Fan carrier system for an information handling system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11665860-B2
Application number	US-202117451523-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 20, 2021
Priority date	Oct 20, 2021
Publication date	May 30, 2023
Grant date	May 30, 2023

Abstract

A fan carrier system, including a fan carrier, including: a fan apparatus having i) a first end positioned opposite to a second end, and ii) a first side positioned opposite to a second side, the first and the second side extending between the first end and the second end; a first piston coupled to the fan apparatus, the first piston positioned along the first side, the first piston translatable between the first end and the second end; a connection assembly coupled to a first end of the first piston, the connection assembly including a first connector; a handle assembly, including: a first arm coupled to the first piston via a first handle pin, the first arm further including a first carrier pin; a handle coupled to the first arm; a chassis, including: a first wall and a second wall each including a respective slot.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fan carrier system, comprising:
a fan carrier, including:
a fan apparatus having i) a first end positioned opposite to a second end, and ii) a first side positioned opposite to a second side, the first and the second side extending between the first end and the second end;
a first piston coupled to the fan apparatus, the first piston positioned along the first side, the first piston translatable between the first end and the second end;
a connection assembly coupled to a first end of the first piston, the connection assembly including a first connector;
a handle assembly, including:
a first arm coupled to the first piston via a first handle pin, the first arm further including a first carrier pin;
a handle coupled to the first arm;

a chassis, including:
a first wall including a first slot, the first slot including a first end positioned opposite a second end;
a second wall including a second slot, the second slot including a first end positioned opposite a second end;

wherein the fan carrier is insertable into the chassis between the first and the second walls such that when the handle assembly is in a first position, the first carrier pin is positioned at the first end of the first slot, and the first connector of the connection assembly is disengaged from a second connector of a printed circuit board (PCB), and when the handle assembly is in a second position, the first carrier pin is positioned at the second end of the first slot, and the first connector of the connection assembly is engaged with the second connector of the PCB,
wherein the handle assembly is rotatable about the first handle pin to transfer the handle assembly between the first and the second positions.

2. The fan carrier system of claim 1 , the fan carrier further including a second piston coupled to the fan apparatus, the second positioned along the second side, the second piston translatable between the first end and the second end; and the handle assembly further includes a second arm coupled to the second piston via a second handle pin, the second arm further including a second carrier pin, the handle additionally coupled to the second arm,
wherein when the handle assembly is in the first position, the second carrier pin is positioned at the first end of the second slot, and
wherein when the handle assembly is in the second position, the second carrier pin is positioned at the second end of the second slot.

3. The fan carrier system of claim 2 , wherein the handle assembly is rotatable about the first and the second handle pins to transfer the handle assembly between the first and the second positions.

4. The fan carrier system of claim 3 , wherein the handle is coupled between the first arm and the second arm.

5. The fan carrier system of claim 1 , wherein the fan carrier further includes a first sleeve, the first piston at least partially positioned within the sleeve.

6. The fan carrier system of claim 1 , wherein the fan carrier further includes an extension spring positioned between a second end of the first piston and the second end of the of the fan apparatus, the second end of the first piston opposite to the second end of the first piston.

7. The fan carrier system of claim 1 , wherein the first wall further includes a first chassis pin and the first arm further includes a first hooking member, wherein when the handle assembly is in the second position, the first hooking member is engaged with the first chassis pin.

8. The fan carrier system of claim 1 , wherein the handle further includes a locking member, wherein when the handle assembly is in the second position, the locking member is engaged with the connection assembly.

9. The fan carrier system of claim 1 , wherein the handle further includes one or more dampening gromets, wherein when the handle assembly is in the second position, the dampening gromets are positioned between the handle and the connection assembly.

10. The fan carrier system of claim 1 , wherein the fan apparatus includes an inlet fan and an exhaust fan.

11. The fan carrier system of claim 1 , wherein a distance between the first carrier pin and the first handle pin is constant between the first position and the second position of the handle assembly.

12. A fan carrier, including:
a fan apparatus having i) a first end positioned opposite to a second end, and ii) a first side positioned opposite to a second side, the first and the second side extending between the first end and the second end;
a first piston coupled to the fan apparatus, the first piston positioned along the first side, the first piston translatable between the first end and the second end;
a connection assembly coupled to a first end of the first piston, the connection assembly including a first connector;
a handle assembly, including:
a first arm coupled to the first piston via a first handle pin, the first arm further including a first carrier pin;
a handle coupled to the first arm;

wherein the fan carrier is insertable into a chassis between first and the second walls of the chassis such that when the handle assembly is in a first position, the first carrier pin is positioned at a first end of a first slot of the first wall of the chassis, and the first connector of the connection assembly is disengaged from a second connector of a printed circuit board (PCB), and when the handle assembly is in a second position, the first carrier pin is positioned at a second end of the first slot, and the first connector of the connection assembly is engaged with the second connector of the PCB,
wherein the handle assembly is rotatable about the first handle pin to transfer the handle assembly between the first and the second positions.

13. The fan carrier of claim 12 , further including a second piston coupled to the fan apparatus, the second positioned along the second side, the second piston translatable between the first end and the second end; and the handle assembly further includes a second arm coupled to the second piston via a second handle pin, the second arm further including a second carrier pin, the handle additionally coupled to the second arm,
wherein when the handle assembly is in the first position, the second carrier pin is positioned at the first end of the second slot, and
wherein when the handle assembly is in the second position, the second carrier pin is positioned at the second end of the second slot.

14. The fan carrier of claim 13 , wherein the handle assembly is rotatable about the first and the second handle pins to transfer the handle assembly between the first and the second positions.

15. The fan carrier of claim 14 , wherein the handle is coupled between the first arm and the second arm.

16. The fan carrier of claim 12 , wherein the fan carrier further includes a first sleeve, the first piston at least partially positioned within the sleeve.

17. The fan carrier of claim 12 , wherein the fan carrier further includes an extension spring positioned between a second end of the first piston and the second end of the of the fan apparatus, the second end of the first piston opposite to the second end of the first piston.

18. The fan carrier of claim 12 , wherein the handle further includes a locking member, wherein when the handle assembly is in the second position, the locking member is engaged with the connection assembly.

19. The fan carrier of claim 12 , wherein the handle further includes one or more dampening gromets, wherein when the handle assembly is in the second position, the dampening gro

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• Lewis Jeffrey Michael
• Strickland Stephen Edward

Classifications

• G06F1/20 Primary

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