Server information handling system security bezel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12213264-B2
Application number	US-202117512005-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 27, 2021
Priority date	Oct 27, 2021
Publication date	Jan 28, 2025
Grant date	Jan 28, 2025

Abstract

A server information handling system is secured by a bezel that couples to an access location, such as an air vent at a front or rear face of a housing. The bezel includes a security structure having a lock and configured to couple directly at the front face or with a bezel extension at the rear face so that the server information handling system can use the same bezel with both a front face or rear face rack mount. The bezel has a lock integrated with the security structure, an air filter that fits over the security structure to filter air flowing into the housing, and a filter brace that captures the air filter by coupling to the security structure over the air filter. The filter brace attaches and detaches at the security structure when the security structure locks a server information handling system housing so that the air filter can be changed while the housing remains secure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information handling system comprising:
a housing having a front face and a rear face, the front and rear faces having air vent openings to pass a cooling airflow through the housing;
a processor disposed in the housing and operable to execute instructions to process information;
a memory disposed in the housing and interfaced with the processor, the memory operable to store the instructions and information; and
a bezel having a bezel lock coupled in a security structure, the security structure having a frame that extends across an opening of an access location, the bezel configured to secure against access to the housing when the bezel couples to the access location at the front face or the rear face and the bezel lock is in a locked position, the bezel selectively coupling directly to the front face to secure against access at the front face when the front face is the access location and the bezel lock is in the locked position;
a bezel extension configured to couple to the rear face, the bezel selectively coupling to the bezel extension when the rear face is the access location and the bezel extension couples to the rear face, to lock the bezel lock to secure against access at the rear face when the bezel lock is in the locked position;
an air filter disposed at the security structure to filter air that passes through the housing; and
a filter brace coupled to the security structure to capture the air filter, the filter brace selectively attached and detached from the security structure when the security structure locks access to the housing.

2. The information handling system of claim 1 further comprising:
a bezel extension coupling device configured to attach and detach the bezel extension at the rear face within the interior of the bezel extension;
wherein the bezel couples to the bezel extension to restrict access to both the bezel extension coupling device and the rear face.

3. The information handling system of claim 2 further comprising:
a planar vent at the front face;
wherein the bezel extension defines a cavity when the bezel couples at the rear face.

4. The information handling system of claim 3 wherein the bezel extension coupling device comprises a member at each opposing side of the rear face extending out with a retractable hook configured to engage the bezel extension at an interior and selectively released by a press from the interior.

5. The information handling system of claim 2 further comprising a keyed lock exposed at the bezel exterior and configured to couple with the housing to secure the bezel to the housing.

6. The information handling system of claim 1 further comprising:
a lock integrated with the bezel security structure and exposed at the bezel security structure exterior;
wherein the filter brace and filter have an opening configured to fit over and slide off the lock.

7. The information handling system of claim 1 further comprising:
a geometric pattern formed in the security structure; and
the geometric pattern formed in the filter brace and aligned with the geometric pattern of the security structure.

8. The information handling system of claim 1 further comprising:
a geometric pattern formed in the security structure; and
the geometric pattern formed in the filter and aligned with the geometric pattern of the security structure.

9. A server information handling system bezel comprising:
a bezel security structure having a lock coupled in a frame, the frame configured to secure across an information handling system access location so that engagement of the lock secures against access to the information handling system when the lock is in a locked position, the access location at a front face when the information handling system couples to a rack with a rear face at a rear side of the rack, the access location at a rear face when the information handling system couples to the rack with the front face at the rear side of the rack;
a bezel extension having an interior and a coupling device, the bezel extension selectively coupling to the rear face of the information handling system when the access location is the rear face;
an air filter sized to fit across a venting area of the security structure; and
a filter brace configured to couple to the security structure to capture the air filter against the security structure, the filter brace attachable and detachable at the security structure when the security structure restricts access to the information handling system;
wherein the bezel security structure couples directly to the information handling system when the access location is at the front face of the information handling system and couples to the bezel extension when the access location is at the rear face of information handling system.

10. The server information handling system bezel of claim 9 wherein the bezel extension coupling device is disposed in an interior of the bezel extension and secured against removal by the bezel security structure.

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• Clark Peter T
• Maguire Amrita Sidhu
• Guzman Richard W
• O'Donnell Sean P
• Gilbert Matthew B
• Todtenbier Georg
• Coutinho Oscar
• Chen Yung-Chun
• Lee Ming-Chiao
• Chang Chi-Sung

Classifications

• H05K5/0213

  Venting apertures; Constructional details thereof · CPC title

• H05K5/0221

  Locks; Latches · CPC title

• H05K5/0247

  Electrical details of casings, e.g. terminals, passages for cables or wiring · CPC title

• H05K7/1405

  by clips or resilient members, e.g. hooks · CPC title

• H05K7/20736

  within cabinets for removing heat from server blades · CPC title