High density computer equipment storage systems

• US 6,850,408 B1
• Filed: 07/24/2003
• Issued: 02/01/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Original Assignee: Rackable Systems Incorporated (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Inventors: Coglitore, Giovanni, Gallo, Nikolai, Randall, Jack
• Primary Examiner(s): LEA EDMONDS, LISA S
• Application Number:
  US10/627,375
• Time in Patent Office: 558 Days
• Field of Search: 361679-687, 361724-727, 312/223.1, 312/223.2, 312/236, 312/107, 710/8, 710/100, 710/104
• US Class Current: 361/679.4
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/18 Packaging or power distribution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/20 Cooling means
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1487 Blade assemblies, e.g. blade cases or inner arrangements within a blade
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/20727 within server blades for removing heat from heat source
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/20736 within cabinets for removing heat from server blades

Abstract

A computer is provided having a main board with I/O connectors mounted thereon, and a chassis including a front panel providing access to the I/O connectors and to all components requiring intermittent access provided for the computer.

Claims

1. A computer comprising:

a main board having I/O connectors including one or more data transmission ports mounted thereon; and

a chassis comprising a front panel providing access to the I/O connectors including the one or more data transmission ports and to all components requiring intermittent access provided for the computer.

2. The computer of claim 1 wherein the components requiring intermittent access provided for the computer include one or more of:

removable power supplies, removable drives, removable media drives, and ports for switches.

3. The computer of claim 1 wherein the front panel provides access to a data drive.

4. The computer of claim 1 wherein the front panel provides access to a removable drive.

5. The computer of claim 1 wherein the front panel provides access to a removable media drive.

6. The computer of claim 1 wherein the front panel includes a vent adapted for passing air to or from the main board.

7. The computer of claim 1 wherein the chassis further comprises a chassis body.

8. The computer of claim 1, wherein the one or more data transmission ports comprises an Ethernet port.

9. A computer comprising:

a main board having I/O connectors including one or more data transmission ports mounted thereon; and

a chassis comprising a front panel providing access to the I/O connectors including the one or more data transmission ports and access to each component provided for the computer selected from the group consisting of removable power supplies, removable drives, removable media drives, one or more plugs for external drives and devices, and ports for switches.

10. The computer of claim 9 wherein the front panel provides access to a removable power supply.

11. The computer of claim 9 wherein the front panel provides access to one or more plugs for external drives or devices.

12. The computer of claim 9 wherein the front panel provides access to a port for a switch.

13. The computer of claim 9 wherein the front panel provides access to a removable drive.

14. The computer of claim 9 wherein the front panel provides access to a removable media drive.

15. The computer of claim 9 wherein the front panel includes a vent adapted for passing air to or from the main board.

16. The computer of claim 9 wherein the chassis further comprises a chassis body.

17. The computer of claim 9, wherein the one or more data transmission ports comprises an Ethernet port.