Compute chassis having a lid that secures and removes air baffles
First Claim
1. A chassis, comprising:
- a base having a bottom wall, a first base side wall and a second base side wall opposite the first base side wall;
a lid having a top wall, a first lid side wall and a second lid side wall, wherein the lid is supported by the first and second opposing base side walls with the first lid side wall slidably engaging an outer surface of the first opposing base side wall and the second lid side wall slidably engaging an outer surface of the second base side wall;
an air baffle disposed within the base;
a mechanical latch attached to an inside surface of the top wall of the lid, wherein the mechanical latch is spring biased in a direction away from the base, wherein the mechanical latch includes a latch arm for selectively locking the lid to the base and a latch hook for selectively locking the air baffle to the lid, wherein depressing the mechanical latch releases the lid from the base and wherein physically separating the lid from the base causes the latch hook to secure the air baffle such that the air baffle is removed from the base along with the lid.
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Abstract
A chassis includes a base, a lid, and air baffles disposed within the base. The lid slidably engages opposing base side walls and slides between secured and unsecured positions. In one embodiment, a mechanical latch attaches to the lid and has a spring-biased latch arm for selectively locking the lid to the base and a latch hook for selectively locking the air baffle to the lid, wherein depressing the mechanical latch releases the lid from the base and physically separating the lid from the base causes the latch hook to secure the air baffle for removing the air baffle along with the lid. In another embodiment, a first magnet is attached to the lid and a second magnet is attached to the air baffle, wherein sliding the lid to the unsecured position aligns the first and second magnets and magnetically couples the air baffle to the lid.
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12 Claims
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1. A chassis, comprising:
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a base having a bottom wall, a first base side wall and a second base side wall opposite the first base side wall; a lid having a top wall, a first lid side wall and a second lid side wall, wherein the lid is supported by the first and second opposing base side walls with the first lid side wall slidably engaging an outer surface of the first opposing base side wall and the second lid side wall slidably engaging an outer surface of the second base side wall; an air baffle disposed within the base; a mechanical latch attached to an inside surface of the top wall of the lid, wherein the mechanical latch is spring biased in a direction away from the base, wherein the mechanical latch includes a latch arm for selectively locking the lid to the base and a latch hook for selectively locking the air baffle to the lid, wherein depressing the mechanical latch releases the lid from the base and wherein physically separating the lid from the base causes the latch hook to secure the air baffle such that the air baffle is removed from the base along with the lid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A chassis, comprising:
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a base having a bottom wall, a first base side wall and a second base side wall opposite the first base side wall; a lid supportable by the first and second opposing base side walls, wherein the lid is selectively secured to the base by sliding the lid along the first and second base side walls between a secured position and an unsecured position; an air baffle disposed within the base; a first magnet attached to the lid; a second magnet attached to the air baffle, wherein sliding the lid to the unsecured position aligns the first and second magnets and magnetically couples the air baffle to the lid so that separating the lid from the base causes removal of the air baffle from the base along with the lid, and wherein sliding the lid to the secured position offsets the first and second magnets so that the air baffle is not magnetically coupled to the lid. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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