Externally mounted internal component retention system
An externally mounted internal component retention device includes a base. A first chassis securing member extends from the base. The first chassis securing member is configured to engage a chassis to resist movement of the base relative to the chassis when the base is positioned immediately adjacent to an external mount surface on the chassis. A first internal component engagement member also extends from the base. The first internal component engagement member is configured to extend through an engagement member chassis aperture defined by the chassis and engage an internal component that is housed in the chassis to resist movement of the internal component relative to the chassis when the base is positioned immediately adjacent the external mount surface on the chassis.
1. An externally mounted internal component retention device, comprising:
a base;
a first chassis securing member extending from the base, wherein the first chassis securing member is configured to engage a chassis to resist movement of the base relative to the chassis when the base is positioned immediately adjacent an external mount surface on the chassis; and
a first internal component engagement member extending from the base, wherein the first internal component engagement member is configured to extend through an engagement member chassis aperture defined by the chassis and engage an internal component that is housed in the chassis to resist movement of the internal component relative to the chassis when the base is positioned immediately adjacent the external mount surface on the chassis.
2. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a handle that extends from a first side of the base, wherein the first internal component engagement member extends from a second side of the base that is opposite the base from the first side.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first chassis securing member extends from the base in a first direction and is configured to engage a first securing member chassis aperture defined by the chassis, and wherein the device further comprises:
a second chassis securing member that extends from the base in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the second chassis securing member is configured to engage a second securing member chassis aperture that is defined by the chassis.
4. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one second internal component engagement member extending from the base, wherein each of the first internal component engagement member and the at least one second internal component engagement member are configured to extend through a respective engagement member chassis aperture defined by the chassis to engage a respective internal component housed in the chassis to resist movement of that internal component relative to the chassis when the base is positioned immediately adjacent the external mount surface on the chassis.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first internal component engagement member is configured to extend through the engagement member chassis aperture defined by the chassis, and extend through an engagement member internal component aperture defined by the internal component housed in the chassis in order to engage the internal component.
6. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a resilient member located on the base between the first chassis securing member and the first internal component engagement member, wherein the resilient member is configured to allow the first chassis securing member to move relative to the first internal component engagement member in order to allow the first chassis securing member to become positioned in a securing member chassis aperture defined by the chassis when the first internal component engagement member is engaging the internal component.
7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the internal component is a card coupled to a connector that is housed in the chassis, and wherein the first internal component engagement member resisting movement of the internal component relative to the chassis operates to resist disengagement of the card from the connector.
8. An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:
a chassis defining a chassis housing and an engagement member chassis aperture that extends through the chassis to the chassis housing, wherein the chassis includes an external mount surface that is located opposite the chassis from the chassis housing;
an internal component located in the chassis housing adjacent the engagement member chassis aperture; and
a retention device located immediately adjacent the external mount surface of the chassis, wherein the retention device includes:
a first chassis securing member that engages the chassis to resist movement of the retention device relative to the chassis; and
a first internal component engagement member extending through the engagement member chassis aperture and engaging the internal component to resist movement of the internal component relative to the chassis.
9. The IHS of claim 8 , wherein the retention device includes: a handle that extends from a first side of the retention device, wherein the first internal component engagement member extends from a second side of the retention device that is opposite the retention device from the first side.
10. The IHS of claim 8 , wherein the chassis defines a first securing member chassis aperture and a second securing member aperture, and wherein the first chassis securing member extends from the retention device in a first direction to engage the first securing member chassis aperture, and wherein the retention device further comprises: a second chassis securing member that extends from the retention device in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction to engage the second securing member chassis aperture.
11. The IHS of claim 8 , wherein the chassis defines a plurality of engagement member chassis apertures, and wherein the IHS further comprises: a plurality of internal components located in the chassis housing, wherein the retention device includes: at least one second internal component engagement member extending from the retention device, wherein each of the first internal component engagement member and the at least one second internal component engagement member extend through respective engagement member chassis apertures to engage respective internal components to resist movement of those internal component relative to the chassis.
12. The IHS of claim 8 , wherein the internal component defines an engagement member internal component aperture, and wherein the first internal component engagement member extends through the engagement member chassis aperture and the engagement member internal component aperture in order to engage the internal component.
13. The IHS of claim 8 , wherein the chassis defines a securing member chassis aperture, and wherein the retention device includes: a resilient member located between the first chassis securing member and the first internal component engagement member, wherein the resilient member is configured to allow the first chassis securing member to move relative to the first internal component engagement member in order to allow the first chassis securing member to become positioned in the securing member chassis aperture when the first internal component engagement member is engaging the internal component.
14. A method for securing an internal component in a chassis, comprising:
providing an internal component in a chassis housing defined by a chassis such that the internal component is located adjacent an engagement member chassis aperture that is defined by the chassis and extends through the chassis to the chassis housing; and
positioning a retention device immediately adjacent an external mount surface on the chassis that is located adjacent the engagement member aperture, wherein the positioning of the retention device causes:
a first chassis securing member on the retention device to engage the chassis to resist movement of the retention device relative to the chassis; and
a first internal component engagement member on the retention device to extend through the engagement member chassis aperture to engage the internal component and resist movement of the internal component relative to the chassis.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the positioning the retention device is performed using a handle that extends from a first side of the retention device, wherein the first internal component engagement member extends from a second side of the retention device that is opposite the retention device from the first side.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the chassis defines a first securing member chassis aperture and a second securing member aperture, and wherein the first chassis securing member extends from the retention device in a first direction and into the first securing member chassis aperture to engage the chassis, and wherein the positioning of the retention device causes:
a second chassis securing member that extends from the retention device in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction to extend into the second securing member chassis aperture to engage the chassis.
17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the chassis defines a plurality of engagement member chassis apertures, and wherein a plurality of internal components are located in the chassis housing, wherein the positioning of the retention device causes:
the first internal component engagement member and at least one second internal component engagement member on the retention device to extend through respective engagement member chassis apertures to engage respective internal components to resist movement of those internal component relative to the chassis.
18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the internal component defines an engagement member internal component aperture, and wherein the positioning of the retention device causes:
the first internal component engagement member to extend through the engagement member chassis aperture and the engagement member internal component aperture in order to engage the internal component.
19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the chassis defines a securing member chassis aperture, and wherein the positioning of the retention device causes:
a resilient member located between the first chassis securing member and the first internal component engagement member to allow the first chassis securing member to move relative to the first internal component engagement member in order to allow the first chassis securing member to become positioned in the securing member chassis aperture when the first internal component engagement member is engaging the internal component.
20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the internal component is a card coupled to a connector that is housed in the chassis, and wherein the first internal component engagement member resisting movement of the internal component relative to the chassis operates to resist disengagement of the card from the connector.