparatus of claim 8 wherein at least one receiving bay is populated with a removable power supply module.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the electronic equipment chassis is rack-mountable.

### Claim 11

An apparatus comprising:
a computer chassis including a side, a back, and a mid-plane support, wherein the computer chassis is adapted to house a motherboard; and
a carrier for housing at least one power supply, wherein the carrier is disposed substantially within the computer chassis, wherein the carrier is supported by the back and mid-plane support of the computer chassis, wherein the carrier does not intersect a horizontal plane of the motherboard.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the carrier includes at least one separator to create a plurality of carrying bays.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the carrier is also supported by the side of the chassis.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the mid-plane support is not a uniform height.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The apparatus of claim 14 wherein a top of the mid-plane support varies in height from a bottom of the mid-plane support such that a first portion has a uniform height h1 and a second portion has a uniform height h2.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The apparatus of claim 11 further comprising a removable power supply module disposed within the carrier.

### Claim 17 (depends on 11)

The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the carrier provides a plurality of receiving bays.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The apparatus of claim 17 wherein at least one receiving bay is populated with a removable power supply module.

### Claim 19 (depends on 11)

The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the computer chassis is rack- mountable.

### Claim 20 (depends on 11)

The apparatus of claim 11 wherein a central processing unit of the motherboard is liquid-cooled.