154results about "Printed circuit board drawers" patented technology

An accommodation apparatus facilitates the attachment, exchange, operation, and wire configuration of a plurality of communication devices, such as a media converter, and a power unit. The accommodation apparatus comprises a support part fixed to an external frame, and a loading part, movable relative to the support part. The loading part removably accommodates the communication devices, and includes a first surface and a second surface, wherein the transmission medium can be connected to the communication devices through the first and second surfaces.

A telescoping slide assembly includes interconnected mounting, intermediate and stationary slide elements movable relative to one another to extend and retract the mounting and intermediate slide elements relative to the stationary slide element between fully extended and retracted positions. The intermediate slide element includes a rib formed therein. A mounting slide lock is disposed substantially within the rib for operative engagement with the mounting slide element to secure the mounting slide element in a fully extended position such that selective release of the mounting slide lock permits the mounting slide element to move to the fully retracted position and to disconnect from the intermediate slide element.

A bracket assembly for a rack is provided. The rack has a plurality of holes. The bracket assembly includes a bracket having multiple bracket holes, a base securely connected to the bracket, and a fastening member pivotally connected to the bracket. The base includes multiple connection members corresponding to the bracket holes. The fastening member includes a resilient leg and a fastening arm. The fastening arm has at least one fastening portion. One of the connection members is inserted into one of the holes of the rack. The fastening portion of the fastening arm is hooked to the rack so as to connect the bracket to the rack.

A slide assembly for slidably mounting a computer server unit to a rack. The slide assembly includes a stationary member and at least one slidable member slidably mounted thereto. A front bracket is mounted to a front end of the stationary member and a rear bracket is mounted to a rear end of the stationary member. Both the front and rear brackets include a plurality of mounting pins and a spring element. The mounting pins are positioned within holes in the rack columns and the spring element applies a bias force against the rack column to hold the slide assembly to the rack.

A rack mount assembly for supporting a computer enclosure in a rack system having vertical apertured column flanges. The rack mount assembly includes an elongated mount adapter having mounting flanges disposed at each end thereof. Each mounting flange includes an alignment protrusion that is configured to fit in a corresponding aperture in one of the column flanges of the rack system. The elongated mount adapter comprises, for example, a slide mechanism or a rack rail.

A slide assembly for slidably mounting a computer server unit to a rack. The slide assembly includes a stationary member and at least one slidable member slidably mounted thereto. A front bracket is mounted to a front end of the stationary member and a rear bracket is mounted to a rear end of the stationary member. Both the front and rear brackets include a plurality of dual-diameter mounting pins and a pair of spring elements having different lengths. The mounting pins are positioned within holes in the rack columns and one of the spring elements snaps behind the rack column to hold the slide assembly to the rack. If the holes in the rack columns have one diameter, then the mounting pins extend partially through the holes and contact a shoulder of the pin. In this orientation, the shorter spring element snaps behind the back column. For a larger diameter or square rack column hole, the mounting pins extend completely through the holes where the longer spring element snaps behind the rack column.

The housing assembly for holding device components comprises a housing and a chassis and can be integrally coupled to a standard piece of furniture. The housing may be in the form of a drawer which can be inserted and withdrawn from a standard unit of furniture such as a desk or cabinet. The drawer has perforations in its bottom and sides for air flow and is preferably made from a metal or metallic material but alternatively may be made from a non-metallic material which is lined with a metallic film. The chassis is made of plastic, preferably expanded polypropylene and may comprise two parts in which are secured equipment components. Projections extend from the sides of the chassis and extend to the drawer walls and thereby create air ducts through which air may flow to cool the components situated in the chassis. Plastic inserts may be placed in the air ducts created by the projections so as to direct the air flow within the assembly.

