Computer chassis
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsThomas T. Hardt, Carlos Torres, Kurt A. Manweiler
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Abstract
A computer chassis comprising a chassis base and first and second drawers removably engaged with the chassis base. An interface board is mounted to the first drawer so as to couple to a first electrical component when the first electrical component is located in the first drawer. The second drawer has a connector mounted so as to couple to a second electrical component when the second electrical component is located in the second drawer. The connector engages the interface board so as to couple the first electrical component to the second electrical component when the first and second electrical components are located in the respective first and second drawers.
Claims29
A computer chassis comprising:
- a chassis base;
- a first drawer removably engaged with said chassis base;
- an interface board mounted to said first drawer, wherein said interface board has a first side arranged so as to couple to a first electrical component when the first electrical component is located in the first drawer and the first drawer is not engagped with said chassis base;
- a second drawer removably engaged with said chassis base;
- a motherboard mounted to said second drawer so as to couple to a second electrical component when the second electrical component is located in the second drawer;
- and
- a connector, coupled to said motherboard, wherein said connector engages a second side of said interface board so as to couple the first electrical component to the second electrical component when the first and second electrical components are located in the respective first and second drawers.
A computer comprising:
- a first electrical component;
- a first drawer operable to receive said first electronic component;
- a midplane board affixed to said first drawer and having a first side coupled to said first electrical component;
- a second electrical component;
- a second drawer operable to receive said second electrical component;
- a motherboard affixed to said second drawer and coupled to said second electrical component;
- a connector mounted to said second drawer and coupled to said motherboard;
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- a chassis base operable to support said first drawer and said second drawer such that said connector is coupled to a second side of said midplane board, wherein said first electrical component can be coupled to said midplane board when said first drawer is not supported by said chassis base.
An electrical assembly comprising:
- means for mounting an interface board to a drawer that is slidably engageable with a chassis;
- means for coupling a first electrical component disposed in the drawer to one side of the interface board when the drawer is not engaged with the chassis;
- means for coupling a motherboard to the other side of the interface board;
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- means for coupling a second electrical component to the motherboard.
A method for constructing a computer comprising:
- attaching a midplane board to a first drawer;
- mounting a first electrical component in the first drawer so as to be coupled to the midplane board;
- mounting a motherboard to a second drawer, wherein the motherboard is coupled to a connector;
- mounting a second electrical component to the second drawer such that the second electrical component is coupled to the motherboard;
- installing the first drawer into a chassis base after the first electrical component is coupled to the midplane board;
- and
- installing the second drawer into the chassis base such that the connector is coupled to the midplane board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.