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US 6,659,292 B2Granted
Rack mountable systems
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorsGerald Ronald Gough, Sean Conor Wrycraft
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AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorsGerald Ronald Gough, Sean Conor Wrycraft
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A rack mountable system unit includes a housing having first and second sides. First and second elongate plastics slides are secured to respective sides of the system unit. Each plastic slide is dimensioned to slide within a rack mountable rail and is tapered at one end thereof to facilitate insertion into the rail. The tapered end of the slides facilitates insertion into the rails and the use of plastics facilitates sliding. The maximum height of the slide is dimensioned to slide within the rack mountable rail. To further facilitate the sliding of the system unit along the racking, the sides include narrower portions alternating with portions dimensioned to slide within the rack mountable rail. The slides each have a flange and a releasable fixing at a front end thereof for securing the system unit to rack mountable rails. An upper surface of the slide has an alignment mark indicating an alignment position for a corresponding mark on a cover forming the top of the rack mountable unit for facilitating alignment of the mounting the cover on the rack mountable unit. The rack mountable rails are extendable to adapt to different racking systems. Each rack mountable rail has upper and lower bearing surfaces for engaging with upper and lower surfaces of one of the slides. Also, each rail has a flange at a front end thereof configured to mate with the releasable fixing of the slide.
A slide configured to be secured to a wall of a rack mountable system unit, the slide being formed from plastics material and having an elongate configuration to slide within a rack mountable rail, the slide having a tapered portion at one end for facilitating insertion into the rail, the tapered portion tapering out to a first width and the slide further comprising portions having a width substantially equal to the first width alternating with portions narrower than the first width for reducing sliding resistance within the rack mountable rail.
A rack mountable system unit comprising a housing having first and second sides and first and second elongate plastics slides, each slide being secured to a respective side of the system unit and being formed from plastics material and having an elongate configuration to slide within a rack mountable rail, each slide having a tapered portion at one end for facilitating insertion into the rail, the tapered portion tapering out to a first width and the slide further comprising portions having a width substantially equal to the first width alternating with portions narrower than the first width for reducing sliding resistance within the rack mountable rail.
A kit of parts comprising two slides and two rack mountable rails, each slide configured to be secured to a wall of a rack mountable system unit, being formed from plastics material and having an elongate configuration to slide within a respective rack mountable rail, each slide having a tapered portion at one end for facilitating insertion into the rail, the tapered portion tapering out to a first width and the slide further comprising portions having a width substantially eciual to the first width alternating with portions narrower than the first width for reducing sliding resistance within the rack mountable rail.
A method of mounting a rack mountable system unit in a rack, the method comprising:
A rack mountable system unit comprising housing means having first and second sides and first and second elongate plastics slide means, each slide means being secured to a respective side of the system unit, being dimensioned to slide within a rack mountable rail and having a tapered portion at one end for facilitating insertion into the rail, the tapered portion tapering out to a first width and each slide further comprising portions having a width substantially equal to the first width alternating with portions narrower than the first width for reducing sliding resistance within the rack mountable rail.
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