Handle mechanism

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9717158-B2
Application number	US-201415118855-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 13, 2014
Priority date	Feb 13, 2014
Publication date	Jul 25, 2017
Grant date	Jul 25, 2017

Abstract

A system is provided herein. The system includes a cage and a handle mechanism. The handle mechanism includes a handle member and a cam member. The handle member is formed to rotate between a closed position, a top open position, and a bottom open position. In the closed position, a handle latch holds the handle in the closed position. In the top open position, the handle rotates a first amount to the top open position and engages with a top cam surface. Rotation of the handle member to rotate a cage a second amount. In the bottom open position, the handle member rotates the first amount to the bottom open position and engages with a bottom cam surface. Rotation of the handle member to rotate the cage the second amount. The cam member to control a rate of rotation of the handle member and the cage.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A module comprising:
a support member to receive an electronic component;
a top handle to rotate between a top closed position and a top open position,
in the top closed position, a top latch holds the top handle in the top closed position, and
in the top open position, the top handle rotates a first amount to the top open position, rotation of the top handle to rotate the electronic component a second amount to provide access to the electronic component;

a bottom handle to rotate between a bottom closed position and a bottom open position,
in the bottom closed position, a bottom latch holds the bottom handle in the bottom closed position, and
in the bottom open position, the bottom handle rotates the first amount to the bottom open position, rotation of the bottom handle to rotate the electronic component the second amount to provide access to the electronic component; and

a cam member to engage with the top handle and the bottom handle to control rotation of the top handle, bottom handle, and the electronic component.

2. The module of claim 1 , further comprising a top cam surface to engage with the top handle and a bottom cam surface to engage with the bottom handle.

3. The module of claim 1 , wherein the top handle further comprises a pair of top arms and a top handle bar formed between the pair of top arms, and the bottom handle further comprises a pair of bottom arms and a bottom handle bar formed between the pair of bottom arms.

4. The module of claim 1 , wherein the support member comprises a set of perimeter walls.

5. The module of claim 4 , wherein the support member further comprises at least one support wall extending between the set of perimeter walls.

6. The module of claim 1 , wherein the top handle and the bottom handle are spring loaded.

7. The module of claim 1 , wherein the cam member rotates the first amount along a first plane and the second amount along a second plane.

8. A system comprising:
a tray to hold an electronic component;
a cage connected to the tray to receive the electronic component; and
a handle mechanism to control access to the electronic component, the handle mechanism including:
a handle member formed to rotate between a closed position, a top open position, and a bottom open position,
in the closed position, a handle latch holds the handle member closed position,
in the top open position, the handle member rotates a first amount to the top open position and engages with a top cam surface, rotation of the handle member to rotate the cage a second amount, and
in the bottom open position the handle member rotates the first amount to the bottom open position and engages with a bottom cam surface, rotation of the handle member to rotate the cage the second amount;

a cam member to control a rate of rotation of the handle member and the cage.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the cage comprises a slot for at least one electronic component.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the handle member includes a pair of arms and a bar between the pair of arms.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein each arm of the pair of arms is connected to the bar at one end and connect to the cage at an opposite end, each arm comprises a lever, extending from the opposite end, the lever to engage the top cam surface and the bottom cam surface.

12. The system of claim 8 , further comprising a backplane connected to the cage.

13. The system of claim 12 , further comprising a printed circuit assembly formed along the tray, the printed circuit assembly to connect to the backplane via a cable.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first amount and the second amount are distinct.

15. The system of claim 8 , further comprising a top handle stop and a bottom handle stop to engage with the handle member and control rotation.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Entpr Dev Lp

Inventors

• Della Fiora Troy Anthony
• Preston James D
• Allen Joseph

Classifications

• H05K5/023

  Handles; Grips · CPC title

• H05K5/0221

  Locks; Latches · CPC title

• G11B33/12

  Disposition of constructional parts in the apparatus, e.g. of power supply, of modules · CPC title

• G11B33/022

  Cases · CPC title

• H05K7/1449

  with connections to the back board · CPC title