Dell Products Inc.

Hsiang-Yin Hung

Chih-Hsien Chang

Raymond Dewine Heistand, Ii

Chi-Feng Lee

Chun-Yang Tseng

Timothy C Dearborn

Chien Hung Chou

Yi-Chang Chen

Yi-Hsin Kuan

Wei-Ti Kuo

Rui-Shen Lu

Kuang-Hsi Lin

Richard Andrew Crisp

Peter Timothy Clark

Hana Schuster Smith

Kuang Hsi Lin

Chun Yang Tseng

Liang-Chun Ma

Hung-Wen Wu

Zhao Chen

Yi-Pai Chu

Hsu-Chu Wang

Chien-Hung Chou

Ling Chen Chang

Hung-I Lin

HungWen Wu

Hung Wen Wu

Te-Ming Liao

Securing a riser cage and/or electronic components coupled thereto within an information handling system can be accomplished using a riser cage apparatus. The riser cage may be configured to removably secure the electronic components to a surface of the information handling system using one or more fasteners configured to couple the riser cage to a surface of a chassis. The one or more fasteners may comprise a protrusion configured to engage a pin coupled to the surface. The protrusion of the one or more fasteners may be movable relative to the riser cage between a first locked position in which the pin coupled to the surface is engaged by the protrusion and a second unlocked position in which the pin coupled to the surface is not engaged by the protrusion.

Riser cage fasteners for an information handling system

Systems for unlocking and locking a riser cage to a computing device are described herein. Such systems may include: a riser cage in a computing device; an axis member coupled to a first side of the riser cage and adapted to rotate about an axis; a handle coupled to the axis member and adapted to rotate the axis member about the axis; a cam, coupled to the axis member, and adapted to rotate about the axis when the axis member rotates; and a lever coupled to a second side of the riser cage and adapted to rotate about a pivot point when the cam rotates, wherein the lever engages with a stabilizing feature when the handle is in a first handle position.

Handle release for locking and unlocking a riser cage to a stabilizing feature of a computing device

A card riser for an information handling system includes a bottom surface, multiple connector slots in physical communication with the bottom surface, and a locking mechanism in physical communication with the bottom surface. Each connector slot is configured to receive a corresponding connector of a different one of multiple cards. When the locking mechanism is in an unlocked position, a different one of the cards is inserted within a different one of the connector slots. When the locking mechanism is in a locked position, the locking mechanism is placed in physical communication with each of the cards to securely hold the cards within the card riser.

Card retention mechanism in an information handling system

An information handling system may include one or more illuminable icons to present information to a user of the system, such as information regarding a status of the information handling system. An illuminable icon may be lit by a plurality of light sources, and light from the plurality of light sources may be diffused across the illuminable icon by a light guide film. Some illuminable icons may have multiple portions that may be separately illuminated to convey different information to a user. An isolation block may prevent light from light sources configured to illuminate one portion of an illuminable icon from illuminating other portions of the illuminable icon. Thus, light for illuminating icons of an information handling system may be diffused and/or blocked to enhance aesthetic appeal of the icons and to prevent user confusion that may result from bleeding of light from one portion of an illuminable icon to another and/or uneven illumination of an icon.

Illuminable icon with a light guide film and an isolation block

A chassis for housing a computing device of an information handling system includes an expansion card receiver. The chassis also includes an electrical receiver decoupler that partially ejects an expansion card from the expansion card receiver when an electrical connector of the expansion card is coupled to an electrical receiver of the expansion card receiver that enables the expansion card to be operably connected to a second component of the computing device. Partially ejecting the expansion card does not require the user of the chassis to physically contact the expansion card directly.

System and method for removing components from a chassis

An information handling system may include a chassis, a cable channel formed within the chassis, and a sleeve within the cable channel and configured to minimize airflow recirculation in the chassis via the cable channel, the sleeve comprising a cable passage opening for passage of a cable and an obstruction configured to create a seal at the cable passage opening in the absence of the cable from the cable passage opening, such seal restricting airflow through the cable passage opening.

