Power supply unit adapter set
AssigneeHewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
InventorsYu Han Lin, Kuei Ching Hsu, Hsueh-Yu Chao
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Abstract
An adapter set, system and apparatus. The adapter set comprising a first adapter subset configured to be installed in a first bay of a power supply unit (PSU) cage of an information processing device, the first bay being configured to receive a wider form factor PSU, the first adapter subset comprising a first adapter comprising a first adapter attachment feature and a first PSU engagement feature and a second adapter comprising a second attachment feature, a second PSU engagement feature and a PSU connector filler.
Claims20
An adapter set comprising:
- a first adapter subset configured to be installed in a first bay of a power supply unit (PSU) cage of an information processing device, the first bay being configured to receive a wider form factor PSU, the first adapter subset comprising:
- a first adapter comprising a first adapter attachment feature and a first PSU engagement feature;
- and
- a second adapter comprising a second attachment feature, a second PSU engagement feature and a PSU connector filler,
- wherein on condition of the first adapter subset being installed in the first bay:
- the first and second attachment features are configured to attach to the PSU cage,
- the first and second adapters are configured to convert the first bay to receive a narrower form factor PSU instead of the wider form factor PSU,
- the first and second PSU engagement features are configured to engage with the narrower PSU to guide the narrower PSU into mating with a PSU connector of the information processing system, and
- the PSU connector filler is configured to mate with a portion of the PSU connector.
A computing system, comprising:
- a chassis comprising a base and a back panel;
- a system board supported by the base, the system board comprising a first power supply unit (PSU) connector;
- a PSU cage disposed at or forming part of the back panel comprising a first bay;
- and
- a first adapter subset configured to be installed in the first bay, wherein the first adapter subset comprises:
- a first adapter comprising a first attachment feature and a first PSU engagement feature;
- and
- a second adapter comprising a second attachment feature, a second PSU engagement feature and a PSU connector filler, wherein:
- in a first configuration, the first bay is configured to receive a wider form factor PSU configured to connect to the first PSU connector, and
- in a second configuration, the bay, with the first and second adapters installed, is configured to receive a narrower form factor PSU configured to connect to the first PSU connector, wherein:
- the first and second attachment features are configured to attach to the PSU cage,
- the first and second PSU engagement features are configured to engage with engagement features of the narrower PSU to guide the narrower PSU into mating with the PSU connector, and
- the PSU connector filler is configured to mate with a portion of the first PSU connector.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first PSU connector of an information processing system;
- a PSU connected to the first PSU connector;
- a PSU cage attached to the information processing system, wherein the PSU cage comprises a first bay configured to receive a wider form factor PSU;
- and
- a first adapter subset, installed in the first bay, comprising a first adapter and a second adapter, wherein:
- the first adapter comprises a first attachment feature and a first PSU engagement feature, and
- the second adapter comprises a second attachment feature, a second PSU engagement feature and a PSU connector filler,
- wherein:
- the first and second attachment features are attached to the PSU cage,
- the first and second adapters convert the first bay to receive a narrower form factor PSU instead of the wider form factor PSU;
- the first and second PSU engagement features are engaged to engagement features of the narrower form factor PSU, and
- the PSU connector filler is mated with a portion of the PSU connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.