Variable mount rack system arm assembly
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorRandolph D. Gray
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Abstract
In one aspect of the present disclosure, a rack system includes a pair of arm assemblies that include an arm with reversible brackets on either end of each arm. The arm assemblies attach to the rack rails and support a component such as a server. The brackets are formed to selectively rotate with respect to the arm between a first position and a second position. In the first position the brackets are operable to interface a rack system rails that have a first interface type. In the second position the brackets are operable to interface rack system rails that have a second interface type. This allows the arm assembly to be installed in different types of rack systems.
Claims18
A rack system comprising:
- a rack having a plurality of rails each having a standard interface;
- a first arm assembly comprising:
- an arm having a first end and a second end;
- a first bracket secured to the first end of the arm selectively moveable between a first position and a second position, the first position operable to attach a first bracket interface with a first rail interface, the second bracket position operable to attach a second bracket interface with a second rail interface;
- a second bracket secured to the second end of the arm;
- a component supported by the arm assembly;
- the first bracket interface comprising at least two hooks formed to interface with an interface portion of a rail;
- and
- the second bracket interface comprising at least two apertures.
A bracket for a rack system, comprising:
- a bracket operable to attach to a rack support arm and be secured to a rack system rail, the bracket having a first end and a second end;
- the first end forming a first rail interface having at least two hooks formed to interface with an interface portion of a rail;
- and
- the second end forming a second rail interface having at least two apertures.
A method for installing an arm assembly within a rack system comprising:
- securing a first bracket to an arm assembly, the first bracket having a first bracket interface comprising at least two hooks and a second bracket interface comprising at least two apertures, the bracket movable between a first interface position and a second interface position;
- determining a rack system rail interface type for a rack system;
- positioning the first bracket in an interface position appropriate for the determined rack system rail interface type;
- aligning the first bracket with the rack system rail interface;
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- securing the first bracket to the rack system rail interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.