Bidirectional installation module for modular electronic system
US-10912216-B1 · Feb 2, 2021 · US
Modular removable air mover for dual access
US11836019B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11836019-B2 |
| Application number | US-202217682426-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2022 |
| Priority date | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Publication date | Dec 5, 2023 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2023 |
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An equipment rack that includes a modular compute chassis, a modular processing unit located in the modular compute chassis and where the modular processing unit is configured to remove from the front of the modular compute chassis in a frontward direction, relative to the front side of the modular compute chassis, and an air mover unit located in the modular processing unit and where the air mover unit is configured to remove from a rear side of the modular processing unit in a rearward direction, relative to the front side of modular compute chassis.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for removing an air mover unit, comprising: making a determination that a distance between an obstruction and a rear side of a modular processing unit is smaller than a distance needed to remove the air mover unit from the rear side of the modular processing unit, wherein: the modular processing unit is disposed in a modular compute chassis; and the air mover unit is configured to remove from the rear side of the modular processing unit in a rearward direction, relative to a front side of the modular compute chassis; in response to the determination: removing the modular processing unit from the modular compute chassis; wherein the modular processing unit is translated out of the modular compute chassis in a frontward direction, relative to the front side of the modular compute chassis; disengaging the air mover unit from the modular processing unit; and translating the air mover unit out of the modular processing unit. 2. The method of claim 1 , wherein removing the modular processing unit from the modular compute chassis comprises: disengaging the modular processing unit from the modular compute chassis; and translating the modular processing unit out of the modular compute chassis. 3. The method of claim 2 , wherein translating the modular processing unit out of the modular compute chassis causes a shared resource interface of the modular compute chassis to physically detach from the modular processing unit. 4. The method of claim 2 , wherein disengaging the modular processing unit from the modular compute chassis comprises: disengaging a mechanical attachment device that affixes the modular processing unit to the modular compute chassis. 5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises: removing a second modular processing unit from the modular compute chassis. 6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the second modular processing unit is disposed horizontally adjacent to the modular processing unit.
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- G06F1/02Primary
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- What does patent US11836019B2 cover?
- An equipment rack that includes a modular compute chassis, a modular processing unit located in the modular compute chassis and where the modular processing unit is configured to remove from the front of the modular compute chassis in a frontward direction, relative to the front side of the modular compute chassis, and an air mover unit located in the modular processing unit and where the air m…
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- Dell Products Lp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F1/02. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Dec 05 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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