An apparatus for mounting a display includes a tray having an end and a back plate pivotably mounted to the tray proximate the end. An apparatus in accordance with another aspect of the invention includes a cabinet, a pivotable display assembly, and a keyboard assembly. The cabinet has mounting rails. The pivotable display assembly includes a display tray having an end and being mounted to the mounting rails and a back plate pivotably mounted to the tray proximate the end. The keyboard assembly includes a keyboard tray and a keyboard slide having fixed and moveable portions. The fixed portion is mounted to the mounting rails, and the moveable portion is mounted to the keyboard tray. The switchbox is mounted to the fixed portion of the keyboard slide.

A bracket assembly for a rack is provided. The rack has a plurality of holes. The bracket assembly includes a bracket having multiple bracket holes, a base securely connected to the bracket, and a fastening member pivotally connected to the bracket. The base includes multiple connection members corresponding to the bracket holes. The fastening member includes a resilient leg and a fastening arm. The fastening arm has at least one fastening portion. One of the connection members is inserted into one of the holes of the rack. The fastening portion of the fastening arm is hooked to the rack so as to connect the bracket to the rack.

Methods, systems and devices are described for a chassis with a repositionable optical feedthrough plate. An apparatus, includes a chassis having a first module bay with a first plate mounting bracket, a second module bay with a second plate mounting bracket and a modular repositionable plate with an optical feedthrough that is removably connectable to the first plate mounting bracket and removably connectable to the second plate mounting bracket.

A rack system includes a rack frame, and a support rail which is fixable to the rack frame. A device is supportable by the support rail. Multiple positioning projections are provided on at least one of the rack frame and the support rail and each of which is insertable into positioning holes of different kinds provided in the other of said at least one of the rack frame and the support rail.

A slide assembly for slidably mounting a computer server unit to a rack. The slide assembly includes a stationary member and at least one slidable member slidably mounted thereto. A front bracket is mounted to a front end of the stationary member and a rear bracket is mounted to a rear end of the stationary member. Both the front and rear brackets include a plurality of dual-diameter mounting pins and a pair of spring elements having different lengths. The mounting pins are positioned within holes in the rack columns and one of the spring elements snaps behind the rack column to hold the slide assembly to the rack. If the holes in the rack columns have one diameter, then the mounting pins extend partially through the holes and contact a shoulder of the pin. In this orientation, the shorter spring element snaps behind the back column. For a larger diameter or square rack column hole, the mounting pins extend completely through the holes where the longer spring element snaps behind the rack column.

A rotary-type fastening structure for fixedly coupling an extension rod with a coupling plate, having a rotatable fastening device in the form of a main body with an off-center shaft hole. The rotatable fastening device can be rotated off-center so as to lean its lateral edge on the coupling plate and selectively secure the extension bar to the coupling plate.

A retaining structure for industrial console comprises at least two sliding rails and two sliding plates slidably arranged on both sides of two brackets such that the brackets can be adapted to fit industrial rack of various sizes. The two brackets are further assembled with a supporting horizontal bar and two sliding grooves such that an operative module and an optional function module can be detachably arranged on both sides of the brackets. The assembling and detaching of the inventive retaining structure is very easy and flexible.

A slide assembly for slidably mounting a computer server unit to a rack. The slide assembly includes a stationary member and at least one slidable member slidably mounted thereto. A front bracket is mounted to a front end of the stationary member and a rear bracket is mounted to a rear end of the stationary member. Both the front and rear brackets include a plurality of mounting pins and a spring element. The mounting pins are positioned within holes in the rack columns and the spring element applies a bias force against the rack column to hold the slide assembly to the rack.

A cable management arm (CMA) for arranging cables extending from at least two areas of an electronic equipment chassis includes first and second cable management mechanisms and first and second supporting mechanisms. The first cable management mechanism serves to arrange cables extending from one of the chassis areas and includes a supporting bracket. The first supporting mechanism serves to support the first cable management mechanism and includes a fastener. The second cable management mechanism serves to arrange cables extending from the other chassis area and includes a supporting bracket releasably mounted to the fastener of the first supporting mechanism. The second supporting mechanism serves to support the second cable management mechanism and includes a fastener releasably mounted to the supporting bracket of the first cable management mechanism.

