IP Library Granted Patent US 10,248,602
Granted Patent B2
US 10,248,602 · App. 14/859,252 · Granted Apr 2, 2019

Computing devices having slots and components for receipt of different types of peripherals

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Patent No.
US 10,248,602
App. No.
14/859,252
Granted
Apr 2, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Computing devices having slots and components for receipt of different types of peripherals are disclosed. According to an aspect, a computing device includes a body that defines an interior and comprises a rear wall defining a slot that extends into the interior. The slot is sized and shaped for receipt of two or more different types of peripherals. The computing device includes a motherboard that defines another slot being sized and shaped for receipt of the different types of peripherals. The other slot is substantially coplanar with the second slot. The computing device includes a connector operably interfaced with the motherboard and configured to interface with the different types of peripherals.

Claims (22)

1. A computing device comprising:

a body with a top wall, a side wall, and an interior, wherein the interior comprises a rear wall with a first slot that extends within a first horizontal plane and into the interior and enables a connection with a plurality of peripherals of a first protocol,

wherein the rear wall comprises a plurality of openings that extend within a first vertical plane;

a motherboard comprising a second slot, a third slot, and a rear edge, wherein the second and the third slots are of a same size that extends out of the interior at a second protocol,

wherein the motherboard is housed within the interior of the body and the rear edge of the motherboard is oriented such that the second slot, and the third slot is aligned co-planarly with the first slot; and

a connector, operatively interfaced with the motherboard and positioned at the rear edge of the motherboard, that provides a direct connection to a second plurality of peripherals of the second protocol.

2. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of peripherals comprise at least one of an expansion card, an adapter card, a network interface device, a custom form-factor PCIe adapter card, and a small form-factor SFF-8201 hard drive disk module.

3. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of openings comprises an opening for providing ventilation.

4. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the second slot of the motherboard allows nesting of the plurality of peripherals.

5. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the body comprises a server rack chassis.

6. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the second slot is based on a predetermined orientation comprising a dimension of at least one of the plurality of peripherals.

7. A method comprising:

placing a motherboard within an interior of a body of a computing device, wherein the body comprises a top wall, a side wall, and the motherboard comprising a first slot, second slot, a third slot, and rear edge, wherein the second and the third slots are of a same size that extends out of the interior at a second protocol,

wherein the interior comprises a rear wall with the first slot extending within a first horizontal plane and into the interior and enables a connection with a plurality of peripherals of a first protocol;

enabling a connection with a plurality of peripherals at a co-planar alignment of the first slot with a second slot and a rear edge of the motherboard situated in the interior of the body that extends into the rear wall of the interior of the body to receive a peripheral aligned co-planarly,

wherein the rear wall comprises a plurality of openings that extend within a first vertical plane;

and

interfacing, by a connector positioned at a rear edge of the motherboard, a second plurality of peripherals at a second protocol.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the second slot of the motherboard is based on a predetermined orientation comprising a dimension of the peripheral.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the body comprises a server rack chassis.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the peripheral comprises at least one of an expansion card, an adapter card, a network interface device, a custom form-factor PCIe adapter card, and a small form-factor SFF-8201 hard drive disk module.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of openings comprises an opening for providing ventilation.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: LENOVO GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 069869/0614 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2019
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
To: LENOVO GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL LTD
Reel/Frame 051024/0514 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2015
From: ARTMAN, PAUL; JUNKINS, ANDREW T.; LI, JIABING; SAMPER, RODRIGO; VINANTE, MARCELO
To: LENOVO ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 036640/0736 →