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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2023
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Lp, Spring, TX (US);
Kasey Renee Lench, Houston, TX (US);
David Arthur Selvidge, Cypress, TX (US);
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
An information processing device comprises bays to removably receive pluggable modules, a liquid cooling system comprising cold plates in the bays, and a module locking mechanism. The cold plates are movable between an engaged state with the pluggable modules and a disengaged state. The module locking mechanism prevents insertion and removal of the pluggable modules into or out of the bays if the cold plates are in the engaged state, and allows insertion/removal of the pluggable modules if the cold plates are in the disengaged state. The device may also comprise a cold plate engagement mechanism actuatable to move the cold plates between the engaged and disengaged states, and the module locking mechanism may be mechanically coupled to the cold plate engagement mechanism such that actuation of the cold plate engagement mechanism drives the module locking mechanism to switch between preventing and allowing insertion/removal.