Power supply chassis including a release lever

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9720460-B2
Application number	US-201415120509-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 28, 2014
Priority date	Apr 28, 2014
Publication date	Aug 1, 2017
Grant date	Aug 1, 2017

Abstract

Example implementations relate to power supply chassis. For example, an apparatus may include a power supply chassis. The power supply chassis may include a handle and a sidewall defining a latching slot. The handle may include an inner slot. The apparatus may also include a release lever to slidably connect to the handle via the inner slot. The release lever may include an engagement tab. The apparatus may further include a latching member in physical contact with the engagement tab. The latching member may include a latching fang. The release lever may control a position of the latching fang relative to the latching slot via a rotation of the latching member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a power supply chassis, wherein the power supply chassis includes a handle and a sidewall defining a latching slot, and wherein the handle includes an inner slot;
a release lever to slidably connect to the handle via the inner slot, wherein the release lever includes an engagement tab; and
a latching member in physical contact with the engagement tab, wherein the latching member includes a latching fang, the release lever to control a position of the latching fang relative to the latching slot via a rotation of the latching member.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , the latching member to rotate towards the release lever in response to a forward movement of the release lever.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a power plug receptor, wherein a movement of the release lever is dependent on a presence of a power plug connected to the power plug receptor.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the handle is non-rotatable.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the handle further includes a guide member to direct the rotation of the latching member in response to a forward movement of the release lever.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , the latching fang to extend through the latching slot when the release lever is in a first position, the latching fang to retract from the latching slot when the release lever is to move from the first position to a second position.

7. An apparatus comprising:
a power supply chassis, wherein the power supply chassis includes a handle and a sidewall defining a latching slot, and wherein the handle includes an inner slot;
a release lever to slidably connect to the handle via the inner slot, wherein the release lever includes an engagement tab; and
a latching member in physical contact with the engagement tab, wherein the latching member includes:
a body member;
a first support arm including a latching tab; and
a second support arm including a latching fang, the release lever to control a position of the latching fang relative to the latching slot via a rotation of the latching member.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the body member is located inside the power supply chassis, wherein the latching fang is located outside the power supply chassis when the release lever is in a first position, and wherein the latching fang is located inside the power supply chassis when the release lever is in a second position.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the engagement tab is located outside the power supply chassis.

10. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the rotation is a horizontal rotation.

11. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the handle further includes a guide member to direct the rotation of the latching member in response to a forward movement of the release lever.

12. The apparatus of claim 7 , the latching fang to extend through the latching slot when the release lever is in a first position, the latching fang to retract from the latching slot when the release lever is to move from the first position to a second position.

13. An apparatus comprising:
a power supply chassis, wherein the power supply chassis includes a handle and a sidewall defining a latching slot, and wherein the handle includes an inner slot;
a power plug receptor;
a release lever to slidably connect to the handle via the inner slot, wherein the release lever includes an engagement tab; and
a latching member in physical contact with the engagement tab, the latching member including a latching fang, the release lever to control a position of the latching fang relative to the latching slot via a rotation of the latching member, wherein the latching member has a first degree of rotation when the power plug receptor is disengaged; and wherein the latching member has a second degree of rotation that is less than the first degree of rotation when the power plug receptor is engaged with a power plug.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the handle further includes a guide member to direct the rotation of the latching member in response to a forward movement of the release lever.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 , the latching fang to extend through the latching slot when the release lever is in a first position, the latching fang to retract from the latching slot when the release lever is to move from the first position to a second position.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Entpr Dev Lp

Inventors

• Ganta Sunil

Classifications

• H05K5/0256

  of interchangeable modules or receptacles therefor, e.g. cartridge mechanisms · CPC title

• H05K5/0247

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

• H01R33/97

  Holders with separate means to prevent loosening of the coupling or unauthorised removal of apparatus held · CPC title

• H05K5/0221

  Locks; Latches · CPC title

• H05K5/023

  Handles; Grips · CPC title