System and method for enclosing information handling system component devices
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsJames Utz, Kyle Spiess, Kevin Mundt, Karlene Berger
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Abstract
An information handling system component contained within an information handling system housing uses the information handling system housing as at least a portion of a safety enclosure for hazardous functions of the component. A lock out device disables the hazardous function if the information handling system housing is moved relative to the component. For example, an optical disc drive laser is disabled if a Hall effect sensor in the chassis of the optical disc drive no longer senses a magnet placed in a portion of the information handling system housing used to enclose the optical disc drive.
Claims20
A method for restricting one or more functions of an information handling system component disposed in an information handling system housing, the method comprising:
- integrating the component with at least a portion of the information handling system housing;
- removing the at least a portion of the information handling system housing from the component;
- detecting the removing;
- and
- in response to the detecting, restricting one or more functions of the information handling system component.
A method for altering one or more functions of an information handling system component disposed in an information handling system housing, the method comprising
- disposing a first portion of a removal detection device in a portion of the information handling system housing;
- disposing a second portion of a removal detection device in the component;
- detecting with the removal detection device a separation between the portion of the information handling system housing and the component;
- and
- in response to detecting, altering one or more functions of the component.
A method for disabling one or more functions of an information handling system component disposed in an information handling system housing, the method comprising
- disposing a first portion of a removal detection device in an information handling system housing;
- disposing a second portion of a removal detection device in the component;
- detecting with the removal detection device a detachment of the information handling system housing from the component;
- and
- in response to detecting, disabling one or more functions of the component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.