Systems and methods for mounting and dismounting computing components
AssigneeQuanta Computer Inc.
InventorsChao-Jung Chen, Chi-Fu Chen
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present technology provide systems and methods for mounting and dismounting a computing component (e.g., a HDD) of a server system. The server system contains one or more drawers, each of which can host a plurality of computing components. A computing component can have a side surface attached to a lever via a hinge. When the computing component is placed into a designated location of a drawer, pressing a first end of the lever in one direction can cause a second end of the lever to interact with at least one portion of the drawer and further cause the computing component to move into a close position or out of the close position.
Claims15
A system, comprising:
- a computing component having a top surface, a side surface and a bottom surface;
- a housing comprising a supporting surface, the housing having a slot on the supporting surface, the slot being associated with a location configured to receive and removably connect the computing component to the system;
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- a lever attached to the computing component, the lever attached via a hinge to the side surface of the computing component and extending such that a first end of a lever arm of the lever extends above the top surface of the computing component and a second end of the lever arm extends below the bottom surface of the computing component, wherein the top surface of the computing device is opposite to the bottom surface of the computer device, wherein manipulation with the first end of the lever arm causes the lever arm to interact via the second end of the lever arm with an edge of the slot on the supporting surface to connect the computing component to the system or disconnect the computing component from the system,
- wherein the computing component includes one or more guide pins, the one or more guide pins configured to facilitate aligning or placing the computing component into the location.
A computing component configured to be removably connected to a computing system having a housing, the housing comprising a supporting surface, the housing having a slot on the supporting surface, the computing component having a top surface, a side surface and a bottom surface, comprising:
- a lever, the lever attached to the side surface of the computing component via a hinge and extending such that a first end of a lever arm of the lever extends above the top surface of the computing component and a second end of the lever arm extends below the bottom surface of the computing component, wherein the top surface of the computing device is opposite to the bottom surface of the computer device, wherein manipulation with the first end of the lever arm causes the lever arm to interact via the second end of the lever arm with an edge of the slot on the supporting surface of the computing system to connect the computing component to the computing system or disconnect the computing component from the computing system,
- wherein the computing component includes one or more guide pins, the one or more guide pins configured to facilitate aligning or placing the computing component into a location of the computing system, the location configured to receive and removably connect the computing component to the computing system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.