Serviceable hard disk drive trays for a server rack
AssigneeFacebook, Inc.
InventorsPer Brashers, Jon Brian Ehlen, John Thomas Kenevey
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Abstract
A sliding mechanism and a swivel mechanism allow a user to quickly and safely access components of a computing system, such as hard disk drives, included in a chassis. A housing affixed to the chassis includes a tray, which is coupled to the housing by the sliding mechanism. The swivel mechanism also couples the tray to the housing and allows the tray to be pivoted about the swivel mechanism. For example, the tray may be extended out of the housing via the sliding mechanism, and the portion of the tray extending from the housing may be pivoted using the swivel mechanism to simplify access to components coupled to the tray.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a housing adapted to be mounted in a chassis including a rack;
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- a sub-tray included within the housing and coupled to the housing by a sliding mechanism so that the sub-tray is movable along the sliding mechanism, the sub tray including:
- a component tray and a second component tray configured for coupling to one or more computing resources;
- a power distribution board coupled to a power supply and to the second compartment tray;
- the power distribution board configured to provide power to the one or more computing resources;
- a swivel mechanism coupled to the sub-tray and to the component tray, the component tray rotatable using the swivel mechanism as a pivot;
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- a second swivel mechanism coupled to the sub-tray and to the second component tray, the second component tray rotatable using the second swivel mechanism as a pivot.
A system comprising:
- a rack;
- a housing configured to be mounted to the rack;
- a sub-tray included within the housing and coupled to the housing by a sliding mechanism so that the sub-tray is movable along the sliding mechanism, the sub-tray including:
- a component tray and a second component tray configured for coupling to one or more computing resources;
- a power distribution board coupled to a power supply and to the second compartment tray;
- the power distribution board configured to provide power to the one or more computing resources;
- a swivel mechanism coupled to the sub-tray and to the tray is component tray, the component tray rotatable using the swivel mechanism as a pivot;
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- a second swivel mechanism coupled to the sub-tray and to the second component tray, the second component tray rotatable using the second swivel mechanism as a pivot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.