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US 7,623,356 B2Granted
System and method to conjoin blade modules
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsKevin B. Leigh, Thomas T. Hardt, Timothy A. McCree
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present technique are directed to a blade system. The blade system may include a first blade module comprising a first conjoining channel, and a second blade module comprising a second conjoining channel aligned with the first conjoining channel, wherein the first blade module and the second blade module are symmetrical and mechanically coupled to form a conjoined blade, wherein electrical components of the first blade module and electrical components of the second blade module are electrically coupled via an electrical coupler routed through the aligned first conjoining channel and second conjoining channel.
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A blade system comprising:
- a first blade module comprising a first conjoining channel;
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- a second blade module comprising a second conjoining channel aligned with the first conjoining channel, wherein the first blade module and the second blade module are symmetrical and mechanically coupled to form a conjoined blade,
- wherein electrical components of the first blade module and electrical components of the second blade module are electrically coupled via an electrical coupler routed through the aligned first conjoining channel and second conjoining channel, and
- the first blade module and second blade module configured to operate in either an active/active mode and an active/passive mode, wherein during active/passive mode the first blade module and the second blade module operate independently with the first blade module remaining active while the second blade module is passive and monitors a status of the first blade module, the second blade module taking-over operations upon failure of the first blade module.
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A blade system comprising:
- a first blade module having an enclosure comprising a first conjoining channel, the enclosure configured to be mechanically coupled to a second blade module enclosure that comprises a second conjoining channel, the first conjoining channel configured to align with the second conjoining channel to provide a route to electrically couple electrical components contained in the first blade module to electrical components contained in the second blade module;
- the first blade module and second blade module configured for robust operations in either of an active/active mode and an active/passive mode;
- wherein during active/passive mode the first blade module and the second blade module operate independently with the first blade module remaining active while the second blade module is passive and monitors a status of the first blade module, the second blade module taking-over operations upon failure of the first blade module.
A conjoined blade system comprising:
- a first blade module comprising a first blade module enclosure comprising a first set of holes and a first channel notch on at least one face of the enclosure;
- a second blade module comprising a second blade module enclosure comprising a second set of holes and a second channel notch on at least one face of the second blade module enclosure, and wherein the first blade module and the second blade module are mechanically coupled via a conjoining attachment, wherein the conjoining attachment comprises:
- a conjoining attachment body comprising a third channel notch, wherein the first channel, the second channel and third channel are aligned and configured to provide a path to electrically couple electrical components contained in the first module to electrical components contained in second module;
- a first set of protrusions that are affixed to the conjoining attachment body and mated to the first set of holes;
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- a second set of protrusions that are affixed to the opposite side of the conjoining attachment body and mated to the second set of holes;
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- wherein configuration of the first blade module and second blade module operate flexibly in either of an active/active mode and an active/passive mode, during active/passive mode the first blade module and the second blade module operate independently with the first blade module remaining active while the second blade module is passive and monitors a status of the first blade module, the second blade module taking-over operations upon failure of the first blade module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.