Front access lock mechanism for server chassis

    公开(公告)号:US11864339B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-02

    申请号:US17401834

    申请日:2021-08-13

    发明人: Chen An Zichun Song

    IPC分类号: H05K7/00 H05K7/14 H05K5/02

    CPC分类号: H05K7/1489 H05K5/0221

    摘要: A lock device may include a slider assembly including a first slider, a second slider movably coupled to the first slider, and a base having a planar portion with a top rail and a bottom rail that hold the slider assembly and allows the relative movement of the first slider relative to the second slider along the top and bottom rails in the base. The second slider can move relative to the first slider to different positions including a latch lock position, a latch unlock position, and a latch impending lock position. The lock device may also include a latch assembly attached to a chassis. The latch assembly including a latch element is configured to move to a first, a second, and a third heights from the top rail of the base corresponding to the latch lock position, the latch unlock position, and the latch impending lock position of the slider assembly, respectively.

    Dial cam latch
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11852186B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-26

    申请号:US16891408

    申请日:2020-06-03

    IPC分类号: F16B5/06

    CPC分类号: F16B5/06

    摘要: An apparatus provides a latch with a rotary dial and a leaf spring with teeth that extend from a frame into an engaging position. Inward axial movement of the dial causes the dial to deform the leaf spring and the teeth to extend into the engaging position. In the engaging position, the dial supports the teeth and resists forces that might otherwise cause the teeth to unlatch. In the engaging position, a catch in a track on the dial engages a pin of the frame to maintain the engaging position. From the engaging position, a rotation of the dial unseats the catch and allows the dial to move axially outward and the teeth to recede into the frame.

    Direct leak detection for liquid cooled servers

    公开(公告)号:US11815428B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-14

    申请号:US17388309

    申请日:2021-07-29

    摘要: An apparatus and system are provided for detecting leaks in cooling tubing using sensor cabling. In the leak detection system, a leak detection cable is routed along the full length of the cooling tube. The leak detection cable and the cooling tubing are encased within a shrunken tube, which leaves such a small gap between the cooling tubing and the heat-shrunk tube that leakage is distributed within the gap about the outside of the cooling tubing by capillary action. The relative position of the detection cable above or below the cooling tubing is then irrelevant, since the capillary action may overcome the effect of gravity and distribute leakage from the bottom of the tubing to a detection cable at the top of the tubing.

    Devices and methods for constraining liquid cooling tubes in liquid cooling servers

    公开(公告)号:US11913576B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-27

    申请号:US17673472

    申请日:2022-02-16

    IPC分类号: F16L3/137 H05K7/20 F28F9/02

    摘要: A device for constraining liquid cooling tubes may include connecting a first tube connector and a second tube connector with a stretchable strip of flexible material. The first tube connector is configured to fluidly seal to a first end of a liquid cooling tube, and the second tube connector is configured to fluidly seal to a second end of the liquid cooling tube. The device may also include connecting the first tube connector to a first manifold and connecting the second tube connector to a second manifold when a computing device in a rack is in operation. The device may also include disconnecting the first tube connector to the first manifold and the second tube connector to the second manifold. The first tube connector and the second tube connector are constrained by the stretchable strip of flexible material when the computing device is moved out of the rack.

    DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONSTRAINING LIQUID COOLING TUBES IN LIQUID COOLING SERVERS

    公开(公告)号:US20230258285A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-17

    申请号:US17673472

    申请日:2022-02-16

    IPC分类号: F16L3/137 F28F9/02 H05K7/20

    摘要: The present technology is directed to constraining liquid cooling tubes. The present technology may include connecting a first tube connector and a second tube connector with a stretchable string of flexible material. The first tube connector is configured to fluidly seal to a first end of a liquid cooling tube, and the second tube connector is configured to fluidly seal to a second end of the liquid cooling tube. The present technology may also include connecting the first tube connector to a first manifold and connecting the second tube connector to a second manifold to extend the stretchable strip of flexible material when a computing device in a rack is in operation. The present technology may also include disconnecting the first tube connector to the first manifold and the second tube connector to the second manifold to prepare for the computing device to be serviced. The first tube connector and the second tube connector are constrained by the stretchable strip of flexible material when the computing device is moved out of the rack.

    Front access lock mechanism for server chassis

    公开(公告)号:US12133350B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-29

    申请号:US18363200

    申请日:2023-08-01

    发明人: Chen An Zichun Song

    IPC分类号: H05K7/00 H05K5/02 H05K7/14

    CPC分类号: H05K7/1489 H05K5/0221

    摘要: A lock device may include a slider assembly including a first slider, a second slider movably coupled to the first slider, and a base having a planar portion with a top rail and a bottom rail that hold the slider assembly and allows the relative movement of the first slider relative to the second slider along the top and bottom rails in the base. The second slider can move relative to the first slider to different positions including a latch lock position, a latch unlock position, and a latch impending lock position. The lock device may also include a latch assembly attached to a chassis. The latch assembly including a latch element is configured to move to a first, a second, and a third heights from the top rail of the base corresponding to the latch lock position, the latch unlock position, and the latch impending lock position of the slider assembly, respectively.

    Elevator mechanism enabling front service of electronic chassis components

    公开(公告)号:US11490536B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-01

    申请号:US17098811

    申请日:2020-11-16

    IPC分类号: H05K5/00 H05K7/14 G06F1/18

    摘要: An elevator provides for lifting and disconnecting an electronic device from a chassis circuit board and the subsequent removal of the device from a chassis slot. A sliding element between the device and the slot includes tracks within which travel followers associated with the electronic device. Motion in a first direction the tracks causes the tracks to move with respect to the followers, raising the device away from the circuit board. In a fully raised position, the device is disconnected and may be removed from the slot. Motion in the opposite direction causes the relative motion between the track and follower to lower the device toward the circuit board. In a fully seated position, the device is connected to the circuit board.