Rack sidecar for additional IT equipment and cable management

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9867310-B2
Application number	US-201514957656-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 3, 2015
Priority date	Dec 3, 2015
Publication date	Jan 9, 2018
Grant date	Jan 9, 2018

Abstract

A structure of a server rack and sidecar combination. The structure may include; a server rack having an opening and a server door on a front side of the server rack; a sidecar mounted to a side of the server rack, the sidecar has an access area on a front side of the sidecar, wherein the server rack opening and the access area are accessible form a common side; an adapter mounted to the accessible common side, wherein the adapter does not restrict access to the server rack opening and the access area, the adapter has at least three vertical sides; and a cable management bar located within the at least three vertical sides.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A structure of a server rack and sidecar comprising:
a server rack having an opening and a server door on a front side, wherein the server door is adjustable;
a sidecar mounted to a side of the server rack, the sidecar having an access area on a front side, wherein the server rack opening and the access area are accessible from a common side;
a triangular shaped adapter mounted to the common side, wherein the adapter does not restrict access to the server rack opening and the access area, the adapter has at least three vertical sides comprising:
a connecting surface coplanar with the front side of the server rack and the front side of the sidecar;
a server door surface that extends from an intersection line with the connecting surface to a horizontal distance from the connecting surface, wherein the horizontal distance is greater than zero, and the server door abuts the server door surface at a closed position of the server door; and
a secondary surface that extends from a second intersection line with the connecting surface to the horizontal distance from the connecting surface, wherein the server door surface and the secondary surface have a third intersecting line at the horizontal distance.

2. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the server door is adjustable between the open position and a closed position.

3. The structure of claim 1 , further comprising:
a secondary door, the secondary door is adjustable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the secondary door abuts the secondary surface in the closed position.

4. The structure of claim 3 , wherein the server door and the secondary door can be latched in the closed position, wherein the server rack opening and the access area is enclosed by the server door and the secondary door in the closed position.

5. The structure of claim 3 , wherein the server rack opening and the access area are accessible from the common side when the server door the secondary door are in the open position.

6. The structure of claim 3 , wherein the connecting surface has a height and width substantially equal to the height of the server rack and sidecar and a combined width of the server rack and sidecar, the server door surface has a height and width substantially equal to the height and width of the server door, and the secondary surface has a height and width substantially equal to the height and width of the secondary door.

7. The structure of claim 1 , further comprising:
a cable management bar located within the at least three vertical sides of the triangular shaped adaptor, wherein the cable management bar is enclosed by the server door the secondary door in the closed position, and the cable management bar is accessible when the server door the secondary door are in the open position.

8. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the sidecar is mounted to the server rack using mounting holes on the server rack.

9. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the triangular shaped adapter is mounted to the server rack using a plurality of mounting holes on the server rack.

10. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the sidecar has a height substantially equal to the height of the server rack.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Cox Aaron R
• Minyard Jason E
• Sassano Camillo
• Schultz Kevin L

Classifications

• H05K7/1491 Primary

  having cable management arrangements (management of optical cables G02B6/444; in telecommunication cabinets H04Q1/06) · CPC title

• H05K7/1489

  characterized by the mounting of blades therein, e.g. brackets, rails, trays (H05K7/1491 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05K7/1488

  Cabinets therefor, e.g. chassis or racks or mechanical interfaces between blades and support structures · CPC title