A slide assembly includes an inner slide segment, an intermediate slide segment, and an outer slide segment. A bearing assembly is provided between the inner slide segment and the intermediate slide segment. Preferably, a lock arm extends from the outer slide segment and is engageable with an engagement surface of the intermediate slide segment to limit movement of the intermediate slide segment with respect to the outer slide segment. A latch is associated with the intermediate slide segment and comprises a locking portion. The locking portion is selectively engageable with the bearing assembly to limit movement of the bearing assembly.

A retaining assembly includes a cabinet (70), a first rail assembly located in the cabinet, a pair of metal plates (30) attached on the first rail assembly, a server (60), a second rail assembly attached to two sides of the server, two fastening plates (50) attached to the two sides of the server and two thumbscrews (90). A plurality of threaded holes (72) is defined in two sidewalls of the cabinet. Two first protrusions (14) are provided in the first rail assembly. Each metal plate has two positioning holes (32) and a fixing hole (34). The first protrusions engagably extend through the positioning holes respectively. Each fastening plate has an inserting hole (56) corresponding to the fixing hole of the metal plate. The thumbscrews are inserted through corresponding inserting holes of the metal plates to engage in corresponding fixing holes of the metal plates.

A slide assembly is provided comprising a stationary slide segment, an intermediate slide segment, and a load-carrying slide segment. A bearing assembly is provided between the segments to reduce the friction therebetween. A lock arm extends from the load-carrying slide segment and is engageable with an engagement surface of the intermediate slide segment to limit movement of the load-carrying slide segment with respect to the intermediate slide segment when the load-carrying slide segment is fully extended. An elongated release member is slidably disposed within the channel of the load-carrying member, and as the release member is displaced inwardly, it depresses the lock arm thereby actuating the release mechanism by disengaging the lock arm from the engagement surface. The release mechanism remains actuated until the load-carrying slide segment is fully inserted into the intermediate slide member.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a single-plate plugging mechanism, a single-plate case, a case frame and a single-plate installation device. The single-plate plugging mechanism comprises a fixing support, an operation handle, a screw rod, a rotating disc, a transmission piece and a movable support, wherein the fixing support is fixed to a backboard, and a sliding piece is arranged on the fixing support. The two ends of the screw rod are rotationally connected with the fixing support, and the operation handle is fixed to one end of the screw rod. The rotating disc is provided with a threaded hole, and the screw rod penetrates through the threaded hole and is rotationally connected with the rotating disc. The first end of the transmission piece is rotationally connected with the rotating disc, and the second end of the transmission piece is rotationally connected with the movable support. The movable support is rotationally connected with the second end of the transmission piece and is in sliding fit with the sliding piece, and a single-plate connecting piece used for fixing a single plate is arranged on the movable support. According to the single-plate plugging mechanism, the single plate can move in the extending direction of a sliding groove as along as the handle is rotated, the single plate can be conveniently plugged and unplugged, the direction is stable when the single plate is plugged or unplugged, and the risk of pin falling can be reduced.

A support rail assembly for supporting a load in a computer rack system in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention includes a pair of rails configured to be secured to sides of computer equipment and secured to the rack system such that the computer equipment may slide into and out of the rack system. Each rail includes an inner rail slideably engaging an outer rail. The inner rail being secured to the sides of the computer equipment and the outer rail being secured to the front and rear racks. The outer rail having rear end and front end bracket that attach to the racks. Unique front end locking flanges and rear end locking flanges with rear end piloting flanges allow the outer rails to quickly pivot and lock into position.

The present invention is directed to a device retention apparatus for an information handling system. The device retention apparatus includes a housing for mounting an information handling system device and a retaining portion located on the housing, the retaining portion for engaging the information handling system device when placed in the housing. A selection mechanism for securing the information handling system device to the housing is slideably connected to the housing. A locking ramp portion is included on a door assembly of the information handling system for engaging the selection mechanism.