IP Library Granted Patent US 9,699,931
Granted Patent B1
US 9,699,931 · App. 15/192,354 · Granted Jul 4, 2017

Server chassis

Inventors: Richard S. Chen (San Jose, CA); Chaoching Wu (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC.
H05K7/1489G06F1/187G11B33/125G11B33/128H05K7/1411H05K7/1487
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,699,931
App. No.
15/192,354
Granted
Jul 4, 2017
Kind
B1
Abstract

A server chassis includes a first tray, a second tray, a position latch and a position cam. The second tray and the first tray are pivoted with each other. The position latch is fixed on the first tray and moved accompany with the first tray. A protrusion and a first engaging structure are formed at an edge of the position latch. The position cam is pivoted on the second tray. An actuating nose and a second engaging structure are formed at an edge of the position cam. The actuating nose is located in a moving interval of the protrusion. The second engaging structure and the first engaging structure are contour matched with each other. Thereby, the position cam can be rotated to self-lock or self-unlock the position latch.

Claims (16)

1. A server chassis comprising:

a first tray;

a second tray pivoted with the first tray;

a position latch fixed on the first tray and movable accompany with the first tray, a protrusion and a first engaging structure being formed at an edge of the position latch; and

a position cam pivoted on the second tray, an actuating nose and a second engaging structure being formed at an edge of the position cam, the actuating nose being located in a moving route of the protrusion, and the second engaging structure and the first engaging structure being contour matched with each other.

2. The server chassis according to claim 1 , wherein while the first tray and the second tray are relatively rotated to a locking position, the protrusion abuts the actuating nose to rotate the position cam from an initial position to where the first engaging structure and the second engaging structure are engaged with each other.

3. The server chassis according to claim 2 , wherein while the first tray and the second tray are relatively rotated to release from the locking position, the first engaging structure abuts the second engaging structure to rotate the position cam to where the first engaging structure and the second engaging structure are separated.

4. The server chassis according to claim 1 , wherein the first engaging structure comprises a broken edge, and the second engaging structure comprises a position nose contour matched with the broken edge.

5. The server chassis according to claim 4 , wherein the position cam is pivoted to the second tray via a pivot axis, the position cam comprises a hard inner ring sleeving the pivot axis and an elastic main body formed on the hard inner ring, the actuating nose is formed on the elastic main body.

6. The server chassis according to claim 1 , wherein a stopping nose is formed at an edge of the position cam, a stopping wall is arranged on the second tray, and the stopping wall is located in a moving route of the stopping nose.

7. The server chassis according to claim 6 , wherein the position cam is pivoted to the second tray via a pivot axis, the position cam comprises a hard inner ring sleeving the pivot axis and an elastic main body form on the hard inner ring, and the stopping nose is formed on the elastic main body.

8. The server chassis according to claim 1 , wherein the position cam is pivoted to the second tray via a pivot axis, and the position cam comprises a hard inner ring sleeving the pivot axis.

9. The server chassis according to claim 8 , wherein the position cam comprises an elastic main body formed on the hard inner ring, and the actuating nose is formed on the elastic main body.

10. The server chassis according to claim 1 , wherein a resetting element is connected between the position cam and the second tray.

11. The server chassis according to claim 1 , wherein a first swapping case is arranged on the first tray.

12. The server chassis according to claim 1 , wherein a second swapping case is arranged on the second tray.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2026
From: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 074447/0643 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2024
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
To: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.
Reel/Frame 069436/0469 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2018
From: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A, AS ADMINSTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 046029/0940 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2016
From: CHEN, RICHARD S.; WU, CHAOCHING
To: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC.
Reel/Frame 039006/0550 →