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US 6,272,010 B1Granted
Peripheral device mounting apparatus
AssigneeDell USA, L.P.
InventorTy R. Schmitt
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Abstract
A peripheral device mounting apparatus including a peripheral device bay with carrier guides located to accommodate at least two different types of peripheral devices, and a keying mechanism allowing carrier insertion only into certain carrier guides, advantageously provides optimal use of the device bay space for a particular type of peripheral device. Additionally, the keying mechanism prevents installation of a peripheral device into the bay in a location that wastes bay space.
Claims24
A peripheral device mounting apparatus comprising:
- a peripheral device bay including a first plurality of carrier guides on a first interior surface and a second plurality of carrier guides on a second interior surface, the second interior surface opposing the first interior surface, each of the first plurality of carrier guides corresponding to a parallel opposing carrier guide from the second plurality of carrier guides;
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- a movable keying mechanism extending along a front edge of the peripheral device bay, the keying mechanism including:
- a first edge;
- a first plurality of guiding slots formed along the first edge, the first plurality of guiding slots positioned to guide a peripheral device carrier retaining a first type of peripheral device;
- a second edge;
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- a second plurality of guiding slots formed along the second edge, the second plurality of guiding slots positioned to guide a peripheral device carrier retaining a second type of peripheral device;
- the movable keying mechanism being selectively located adjacent to the peripheral device bay so that one of the first edge and the second edge prevents insertion of peripheral device carriers into the peripheral device bay except through the first plurality of guiding slots and the second plurality of guiding slots, respectively.
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A computer system comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory coupled to the processor;
- a chassis supporting the processor and the memory, the chassis including:
- a peripheral device bay having a first plurality of carrier guides on a first interior surface and a second plurality of carrier guides on a second interior surface, the second interior surface opposing the first interior surface, each of the first plurality of carrier guides corresponding to a parallel opposing carrier guide from the second plurality of carrier guides;
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- a movable keying mechanism extending along a front edge of the peripheral device bay, the keying mechanism including:
- a first edge;
- a first plurality of guiding slots formed along the first edge, the first plurality of guiding slots positioned to guide a peripheral device carrier retaining a first type of peripheral device;
- a second edge;
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- a second plurality of guiding slots formed along the second edge, the second plurality of guiding slots positioned to guide a peripheral device carrier retaining a second type of peripheral device;
- the movable keying mechanism being selectively located adjacent to the peripheral device bay so that one of the first edge and the second edge prevents insertion of peripheral device carriers into the peripheral device bay except through the first plurality of guiding slots and the second plurality of guiding slots, respectively.
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