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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2007
Aaron R. Cox, Tucson, AZ (US);
John C. Hilburn, Austin, TX (US);
Brad M. Johnson, Raleigh, NC (US);
Tristan A. Merino, Austin, TX (US);
Aaron R. Cox, Tucson, AZ (US);
John C. Hilburn, Austin, TX (US);
Brad M. Johnson, Raleigh, NC (US);
Tristan A. Merino, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a server control panel system including a server disposable in a rack, a rail flange extending from each of two opposite ends of a front face of the server, the flanges being configured associate the server with the rack, a panel opening defined by the front face, the panel opening disposed in proximity to one of the flanges, a server cavity in communication with the panel opening, a rail system disposed in the server cavity adjacent to a panel wall of the server, the panel opening being disposed in alignment with the rail system, a control panel including a face and a body, the control panel being translatably disposed with the rail system to move between a closed position and open position, the body being at least partially extended into an ambient environment of the server via the panel opening when in the open position.