Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Simon James Matthews

Martin Philip Riddiford

James Robert Kitchen

Christopher H Frank

Stephen Philip De Saulles

Andrew P Tosh

John David Schnabel

Nigel D Ritson

Helenaur Wilson

Martin Phillip Riddiford

A rack mountable shelf supports a plurality of field replaceable units (FRUs) in the form of server cartridges, or blades. The blades are provided with an enclosure that includes a metal portion and a plastics portion. The provision of a blade enclosure for the blade can protect the components of the blade from physical damage and can also isolate them from electrical, static and other effects that could be potentially damaging to the blade components. The use of metal can provide strength and electromagnetic interference shielding with a very thin layer. The use of plastics can provide lightness, flexibilty in design, and the avoidance of metal to metal contact to facilitate insertion and removal of the blades.

Computer module housing

An ejector mechanism is provided for ejecting a field replaceable module from a receiving location in a carrier of a modular system. The ejector mechanism can include a lever pivotally mounted on the carrier and including a formation for engaging the field replaceable module to eject the field replaceable module. The lever can also include a clamp for engaging with a handle of the field replaceable module. The lever can include a trigger that acts to release the clamp and to cause a protrusion to project from the lever as the formation for engaging the field replaceable module. Cable management can be provided, for example in the form of at least one wire loop receivable in a locating hole in the lever.

Support module ejection mechanism

Computer housing

Handle

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Simon James Matthews