LATCH ASSEMBLY FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE

• US 20170367212A1
• Filed: 01/20/2015
• Published: 12/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Inventors: MOORE, Earl W., SCHULZE, James Jeffey, OLIVER, Joseph
• Granted Patent: US 10,681,835 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2258 used with computer equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2291 used in bluetooth or WI-FI devices of Wireless Local Area Networks [WLAN] H01Q1/241 takes precedence; WLAN in general H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1489 characterized by the mounting of blades therein, e.g. brackets, rails, trays H05K7/1491 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1492 having electrical distribution arrangements, e.g. power supply or data communications
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1498 Resource management, Optimisation arrangements, e.g. configuration, identification, tracking, physical location thermal management H05K7/20836

Abstract

A computing device is disclosed. The example computing device includes an enclosure that houses an electrical component. The example computing device also includes a latch assembly disposed on the enclosure, the latch assembly to facilitate coupling the enclosure to a rack. The latch assembly includes an antenna which is communicatively coupled to the electrical component.

Claims

1. A computing device, comprising:

an enclosure that houses an electrical component; and

a latch assembly disposed on the enclosure, the latch assembly to facilitate coupling the enclosure to a rack;

wherein the latch assembly comprises an antenna communicatively coupled to the electrical component.

2. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the computing device is a server.

3. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the electrical component is a baseboard management controller.

4. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the antenna is a Near Field Communication (NFC) antenna.

5. The computing device of claim 1, wherein a face of the latch assembly is disposed outside of the rack when the latch assembly is coupled to the rack.

6. A latch assembly for a computing device, comprising:

a latch body to be coupled to the computing device;

a latch to be manually actuated by a user to release the computing device from a mounting surface of a rack;

an antenna disposed in the latch;

a cable coupled to the antenna and to communicatively couple the antenna to a component of the computing device.

7. The latch assembly of claim 6, wherein the latch comprises:

a recess for receiving the antenna;

a shoulder for supporting a cover that encloses the antenna within the latch.

8. The latch assembly of claim 7, wherein the latch and the cover comprise a dielectric material.

9. The latch assembly of claim 6, wherein the cable passes from the antenna, through an opening in the latch, into the latch body, and through the latch body to a connector.

10. The latch assembly of claim 6, wherein the latch assembly is to attach to a side of the computing device adjacent to a face of the computing device.

11. A method of manufacturing a computing device, comprising:

disposing an electronic component within an enclosure;

disposing an antenna within a latch assembly; and

coupling the latch assembly to the enclosure.

12. The method of claim 11, comprising routing a cable from the antenna through a body of the latch assembly and communicatively coupling the cable to the electronic component.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the electronic component is a baseboard manager.

14. The method of claim 11, comprising upgrading the computing device by removing a standard latch assembly from the enclosure prior to coupling the latch assembly to the enclosure.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the antenna is a Near Field Communications (NFC) antenna.