Chassis drawer for modular information handling resources

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8991949-B2
Application number	US-201213670696-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 7, 2012
Priority date	Nov 7, 2012
Publication date	Mar 31, 2015
Grant date	Mar 31, 2015

Abstract

A drawer for receiving components may include a caddy tray and at least one caddy. The caddy tray may include a substantially planar caddy tray bottom defining a caddy tray depth and a caddy tray width. The at least one caddy may be mechanically coupled to the caddy tray via a hinge mechanically coupled to the caddy tray bottom such that the caddy pivots relative to the caddy tray about the hinge, the hinge having an axis generally parallel to the caddy tray depth, the at least one caddy having a plurality of bays, each bay having one or more structural components for receiving a modular information handling resource and configured such that the bay is accessed for insertion or removal of the modular information handling resource when the at least one caddy is pivoted from a closed position to an open position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A drawer for receiving components, comprising:
a caddy tray comprising a substantially planar caddy tray bottom defining a caddy tray depth and a caddy tray width and a substantially planar caddy tray face mechanically coupled to the caddy tray bottom and generally perpendicular to the caddy tray bottom; and
at least one caddy mechanically coupled to the caddy tray via a hinge mechanically coupled to the caddy tray at the caddy tray bottom such that the caddy pivots relative to the caddy tray about the hinge, the hinge having an axis along an edge of the caddy tray bottom and generally parallel to the caddy tray depth, the at least one caddy having a plurality of bays, each bay having one or more structural components for receiving a modular information handling resource and configured such that the bay is accessed for insertion or removal of the modular information handling resource when the at least one caddy is pivoted from a closed position to an open position; wherein:
the at least one caddy further comprises a bearing; and
the caddy tray face comprises an arcuate opening configured to engage with the bearing such that the bearing translates along the arcuate opening as the at least one caddy is pivoted about the hinge, the arcuate opening having a downward projection such that the bearing may rest in the downward projection to maintain the at least one caddy in an open position.

2. The drawer of claim 1 , further comprising:
a drawer cover fixedly coupled to the caddy tray; and
a drawer sleeve slidably coupled to the drawer cover, such that the drawer cover slides relative to the drawer sleeve and such that when the drawer is translated to an open position and when the at least one caddy is pivoted from a closed position to an open position, each of the plurality of bays is accessible.

3. The drawer of claim 1 , wherein the at least one caddy comprises a first caddy and a second caddy coupled to respective hinges on opposite ends of the width of the caddy tray, such that when pivoted about their respective hinges, the first caddy and the second caddy rotate about generally parallel axes, but in opposite radial directions.

4. The drawer of claim 1 , wherein a degree of motion of the at least one caddy is limited by a size of the arcuate opening.

5. An information handling system comprising,
a chassis; and
a drawer for receiving components, comprising:
a caddy tray comprising a substantially planar caddy tray bottom defining a caddy tray depth and a caddy tray width and comprising a substantially planar caddy tray face mechanically coupled to the caddy tray bottom and generally perpendicular to the caddy tray bottom;
at least one caddy mechanically coupled to the caddy tray via a hinge mechanically coupled to the caddy tray at the caddy tray bottom such that the caddy pivots relative to the caddy tray about the hinge, the hinge having an axis along an edge of the caddy tray bottom and generally parallel to the caddy tray depth, the at least one caddy having a plurality of bays, each bay having one or more structural components for receiving a modular information handling resource and configured such that the bay is accessed for insertion or removal of the modular information handling resource when the at least one caddy is pivoted from a closed position to an open position; wherein:
the at least one caddy further comprises a bearing; and
the caddy tray face comprises an arcuate opening configured to engage with the bearing such that the bearing translates along the arcuate opening as the at least one caddy is pivoted about the hinge;

a drawer cover fixedly coupled to the caddy tray; and
a drawer sleeve fixedly coupled to the chassis and slidably coupled to the drawer cover, such that the drawer cover slides relative to the drawer sleeve and such that when the drawer is translated to an open position relative to the chassis and when the at least one caddy is pivoted from a closed position to an open position, each of the plurality of bays is accessible.

6. The information handling system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one caddy comprises a first caddy and a second caddy coupled to respective hinges on opposite ends of the width of the caddy tray, such that when pivoted about their respective hinges, the first caddy and the second caddy rotate about generally parallel axes, but in opposite radial directions.

7. The information handling system of claim 5 , the arcuate opening having a downward projection such that the bearing may rest in the downward projection to maintain the at least one caddy in an open position.

8. The information handling system of claim 5 , wherein a degree of motion of the at least one caddy is limited by a size of the arcuate opening.

9. A method comprising:
mechanically coupling a caddy tray to at least one caddy, wherein:
the caddy tray comprises a substantially planar caddy tray bottom defining a caddy tray depth and a caddy tray width and a substantially planar caddy tray face mechanically coupled to the caddy tray bottom and generally perpendicular to the caddy tray bottom;
the at least one caddy is mechanically coupled to the caddy tray via a hinge mechanically coupled to the caddy tray at the caddy tray bottom such that the caddy pivots relative to the caddy tray about the hinge, the hinge having an axis along an edge of the caddy tray bottom and generally parallel to the caddy tray depth, the at least one caddy having a plurality of bays, each bay having one or more structural components for receiving a modular information handling resource and configured such that the bay is accessed for insertion or removal of the modular information handling resource when the at least one caddy is pivoted from a closed position to an open position; and
the at least one caddy comprises engaging a bearing of the at least one caddy with an arcuate opening of the caddy tray face such that the bearing translates along the arcuate opening as the at least one caddy is pivoted about the hinge, the arcuate opening having a downward projection such that the bearing may rest in the downward projection to maintain the at least one caddy in an open position.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
fixedly coupling a drawer cover to the caddy tray; and
slidably coupling a drawer sleeve to the drawer cover, such that the drawer cover slides relative to the drawer sleeve and such that when a drawer comprising the drawer cover and the drawer sleeve is translated to an open position and when the at least one caddy is pivoted from a closed position to an open position, each of the plurality of bays is accessible.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein mechanically coupling the caddy tray to the at least one caddy comprises mechanically coupling a first caddy and a second caddy to respective hinges on opposite ends of the width of the caddy tray, such that when pivoted about their respective hinges, the first caddy and the second caddy rotate about generally parallel axes, but in opposite radial directions.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein a degree of motion of the at least one caddy is limited by a size of the arcuate opening.

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• Kyle Lawrence A
• Johnson Scott E

Classifications

• Y10T29/49826

  Assembling or joining · CPC title

• G06F1/183 Primary

  Internal mounting support structures, e.g. for supporting printed circuit boards · CPC title

• G11B33/128

  of the plurality of recording/reproducing devices, e.g. disk drives, onto a chassis · CPC title

• G06F1/187

  Mounting of fixed or removable disk drives · CPC title