Dual-action storage media chassis structure and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10736229-B2
Application number	US-201916293015-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 5, 2019
Priority date	Mar 31, 2017
Publication date	Aug 4, 2020
Grant date	Aug 4, 2020

Abstract

A dual-action storage media chassis system comprising: a chassis and two storage media modules accommodated in the chassis. The chassis defining a central back storage space accommodating a processor unit having a third operating temperature. Each storage media module including: a tray frame, each tray frame including a top access opening; a first plurality of storage media (having a first operating temperature) arranged into a front portion of the tray frame through the top access opening; a second plurality of storage media (having a second operating temperature) arranged into a back portion of the tray frame through the top access opening; the front portion, the back portion and the central back storage space being disposed longitudinally sequentially in the dual-action storage media chassis system, such that the second operating temperature is superior to the first operating temperature, and the third operating temperature is superior to the second operating temperature.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A dual-action storage media chassis structure, comprising:
a chassis including:
a partition corridor defined by two inner slide walls longitudinally extending in the chassis;
two storage spaces symmetrically disposed on both sides of the partition corridor, respectively, the partition corridor being located between the two storage spaces; and
a central back storage space for accommodating a third-type of electronic component having a third operating temperature;

two storage media modules accommodated respectively in the two storage spaces, each storage media module including:
a tray frame, each tray frame including a top access opening, each tray frame for accommodating a second-type of electronic component having a second operating temperature in a back portion of the tray frame and for accommodating a first-type of electronic component having a first operating temperature in a front portion of the tray frame;

two dual-action slide assemblies, each dual-action slide assembly including a corresponding one of the two inner slide walls and a respective inner slide panel longitudinally extending in the chassis and attached to the respective tray frame, the corresponding one of the two inner slide walls having a recess formed by a top protrusion, the corresponding one of the two inner slide walls adapted for slideably receiving the respective inner slide panel, each dual-action slide assembly being configured to longitudinally and slideably move the respective tray frame between a received position, a first withdrawn position and a second withdrawn position;
the front portion of a given tray frame, the back portion of the given tray frame and the central back storage space being disposed longitudinally sequentially in the dual-action storage media chassis structure from the front end thereof to a back end thereof, such that the second operating temperature is superior to the first operating temperature, and the third operating temperature is superior to the second operating temperature; and wherein when the tray frames are in any one of the first withdrawn position and the second withdrawn position, at least one electronic component of each of the tray frames is accessible simultaneously through the respective top access openings.

2. The dual-action storage media chassis structure of claim 1 , wherein each storage media module further includes a chain structure attached at one end to the respective tray frame and pivotably attached at the other end to the chassis in proximity to the central back storage space, the chain structure preventing the respective tray frame from being disconnected from the chassis.

3. The dual-action storage media chassis structure of claim 1 , wherein each dual-action slide assembly is adapted to latch the respective tray frame in any one of the first and second withdrawn positions.

4. The dual-action storage media chassis structure of claim 1 , wherein each dual-action slide assembly is adapted to lock the respective tray frame in the received positions.

5. A dual-action storage media chassis system, comprising:
a chassis including:
a partition corridor defined by two inner slide walls longitudinally extending in the chassis;
two storage spaces symmetrically disposed on both sides of the partition corridor, respectively, the partition corridor being located between the two storage spaces; and
a central back storage space accommodating a processor unit having a third operating temperature;

two storage media modules accommodated respectively in the two storage spaces, each storage media module including:
a tray frame, each tray frame including a top access opening;
a first plurality of storage media arranged into a front portion of the tray frame through the top access opening, each one of the first plurality of storage media having a first operating temperature;
a second plurality of storage media arranged into a back portion of the tray frame through the top access opening, each one of the second plurality of storage media having a second operating temperature;
the first and the second pluralities of storage media being electrically coupled to the processor unit, the front portion of the tray frame, the back portion of the tray frame and the central back storage space being disposed longitudinally sequentially in the dual-action storage media chassis system, such that the second operating temperature is superior to the first operating temperature, and the third operating temperature is superior to the second operating temperature; and

two dual-action slide assemblies for longitudinally and slideably moving the respective tray frames between a received position, a first withdrawn position and a second withdrawn position, each dual-action slide assembly including a corresponding one of the two inner slide walls and a respective inner slide panel longitudinally extending in the chassis and attached to the respective tray frame, the corresponding one of the two inner slide walls having a recess formed by a top protrusion, the corresponding one of the two inner slide walls adapted for slideably receiving the respective inner slide panel, wherein when the tray frames are in any one of the first withdrawn position and the second withdrawn position, at least one storage medium of each of the tray frames are accessible simultaneously through the respective top access openings.

6. The dual-action storage media chassis system of claim 5 , wherein the second plurality of storage media of a given storage media module is only accessible through the top access opening of the respective tray frame when the respective tray frame is in the second withdrawn position.

7. The dual-action storage media chassis system of claim 5 , wherein the second plurality of storage media of a given storage media module is not accessible through the top access opening of the respective tray frame when the respective tray frame is in the first withdrawn position.

8. The dual-action storage media chassis system of claim 5 , wherein the first plurality of storage media of a given storage media module is accessible through the top access opening of the respective tray frame when the respective tray frame is any one of the first and second withdrawn positions.

9. The dual-action storage media chassis system of claim 5 , wherein each storage media module further includes a storage media combination frame attached to the respective tray frame and adapted for electrically coupling each one of the first plurality of storage media and of the second plurality of storage media arranged into the respective tray frame.

10. The dual-action storage media chassis system of claim 5 , wherein each storage media module further includes a chain structure attached at one end to the respective tray frame and pivotably attached at the other end to the chassis in proximity to the central back storage space, the chain structure preventing the respective tray frame to be disconnected from the chassis.

11. The dual-action storage media chassis system of claim 5 , wherein the first plurality of storage media and the second plurality of storage media of a given storage media module are latched differently to the respective tray frame.

12. The dual-action storage media chassis system of claim 5 , wherein the dual -action storage media chassis system further includes two guiding assemblies, each guiding assembly cooperating with the corresponding dual-action slide assembly for moving the respective tray frame between the received position, the first withdrawn position and the second withdrawn position.

13. The dual-action storage media chassis system of claim 5 , wher

Assignees

• Yandex Europe Ag

Inventors

• Konovalov Aleksandr Alekseevich
• MELNIKOV Pavel Gennadievich
• ZNAMENSKII Igor Urevich
• PROSTOV Ivan Vladimirovich
• KOROLENKO Andrey Olegovich
• BLOKHIN Andrey Alekseevitch

Classifications

• H05K7/20

  Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating · CPC title

• H05K7/00

  Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus (casings, cabinets, drawers H05K5/00) · CPC title

• H05K5/00

  Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus · CPC title

• G06F1/1679

  for locking or maintaining the movable parts of the enclosure in a fixed position, e.g. latching mechanism at the edge of the display in a laptop or for the screen protective cover of a PDA (G06F1/1681 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F1/1658

  related to the mounting of internal components, e.g. disc drive or any other functional module · CPC title