Partially hollow structures for security bezels

1 . A security bezel for a chassis of a data processing system, the security bezel comprising:

a hollow cover body adapted to secure access to an interior of the chassis, the hollow cover body enclosing a volume of space and spanning a two-dimensional surface through which access to the interior is provided, the hollow cover body comprises:

a front body that is curved and forms a front-most cover of the security bezel; and

a rear body that is flat and forms a rear-most cover of the security bezel, the front body being directly attached to the rear body, and a hollow space is formed between the front body and the rear body when the front body is directly attached to the rear body; and

a latch mechanism that is:

disposed within the hollow space between the front body and the rear body, and adapted to reversibly secure the hollow cover body to the chassis, wherein

the front body has a same length as the hollow cover body, and the front body further comprising:

a first top connection member;

a first structural frame comprising:

first holes that are adapted to allow a traversal of gasses through the two-dimensional surface and that comprise a first portion of a lock space in which a lock mechanism is positioned; and

first structural members adapted to resist deformation due to force applied to the first structural members; and

a first bottom connection member, the first holes only being provided on the first structural frame and not on either the first top connection member or the first bottom connection member; and

the rear body has the same length as the hollow cover body, and the rear body further comprising:

a second top connection member;

a second structural frame comprising:

second holes that are aligned with the first holes and adapted to allow a traversal of the gasses through the two-dimensional surface and that comprise a second portion of the lock space that is aligned with the first portion of the lock space to facilitate insertion of the lock mechanism into the lock space; and

second structural members adapted to resist deformation due to force applied to the second structural members; and

a second bottom connection member, the second holes only being provided on the second structural frame and not on either the second top connection member or the second bottom connection member,

the first top connection member is connected to the second top connection member, and the first bottom connection member is connected to the second bottom connection member, and

the front body being curved such that the first structural frame that comprises the first holes does not come into direct contact with the second structural frame that comprises the second holes when the first top connection member is connected to the second top connection member and the first bottom connection member is connected to the second bottom connection member.

2 . The security bezel of claim 1 , further comprising:

the lock mechanism, wherein the lock mechanism is operably coupled to the latch mechanism, the lock mechanism being disposed within the hollow space between the front body and the rear body.

3 . The security bezel of claim 1 , wherein the first structural members are stacked on top of the second structural members, and the first structural members are disconnected from the second structural members.

4 . The security bezel of claim 3 , wherein each of the second structural members are planar elements.

5 . The security bezel of claim 4 , wherein each of the planar elements has a substantially similar thickness to thicknesses of other planar elements.

6 . The security bezel of claim 5 , wherein the front body is a first unitary structure of a substantially homogenous material.

7 . The security bezel of claim 6 , wherein the rear body is a second unitary structure of the substantially homogenous material.

8 . The security bezel of claim 1 , wherein a height of the rear body is lower than a height of the front body, and the rear body is installed into the front body.

9 . The security bezel of claim 1 , wherein the hollow space is formed between the front body and the rear body in an entire length-wise direction of the front body and the rear body.

10 . The security bezel of claim 1 , wherein the first holes and the second holes remain separate and distinct from one another when the first top connection member is connected to the second top connection member and the first bottom connection member is connected to the second bottom connection member.

11 . The security bezel of claim 10 , wherein the front body is curved in a top to bottom direction of the front body.

12 . The security bezel of claim 11 , wherein the first structural members and the second structural members remain separate and distinct from one another when the first top connection member is connected to the second top connection member and the first bottom connection member is connected to the second bottom connection member.

13 . The security bezel of claim 1 , wherein the first structural members are only formed on the first structural frame and not on either the first top connection member or the first bottom connection member.

14 . The security bezel of claim 13 , wherein the second structural members are only formed on the second structural frame and not on either the second top connection member or the second bottom connection member.

15 . The security bezel of claim 14 , wherein the first structural members and the second structural members remain separate and distinct from one another when the first top connection member is connected to the second top connection member and the first bottom connection member is connected to the second bottom connection member.

16 . The security bezel of claim 15 , wherein the front body is curved in a top to bottom direction of the front body.

