VERTICAL LOCATING SLIDE BRACKET

• US 20010040142A1
• Filed: 10/27/1999
• Published: 11/15/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: HANEY, GEROME A.
• Granted Patent: US 6,681,942 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 211/183
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 88/43 at cabinet side
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1421 Drawers for printed circuit boards
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1489 characterized by the mounting of blades therein, e.g. brackets, rails, trays H05K7/1491 takes precedence

Abstract

A rack mount assembly for supporting a computer enclosure in a rack system having vertical apertured column flanges. The rack mount assembly includes an elongated mount adapter having mounting flanges disposed at each end thereof. Each mounting flange includes an alignment protrusion that is configured to fit in a corresponding aperture in one of the column flanges of the rack system. The elongated mount adapter comprises, for example, a slide mechanism or a rack rail.

Claims

1. A rack mount assembly comprising:

a rack mount adapter for supporting an enclosure, said rack mount adapter having a first end and a second end;

a first mounting flange adjacent said first end of said rack mount adapter, said first mounting flange having an alignment protrusion formed therein; and

a second mounting flange adjacent said second end of said rack mount adapter, said mounting flange having an alignment protrusion formed therein.

2. The rack mount assembly of

claim 1

wherein:

said first mounting flange is orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of said rack mount adapter;

said second mounting flange is orthogonal to said longitudinal axis;

said alignment protrusion of said first mounting flange extends toward said second mounting flange; and

said alignment protrusion of said second mounting flange extends toward said first mounting flange.

3. The rack mount assembly of

claim 2

wherein each of protrusions comprises a truncated cone.

4. The rack mount assembly of

claim 2

wherein each of said protrusions is configured to snugly engage a mounting aperture of a rack system.

5. The rack mount assembly of

claim 1

wherein:

said first mounting flange is orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of said rack mount adapter;

said second mounting flange is orthogonal to said longitudinal axis;

said alignment protrusion of said first mounting flange extends away said second mounting flange; and

said alignment protrusion of said second mounting flange extends away from said first mounting flange.

6. The rack mount assembly of

claim 5

wherein each of protrusions comprises a truncated cone.

7. The rack mount assembly of

claim 5

wherein each of said protrusions is configured to snugly engage a mounting aperture of a rack system.

8. The rack mount assembly of

claim 1

wherein said rack mount adapter comprises a slide mechanism.

9. The rack mount assembly of

claim 1

wherein said rack mount adapter comprises a rack rail.