Fascia panel for electronics assembly

1. A network server assembly, comprising:

(i) a frame that encloses a number of components of the assembly, including:

a motherboard; and

a plurality of daughterboards coupled to the motherboard;

(ii) a facia panel that is attached to a surface of the frame, the facia panel being formed as an upper and a lower part that are retained together, through at least one detachable fastener, generally horizontally; and

(iii) a printed circuit board for providing information relating to the assembly, the printed circuit board being located within the facia panel between the two parts;

wherein, the frame and/or the fascia panel have a locating element at each side of the fascia panel for ensuring correct positioning of the panel with respect to the frame.

2. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the panel has a vertical surface that is visible and is formed as part of the upper or lower part, the vertical surface having one or more apertures therein in order to enable the information to be observed.

3. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the upper and the lower part are retained together by means of clips on one of the upper and lower parts that engage corresponding recesses on the other of the upper and lower parts.

4. The assembly as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the panel has a vertical surface that is visible and is formed as part of the upper or lower part, the vertical surface having one or more recesses that receive corresponding clips that are formed on a horizontal surface of one of the parts.

5. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein one of the upper or lower part has a horizontal surface that is provided with one or more posts on which the printed circuit board is mounted.

6. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the panel has a vertical surface that is positioned against the frame, and forms part of the lower part of the panel.

7. The assembly as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the vertical surface that is positioned against the frame has one or more clips or recesses that engage corresponding recesses or clips in the upper part of the panel.

8. The assembly as claimed in claim 7 , wherein at least the upper part is sufficiently flexible to allow disengagement of the clips and recesses by manually pulling the upper part from the lower part.

9. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lower part has an aperture through which a cable between the circuit board and the frame extends.

10. The assembly as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the vertical surface that is positioned against the frame is secured thereto by means of a plurality of fasteners.

11. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the frame has a vertical flange at either side thereof, each flange being located in the region of a side of the panel.

12. The assembly as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the panel includes a projection that extends along either side thereof the projection being received in a slot in each flange.

13. The assembly as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the projections and the slots are generally horizontal.

14. The assembly as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the vertical surface that is positioned against the frame has at least one protuberance or recess that engages a corresponding recess or protuberance in the surface of the frame to locate the panel against the frame.

15. The assembly as claimed in claim 11 , wherein each flange has an aperture therein, and the panel has a retaining element at each side thereof that is received in the aperture in the flange.

16. The assembly as claimed in claim 15 , wherein each retaining element is in the form of a resilient arm that has a tooth in the region of an end thereof that is received in the aperture.

17. The assembly as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the tooth has a bevelled surface that causes the arm to bend when the panel is being located on the frame, and has a shoulder that retains the tooth in the aperture.

18. The assembly as claimed in claim 16 , wherein each resilient arm extends downwardly from the upper part of the panel.

19. The assembly as claimed in claim 16 , wherein each arm resists relative movement of the panel and the frame in the plane of the flange.

20. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the printed circuit board is positioned between the upper part and the lower part on posts attached to the upper part or lower part.

21. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the printed circuit board is substantially enclosed by the upper part and the lower part.

22. A frame for a network server assembly, which has:

(i) a facia panel that is attached to a surface of the frame, the facia panel being formed as an upper and a lower part that are retained together, through at least one detechable fastener, generally horizontally, and

(ii) a printed circuit board for providing information relating to the assembly, the printed circuit board being located within the facia panel between the two parts;

wherein, the frame and the fascia panel have a locating element at each side of the fascia panel for ensuring correct positioning of the panel with respect to the frame;

wherein the frame encloses a number of components including a motherboard and a plurality of daughterboards coupled to the motherboard.

23. A fascia panel that can be attached to a frame of a network server assembly, the panel comprising:

(i) an upper and a lower part that are retained together, through at least one detachable fastener generally horizontally, and

(ii) a printed circuit board for providing information relating to the assembly, the printed circuit board being located within the facia panel between the two parts;

wherein, the frame and the fascia panel have a locating element at each side of the fascia panel for ensuring correct positioning of the panel with respect to the frame;

wherein the frame encloses a number of components including a motherboard and a plurality of daughterboards coupled to the motherboard.