Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

Kevin F Labbe

John Robert Grady

Keith A Sauer

Joseph R Allen

Troy Anthony Della Fiora

James Jeffery Schulze

Yinggang Du

Daniel W Tower

Pinche Tsai

A hybrid drive carrier frame includes a front rail comprising a first end, a second end, and a body extending along a transverse direction between the first and second ends. The frame comprises a first side rail extending from the first end of the front rail perpendicular to the transverse direction and a second side rail extending from the second end of the front rail perpendicular to the transverse direction and parallel to the first side rail. The first side rail is formed from a metal material and includes a locking tab extending along the transverse direction. The front and second side rails are formed from a plastic material. The front rail includes a locking channel at the first end of the front rail and the first side rail is connected to the first end of the front rail via engagement of the locking tab within the locking channel.

Hybrid drive carrier frame

A drive blank comprises a front member having a first end, a second end, a back face, and an aperture formed between the first end and the second end. The drive blank further has a first side member and a second side member each extending perpendicularly from the first end and the second end of the front member, respectively. The drive blank has a rear member extending parallel to the front member and between the first and second side members. A locking element is formed integral to the front member. The locking element comprises a looping portion having a first end and a second end and a push button formed at the second end of the looping portion and disposed in the aperture. The push button has a locking catch, releasably coupled to a latch element of a handle, to lock the handle in a closed position.

Integrated locking mechanism for drive blanks

A drive carrier comprises a front portion, a first lateral rail extending from the front portion, and a second lateral rail extending from the front portion. The front portion and first and second lateral rails form a frame configured to receive a media drive between the first and second lateral rails. The first lateral rail is formed from plastic and comprises a screw hole. When the media drive is received in the frame, the media drive is coupled to the first lateral rail by a screw inserted through the screw hole. The drive carrier also has a metal screw plate in-molded into the plastic of the first lateral rail surrounding the screw hole. The screw plate strengthens the first lateral rail around the rim of the screw hole to prevent the head of the screw from cracking the plastic and/or tearing through the plastic.

Drive carrier with in-molded screw plate

Examples described herein include air impeding structures with snap-in tabs. In some examples, an air impeding structure for a processing unit socket cover includes a main body encloses an interior space, a first snap-in tab, and a second snap-in tab. The main body may include a first curved wall at a first end of the main body connected to a second curved wall at a second end of the main body. The first snap-in tab extends below the first end of the main body and is recessed in relation to the first curved wall. The second snap-in tab extends below the second end of the main body and is recessed in relation to the second curved wall.

Air impeding structures with snap-in tabs

Example implementations relate to a cable track. For example, a cable track includes a plurality of pivotally-connected multi-channel links. Each of the multi-channel links may be a unitary body. A first channel may be located between a first outer member and a dividing member of the multi-channel link. A second channel may be located between a second outer member and the dividing member of the multi-channel link.

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Houston, TX, United States of America

Kevin F Labbe