Dell Products Inc.

Lawrence Alan Kyle

Corey Dean Hartman

Robert Warren Johnson

Scott E Johnson

Laurent Andrew Regimbal

Shawn Paul Hoss

Randall Smith

Laurent Andy Regimbal

Mark Mcgrath Bailey

Robert Boyd Curtis

Karl Isaac Hamand

Yi-Wei Lu

Chun Yang Tseng

Hsu-Chu Wang

An information handling system may include an information handling resource, a liquid cooling system for providing cooling of the information handling resource, and a leak detection system for detecting a leak of fluid from the liquid cooling system, the leak detection system comprising a leak detection circuit having at least one moisture-sensitive portion configured to detect the presence of moisture proximate to the leak detection circuit and circuitry configured to communicate one or more electrical signals indicative of the presence or absence of moisture proximate to the leak detection circuit and a moisture wicking material mechanically coupled to the leak detection circuit and configured to transport moisture within the moisture wicking material to the at least one moisture-sensitive portion of the leak detection circuit.

Detecting leaks in liquid-cooled information handling systems with moisture wicking material

A latch for securing a compute sled into a chassis is provided. The latch includes a body with a user manipulable control, the body configured for mounting to a drawer of the compute sled, the user manipulable control configured for causing a slider to one of engage and disengage a deadbolt with a complimentary slot of a sleeve for containing the drawer, the latch further configured for engaging a retention element of the chassis.

User interface enhanced storage sled handle with embedded security features

An information handling system (IHS) includes a heatsink retention apparatus. A processor mounted on a board receives a heatsink base having peripheral, spaced apertures. At least two latching mechanisms include a mounting portion received respectively in peripheral, spaced apertures on opposites sides of the heatsink base. A latching surface is mounted to one of (i) the heatsink base and (ii) a terminal portion of the mounting portion to engage respectively with either the mounting portion or an upper edge of the corresponding peripheral, spaced aperture of the heatsink base. At least two peripheral, spaced loading screws are sized to be engageable by loading nuts when the heatsink base is positioned not higher than the engagement height. The engaged, at least two, latching mechanisms prevent tipping of the heatsink base during loading of the at least two peripheral, spaced loading screws with the at least two spaced apart loading nuts.

Method for CPU/heatsink anti-tip and socket damage prevention

In accordance with these and embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include a circuit board, an information handling resource electrically coupled to the circuit board, and a mechanical mechanism configured to receive a user interaction at a mechanical mechanism, and, in response to the user interaction, separate a mechanical bond between the information handling resource and a component by applying a controlled force of the mechanical mechanism to the information handling resource at a controlled location of the information handling resource.

Systems and methods for separation of thermal interface bond

A drawer for receiving components may include a caddy tray and at least one caddy. The caddy tray may include a substantially planar caddy tray bottom defining a caddy tray depth and a caddy tray width. The at least one caddy may be mechanically coupled to the caddy tray via a hinge mechanically coupled to the caddy tray bottom such that the caddy pivots relative to the caddy tray about the hinge, the hinge having an axis generally parallel to the caddy tray depth, the at least one caddy having a plurality of bays, each bay having one or more structural components for receiving a modular information handling resource and configured such that the bay is accessed for insertion or removal of the modular information handling resource when the at least one caddy is pivoted from a closed position to an open position.

Chassis drawer for modular information handling resources

A drawer for receiving components may comprise an inner member, and intermediate member, and a carrier member. The carrier member may comprise a substantially planar top generally parallel to an inner member bottom, a substantially planar bottom generally parallel to the top, a carrier spine mechanically coupled between the top and the bottom, a plurality of bays, each bay having one or more structural components for receiving a modular information handling resource and configured such that the bay is accessed for insertion or removal of the modular information handling resource via a carrier member side of the carrier member generally parallel to an inner member side, and at least one web generally parallel to the inner member sides and mechanically coupling the carrier member to the intermediate member such that when the drawer is translated to an open position, each of the plurality of bays is accessible.

A component loading system includes a board having a socket. A first base member is secured to the board through a plurality of first heat dissipater coupling posts. A first securing member is moveably coupled to the first base member. A second base member is secured to the board through a plurality of second heat dissipater coupling posts. A second securing member is moveably coupled to the second base member. A loading member is moveably coupled to the first base member. A heat dissipater is operable to be coupled to the plurality of first heat dissipater coupling posts and the plurality of second heat dissipater coupling posts. The loading member is operable to be secured to the board by moving the first securing member into engagement with the second base member and moving the second securing member into engagement with the first base member.

Processor loading system

In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a method may include sliding a slider slidably coupled to the structural member and mechanically coupled to the structural member by an ejection spring with an ejection spring force configured to bias the slider in a first position relative to the structural member in absence of a force other than the rejection spring force, wherein the sliding is in a direction opposite the ejection spring force and away from the first position, and wherein the structural member defines at least a portion of a bay for receiving an information handling resource. The method may also include engaging the slider with a release latch mechanically coupled to the structural member, such that when engaged with the release latch, the slider is biased in a second position away from the first position.

Methods for insertion and removal of an information handling resource

In a component loading system, a circuit board may include a socket, a first plurality of holes, and a second plurality of holes. A frame may include two opposing sidewalls each substantially perpendicular to a surface of the circuit board and coupled to one another via a plate, a plurality of threaded channels, each channel adjacent to one of the two opposing sidewalls and located between the two opposing sidewalls, and a third plurality of holes. A backing plate may include a plurality of heat dissipater mounting posts and a fourth plurality of holes. A plurality of second fasteners may each be mechanically engaged to a respective one of the plurality of threaded channels and passing through a respective one of the second plurality of holes to mechanically secure the frame and backplate on opposite sides of the circuit board.

Systems and methods for loading of a component

In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a system may include a structural member and an isolator/guide. The structural member may define at least a portion of each of two laterally adjacent bays, each bay for receiving a respective modular information handling resource. The isolator/guide may be mechanically coupled to the structural member and include at least one guide pin and a vibrational isolator. The at least one guide pin may be configured to engage with modular information handling resources disposed in each of the two laterally adjacent bays in order to mechanically guide the modular information handling resources during insertion into and removal from the bays. The vibrational isolator may be mechanically coupled between the structural member and the at least one guide pin such that the vibrational isolator provides vibrational isolation between the at least one guide pin and the structural member.

Systems and methods for mechanical isolation of information handling resources

In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a backplane for electrically coupling modular information handling resources to one or more other information handling resources, may include a printed circuit board, a first plurality of slots, and a second plurality of slots. The printed circuit board may have a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first plurality of slots may be mounted to the first surface and the second plurality of slots may be mounted to the second surface, such that each of the second plurality of slots are offset from an adjacent slot of the first plurality of slots in a direction parallel to a plane defined by the first surface and each of the second plurality of slots are rotated approximately 180 degrees from an adjacent slot of the first plurality of slots.

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Salado, TX, United States of America

Lawrence Alan Kyle