Apparatus and method for rackmounting a chassis
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsRonald P. Dean, Sean W. Tucker
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Abstract
A system and method for mounting a device into a rack comprises a mounting shelf that is attached to the rack, a first bracket that is attached to a first side of the device, and a second bracket that is attached to a second side of the device, wherein the second side is located opposite to the first side, wherein the first bracket and the second bracket are substantially similar, and wherein the device, with the first bracket and the second bracket attached thereto, is slideably positioned into the mounting shelf and attached to the mounting shelf via the first bracket and the second bracket.
Claims37
A system for mounting a device into a rack comprising:
- a mounting shelf attached to the rack;
- a first bracket attached to a first side of the device;
- a second bracket attached to a second side of the device;
- wherein the mounting shelf comprises two flanges that are arranged to be adjacently located with the flanges of the first and second brackets when the device is mounted in the rack;
- the device, with the first bracket and the second bracket attached thereto, is slideably positionable into the mounting shelf and attachable to the mounting shelf via the first bracket and the second bracket;
- and
- wherein the flanges of the first and second brackets are adapted to be attached to the flanges of the mounting shelf via a connector selected from the group consisting of:
- at least one screw, at least one fastener, at least one adhesive, at least one weld, at least one nut and bolt, at least one pin, at least one hook and slot, at least one keyhole and keyhole standoff, and a combination thereof.
A method for mounting a device into a rack comprising:
- attaching a mounting shelf to the rack;
- attaching a first interchangeable bracket to a first side of the device;
- attaching a second interchangeable bracket to a second side of the device;
- slideably positioning the device, with the first bracket and the second bracket attached thereto, onto the mounting shelf wherein slideably positioning the device comprises positioning the device so that flanges of the mounting shelf are adjacently located with flanges of the first and second brackets;
- and
- attaching the device to the mounting shelf via the first bracket and the second bracket wherein attaching the device to the mounting shelf comprises:
- attaching the flanges of the first and second brackets to the flanges of the mounting shelf via a connector selected from the group consisting of:
- at least one screw, at least one fastener, at least one adhesive, at least one weld, at least one nut and bolt, at least one pin, at least one hook and slot, at least one keyhole and keyhole standoff, and a combination thereof.
A system for mounting a device into a rack comprising:
- a mounting shelf attached to the rack;
- a first bracket attached to a first side of the device;
- and
- a second bracket attached to a second side of the device;
- wherein the first bracket and the second bracket are interchangeable;
- and
- the device, with the first bracket and the second bracket attached thereto, is slideably positionable into the mounting shelf, which contacts the device on a third side, and is attachable to the mounting shelf via the first bracket and the second bracket.
The system of claimed 18, wherein the mechanism is a first set of mounting holes and a second set of mounting holes, wherein the first set of mounting holes permits attachment of the first side of the device via a first connector, and the second set of mounting holes permits attachment of the second side of the device via a second connector.
A method for mounting a device into a rack comprising:
- attaching to the rack a mounting shelf;
- attaching a first interchangeable bracket to a first side of the device;
- attaching a second interchangeable bracket to a second side of the device;
- slideably positioning the device, with the first bracket and the second bracket attached thereto, onto the mounting shelf, contacting the mounting shelf on a third side;
- and
- attaching the device to the mounting shelf via the first bracket and the second bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.