17 . The security bezel of claim 1 , wherein

the front body is formed from a single one of a first sheet made of homogenous material where the first top connection member and the first bottom connection member are formed by bending a top-most side and a bottom-most side, respectively, of the first sheet, and

the rear body is formed from a single one of a second sheet made of homogenous material where the second top connection member and the second bottom connection member are formed by bending a top-most side and a bottom-most side, respectively, of the second sheet.

18 . The security bezel of claim 17 , wherein the first sheet and the second sheet are both sheet metal.

19 . An enclosure comprising:

a chassis; and

a security bezel for the chassis, the security bezel comprising:

a hollow cover body adapted to secure access to an interior of the chassis, the hollow cover body enclosing a volume of space and spanning a two-dimensional surface through which access to the interior is provided, the hollow cover body comprises:

a front body that is curved and forms a front-most cover of the security bezel; and

a rear body that is flat and forms a rear-most cover of the security bezel, the front body being directly attached to the rear body, and a hollow space is formed between the front body and the rear body when the front body is directly attached to the rear body; and

a latch mechanism that is:

disposed within the hollow space between the front body and the rear body, and

adapted to reversibly secure the hollow cover body to the chassis, wherein the front body has a same length as the hollow cover body, and the front body further comprising:

a first top connection member;

a first structural frame comprising:

first holes that are adapted to allow a traversal of gasses through the two-dimensional surface and that comprise a first portion of a lock space in which a lock mechanism is positioned; and

first structural members adapted to resist deformation due to force applied to the first structural members; and

a first bottom connection member, the first holes only being provided on the first structural frame and not on either the first top connection member or the first bottom connection member; and

the rear body has the same length as the hollow cover body, and the rear body further comprising:

a second top connection member;

a second structural frame comprising:

second holes that are aligned with the first holes and adapted to allow a traversal of the gasses through the two-dimensional surface and that comprise a second portion of the lock space that is aligned with the first portion of the lock space to facilitate insertion of the lock mechanism into the lock space; and

second structural members adapted to resist deformation due to force applied to the second structural members; and

a second bottom connection member, the second holes only being provided on the second structural frame and not on either the second top connection member or the second bottom connection member,

the first top connection member is connected to the second top connection member, and the first bottom connection member is connected to the second bottom connection member, and

the front body being curved such that the first structural frame that comprises the first holes does not come into direct contact with the second structural frame that comprises the second holes when the first top connection member is connected to the second top connection member and the first bottom connection member is connected to the second bottom connection member.

20 . A data processing system comprising:

a chassis;

hardware components positioned in the chassis; and

a security bezel for the chassis, the security bezel comprising:

a hollow cover body adapted to secure access to an interior of the chassis, the hollow cover body enclosing a volume of space and spanning a two-dimensional surface through which access to the interior is provided, the hollow cover body comprises:

a front body that is curved and forms a front-most cover of the security bezel; and

a rear body that is flat and forms a rear-most cover of the security bezel, the front body being directly attached to the rear body, and a hollow space is formed between the front body and the rear body when the front body is directly attached to the rear body; and

a latch mechanism that is:

disposed within the hollow space between the front body and the rear body, and

adapted to reversibly secure the hollow cover body to the chassis the front body has a same length as the hollow cover body, and the front body further comprising:

a first top connection member;

a first structural frame comprising:

first holes that are adapted to allow a traversal of gasses through the two-dimensional surface and that comprise a first portion of a lock space in which a lock mechanism is positioned; and

first structural members adapted to resist deformation due to force applied to the first structural members; and

a first bottom connection member, the first holes only being provided on the first structural frame and not on either the first top connection member or the first bottom connection member; and

the rear body has the same length as the hollow cover body, and the rear body further comprising:

a second top connection member;

a second structural frame comprising:

second holes that are aligned with the first holes and adapted to allow a traversal of the gasses through the two-dimensional surface and that comprise a second portion of the lock space that is aligned with the first portion of the lock space to facilitate insertion of the lock mechanism into the lock space; and

second structural members adapted to resist deformation due to force applied to the second structural members; and

a second bottom connection member, the second holes only being provided on the second structural frame and not on either the second top connection member or the second bottom connection member,

the first top connection member is connected to the second top connection member, and the first bottom connection member is connected to the second bottom connection member, and

the front body being curved such that the first structural frame that comprises the first holes does not come into direct contact with the second structural frame that comprises the second holes when the first top connection member is connected to the second top connection member and the first bottom connection member is connected to the second bottom connection member.