IP Library Granted Patent US 10,349,550
Granted Patent B2
US 10,349,550 · App. 15/846,404 · Granted Jul 9, 2019

Guiderail for a cabinet, chassis and cabinet

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Patent No.
US 10,349,550
App. No.
15/846,404
Granted
Jul 9, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a guiderail for a cabinet, a chassis and a cabinet. Specifically, the present disclosure discloses a guiderail ( 1 ) used in a cabinet ( 100 ) and the corresponding chassis ( 2 ) and the cabinet ( 100 ). The guiderail ( 1 ) is mounted in the cabinet ( 100 ) and used to fix the chassis ( 2 ) which can accommodate storage processing units ( 3 ) with different dimensions. According to the present disclosure, the guiderail ( 1 ) comprises a main body part ( 10 ) and an extended part ( 30 ), wherein the main body part ( 10 ) is used to support the chassis ( 2 ) when it is inserted into the cabinet ( 100 ) along the guiderail ( 1 ); and the extended part ( 20 ) is used to fix the storage processing unit ( 3 ) extending from the chassis ( 2 ) so that storage processing units ( 3 ) of different dimensions can share the chassis ( 2 ) with the same specification.

Claims (31)

1. A guiderail ( 1 ) for use in a cabinet ( 100 ), the guiderail ( 1 ) being constructed and arranged to mount in the cabinet ( 100 ) and to support a chassis ( 2 ) which can accommodate storage processing units ( 3 ) with different dimensions, the guiderail ( 1 ) comprising:

a main body part ( 10 ) for supporting the chassis ( 2 ) when the chassis ( 2 ) is inserted in the cabinet ( 100 ) along the guiderail ( 1 ); and

an extended part ( 20 ) for fixing the storage processing units ( 3 ) extending from the chassis ( 2 ), wherein the extended part extends beyond the main body part.

2. The guiderail ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein a sidewall of the guiderail ( 1 ) is configured to have such a height that the chassis ( 2 ) is covered by the sidewall of the guiderail ( 1 ) in a vertical direction.

3. The guiderail ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , further comprising a supporting portion ( 21 ) arranged at the lower side of the extended part ( 20 ) of the guiderail ( 1 ), for supporting the storage processing unit ( 3 ) extending from the chassis ( 2 ).

4. The guiderail ( 1 ) according to claim 3 , further comprising a fixing portion ( 22 ) arranged at the upper side of the extended part ( 20 ) of the guiderail ( 1 ), for fixing the storage processing unit ( 3 ) extending from the chassis ( 2 ) between the supporting portion ( 21 ) and the fixing portion ( 22 ).

5. The guiderail ( 1 ) according to one of claims 1 , further comprising at least one embossment ( 24 , 25 ) arranged on the sidewall of the extended part ( 20 ).

6. The guiderail ( 1 ) according to claim 5 , wherein the embossment ( 24 , 25 ) and the extended part ( 20 ) form a one-piece construction.

7. The guiderail ( 1 ) according to claim 5 , further comprising a hook ( 23 ) for engaging with the chassis ( 2 ).

8. The guiderail ( 1 ) according to claim 7 , wherein the hook ( 23 ) is arranged on the sidewall of the main body part ( 10 ) of the guiderail ( 1 ).

9. The guiderail ( 1 ) according to claim 7 , wherein the embossment ( 24 ) of the at least one embossment adjacent to the main body part ( 10 ) of the guiderail ( 1 ), and the hook ( 23 ) form a separate one-piece construction ( 26 ), and the one-piece construction ( 26 ) is fixed on the sidewall of the extended part ( 20 ) of the guiderail ( 1 ).

10. The guiderail ( 1 ) according to claim 9 , wherein the one-piece construction ( 26 ) is made of stainless steel.

11. The guiderail ( 1 ) according to one of claims 1 , wherein the main body part ( 10 ) of the guiderail ( 1 ) has a guide groove.

12. An apparatus, comprising:

a cabinet;

a chassis for accommodating storage processing units with different dimensions, wherein the chassis is fixable in the cabinet through a guiderail; and

wherein the guiderail comprises:

a main body part for supporting the chassis when the chassis is inserted in the cabinet along the guiderail; and

an extended part for fixing the storage processing units extending from the chassis, wherein the extended part extends beyond the main body part.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein a sidewall of the guiderail is configured to have such a height that the chassis is covered by the sidewall of the guiderail in a vertical direction.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the guiderail further comprising a supporting portion arranged at the lower side of the extended part of the guiderail, for supporting the storage processing unit extending from the chassis.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the guiderail further comprising a fixing portion ( 22 ) arranged at the upper side of the extended part ( 20 ) of the guiderail ( 1 ), for fixing the storage processing unit ( 3 ) extending from the chassis ( 2 ) between the supporting portion ( 21 ) and the fixing portion ( 22 ).

16. The Apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the guiderail further comprising at least one embossment ( 24 , 25 ) arranged on the sidewall of the extended part ( 20 ).

17. A cabinet, comprising:

a guiderail, the guiderail comprising:

a main body part for supporting a chassis when the chassis is inserted in the cabinet along the guiderail; and

an extended part for fixing storage processing units extending from the chassis, wherein the extended part extends beyond the main body part; and

a chassis being fixable in the cabinet through the guiderail.

18. The cabinet of claim 17 , wherein a sidewall of the guiderail is configured to have such a height that the chassis is covered by the sidewall of the guiderail in a vertical direction.

19. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the guiderail further comprising a supporting portion arranged at the lower side of the extended part of the guiderail, for supporting the storage processing unit extending from the chassis.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the guiderail further comprising a fixing portion arranged at the upper side of the extended part of the guiderail, for fixing the storage processing unit extending from the chassis between the supporting portion and the fixing portion.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053546/0001) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (045482/0131) Recorded May 20, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.)
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL 045482 FRAME 0395 Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2020
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053546/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (NOTES) Recorded Mar 1, 2018
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (CREDIT) Recorded Mar 1, 2018
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2018
From: ZHAI, HAIFANG; LIU, ALICE AIQIN; PANG, JACKY JIANGUO; ZHOU, MICHAEL HAO; GUO, QINGQIANG
To: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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