Systems and methods for minimizing airflow bypass and recirculation through a cable channel

An enclosure for installation in a server rack has front panel access to multiple release mechanisms. The front panel access allows separate and safe dual tasking of both hot and cold swaps. A hot swap mechanism allows a sled to be ejected while retaining a connection to electrical power. A separate cold swap mechanism releases the sled and also disconnects the electrical connection. When the hot swap mechanism is engaged or enabled, one or more mechanical linkages operate to lock out access to the cold swap mechanism. When the cold swap mechanism is engaged or enabled, the mechanical linkages interferes or blocks manual operation of the hot swap mechanism. Both the hot swap mechanism and the cold swap mechanism thus cannot be inadvertently and/or simultaneously performed.

System and method for mechanical release of sleds in enclosures

An apparatus comprising a module, a hook assembly coupled to the module and configured to be rotated from a deployed position to a storage position when the module is fully inserted into a chassis and a spring coupled between the module and the hook assembly, wherein the spring is configured to extend the hook assembly from the storage position to the deployed position when the module is not fully inserted into the chassis.

Rotational hook mechanism for drop prevention and protection during module removal

A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a projected equipment information operation within an IT environment. In various embodiments, the projected equipment information operation includes: receiving equipment information regarding an information handling system within the IT environment; identifying AR content associated with the equipment information regarding the information handling system within the IT environment; and, projecting the AR content associated with the equipment information onto a physical device within the IT environment, a combination of the AR content and the physical device providing a composite view, the composite view providing a hands free and device free provision of the equipment information.

Projected information display for IT equipment environments

An electronic module (EM) carrier includes a sliding bracket coupled to the EM carrier and a handle coupled to the sliding bracket. The handle and sliding bracket are configured to engage with a stationary chassis to hold the EM carrier at a first position in a bay of the stationary chassis when the handle is open. The sliding bracket is further configured to translate the EM carrier to a second position in the stationary chassis when the handle is moved from an open position towards a closed position. In the second position, an EM carrier connector of the EM carrier is engaged with a sled connector of a sled and, in the first position, the EM carrier connector is disengaged from the sled connector.

Electronic module carrier for an information handling system

A cam mounting mechanism ('CMM') includes a detachable mounting tray ('tray') that includes a base and two side walls. Each side wall includes engagement notches that receive a respective engagement member of a sled enclosure of a server chassis. The CMM includes two internal sliding rails (&#x201c;IRRs&#x201d;), each being attached to an internal surface of a respective side wall of the tray by a respective fastener that extends through a respective slide slot of the IRR, and each including the respective slide slots and multiple guide slots. Each slide slot enables the IRR to slide longitudinally relative to the side wall. Each guide slot slidably receives a respective engagement member and is shaped to constrain the tray to vertical movement relative to the sled enclosure while constraining the IRR to longitudinal movement. The CMM includes a cam handle that rotates in order to drive both IRRs to move in unison.

Double-layer compute sled and cam mounting mechanism

The hard drive carrier includes a sliding bracket dimensioned to receive a hard drive, a stationary frame coupled to the sliding bracket, and a handle coupled to both the sliding bracket and the stationary frame. The handle rotates about an axis. The hard drive carrier is configured to engage with a sled at a first position while the handle is in a partially open position. The first position allows insertion of the hard drive carrier into the sled while the handle is prevented from closing. The hard drive carrier is further configured to move to a second position in the sled. The hard drive carrier transitions into a hard drive bay of the sled in the second position.

Hard drive carrier with a handle that is rotatable between an open position and a closed position to engage a sled of an information handling system

A chassis sled for carrying information handling resources may include a sled housing, a lever mechanically coupled to the sled housing and for aiding a user in engaging the chassis sled with and disengaging the chassis sled from a chassis, and a lever release mechanism mechanically coupled to the lever and the sled housing. The lever release mechanism may be configured to facilitate rotatable translation of the lever relative to the sled housing between a closed position and an open position and vice versa and in the closed position, slidably translate the lever between an unsecured position and a secured position and vice versa.

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