Dell Products Inc.

Randall Smith

Charles D Hood

Lawrence Alan Kyle

David Frederick Hutchinson

Scott E Johnson

Robert Boyd Curtis

Jean Marie Doglio

Bernard D Strmiska

Steven J Zielnicki

David Wheeler Williams

In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system enclosure may include a plurality of slots, each slot configured to receive an information handling system and a rack tile airflow controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of slots. The rack tile airflow controller may be configured to receive from each information handling system an indication of an individual airflow consumption of the information handling systems, aggregate the individual airflow consumptions of the information handling systems to determine a total enclosure-level airflow, and communicate one or more control signals to an active floor tile in fluid communication with the information handling system enclosure, the active floor tile including one or more air movers, and the one or more control signals for controlling a tile airflow generated by the one or more air movers in accordance with the total enclosure-level airflow.

Systems and methods for information handling system rack and tile airflow coordination

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

Systems and methods for insertion and removal of an information handling resource

An assembly includes an enclosure and a guide rail. The enclosure includes first and second top portions, first and second side portions, and a bottom portion, and is a single piece of material such that the first top portion, the first side portion, the bottom portion, the second side portion, and the second top portion are continuous portions of the single piece of material. The guide rail is attached to the first and second top portions of the enclosure, to join the first and second top portions together, and to align the assembly within a server rack chassis.

Assembly for server rack chassis

A product badge coupled to a product, such as an information handling system, displays product information to align with a selected of plural product orientations by illuminating a first display material to present the product information in a first orientation associated with a first product orientation and a second display material to present the product information in a second orientation associated with a second product orientation. For instance, illumination by a backlight presents the product information in the first orientation by interacting with the first display material, and suspension of illumination by the backlight presents the product information in the second orientation by allowing reflective light to interact with the second display material. Selection of illumination is automatically or manually accomplished. In one embodiment, a portable information handling system display backlight illuminates the badge when power is applied to the display to automatically alter the display orientation based on display lid position and display use.

System and method for non-mechanical information handling system product badge orientation

A method and apparatus for ensuring consistency of color and cosmetic appearance of injection molded parts used in the fabrication of enclosures for information handling systems. A sample of polymer material having a texture and color in accordance with a predetermined specification is inspected by a spectrophotometer and the results of the measurements are stored in a cosmetic feature database of a manufacturing system. A plurality of enclosures for the information handling systems are then manufactured using information stored in the cosmetic feature database. Each of the enclosures has a molded feature that can be used to verify surface finish quality and color consistency of the injection molded parts used to fabricate the enclosure. In a production run for fabricating a plurality of enclosures, one of the enclosures can be removed from the production line and a molded feature can be inspected to determine whether the molded parts comply with predetermined standards for color and surface finish.

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Liberty Hill, TX, United States of America

Randall Smith