Card/chassis coupling system
View Patent ↗A card/chassis coupling system includes a chassis defining a chassis housing with a chassis wall defining a card entrance to the chassis housing. The chassis wall engages a securing element on a card to secure it in the chassis housing. A card/chassis release device adjacent the card entrance includes a base in the chassis housing, and a card mover member and securing element release member that are each moveably coupled to the base and to an actuator member extending through the chassis wall. Movement of the actuator member into the chassis housing causes the securing element release member to move relative to the base to engage the securing element on the card and disengage it from the chassis wall, and causes the card mover member to move relative to the base to engage the card and move it through the card entrance and out of the chassis housing.
1. A card/chassis coupling system, comprising:
a chassis that defines a chassis housing;
a chassis wall that is included on the chassis and that defines a card entrance to the chassis housing, wherein the chassis wall is configured to engage a first securing element on a card to secure the card in the chassis housing; and
a first card/chassis release device that is located adjacent the card entrance, wherein the first card/chassis release device includes:
a first base that is located in the chassis housing;
a first card mover member that is movably coupled to the first base;
a first securing element release member that is moveably coupled to the first base adjacent the first card mover member; and
a first actuator member that is coupled to each of the first card mover member and the first securing element release member, wherein the first actuator member extends through the chassis wall and is configured, in response to a first force that moves the first actuator member into the chassis housing when the card is positioned in the chassis housing, to:
first cause the first securing element release member to move relative to the first base and into engagement with the first securing element on the card such that the first securing element disengages the chassis wall; and
then cause the first card mover member to move relative to the first base and into engagement with the card to move the card through the card entrance and out of the chassis housing.
2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second card/chassis release device that is located adjacent the card entrance and opposite the card entrance from the first card/chassis release device, wherein the second card/chassis release device includes:
a second base that is located in the chassis housing;
a second card mover member that is movably coupled to the second base;
a second securing element release member that is moveably coupled to the second base adjacent the second card mover member; and
a second actuator member that is coupled to each of the second card mover member and the second securing element release member, wherein the second actuator member extends through the chassis wall and is configured, in response to a second force that moves the second actuator member into the chassis housing when the card is positioned in the chassis housing, to:
first cause the second securing element release member to move relative to the second base and into engagement with the second securing element on the card such that the second securing element disengages the chassis wall; and
then cause the second card mover member to move relative to the second base and into engagement with the card to move the card through the card entrance and out of the chassis housing.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first securing element release member is rotatably coupled to the first base by a rotatable coupling, and wherein the movement of first actuator member into the chassis housing causes an engagement of the first actuator member and the first securing element release member to rotate the first securing element release member about the rotatable coupling and into engagement with the first securing element on the card such that the first securing element disengages the chassis wall.
4. The system of claim 3 , further comprising:
a biasing member that is provided on the first securing element release member and that is configured to bias the first securing element release member to resist rotation about the rotatable coupling and into engagement with the first securing element on the card.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first card mover member is rotatably coupled to the first base by a rotatable coupling, and wherein the movement of first actuator member into the chassis housing causes an engagement of the first actuator member and the first card mover member to rotate the first card mover member about the rotatable coupling and into engagement with the card to move the card through the card entrance and out of the chassis housing.
6. The system of claim 5 , further comprising:
a biasing member that is provided on the first card mover member and that is configured to bias the first card mover member to resist rotation about the rotatable coupling and into engagement with the card.
7. An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising: a chassis defining a chassis housing; a processing system that is located in the chassis housing; a chassis wall that is included on the chassis and that defines a card entrance to the chassis housing; a card that is located in the chassis housing and coupled to the processing system, wherein the chassis wall engages a first securing element on the card to secure the card in the chassis housing; and a first card/chassis release device that is located adjacent the card entrance, wherein the first card/chassis release device includes: a first base that is located in the chassis housing; a first card mover member that is movably coupled to the first base; a first securing element release member that is moveably coupled to the first base adjacent the first card mover member; and a first actuator member that is coupled to each of the first card mover member and the first securing element release member, wherein the first actuator member extends through the chassis wall and is configured, in response to a first force that moves the first actuator member into the chassis housing, to: first cause the first securing element release member to move relative to the first base and into engagement with the first securing element on the card such that the first securing element disengages the chassis wall; and then cause the first card mover member to move relative to the first base and into engagement with the card to move the card through the card entrance and out of the chassis housing.
8. The IHS of claim 7 , further comprising:
a second card/chassis release device that is located adjacent the card entrance and opposite the card entrance from the first card/chassis release device, wherein the second card/chassis release device includes:
a second base that is located in the chassis housing;
a second card mover member that is movably coupled to the second base;
a second securing element release member that is moveably coupled to the second base adjacent the second card mover member; and
a second actuator member that is coupled to each of the second card mover member and the second securing element release member, wherein the second actuator member extends through the chassis wall and is configured, in response to a second force that moves the second actuator member into the chassis housing when the card is positioned in the chassis housing, to:
first cause the second securing element release member to move relative to the second base and into engagement with the second securing element on the card such that the second securing element disengages the chassis wall; and
then cause the second card mover member to move relative to the second base and into engagement with the card to move the card through the card entrance and out of the chassis housing.
9. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the first securing element release member is rotatably coupled to the first base by a rotatable coupling, and wherein the movement of first actuator member into the chassis housing causes an engagement of the first actuator member and the first securing element release member to rotate the first securing element release member about the rotatable coupling and into engagement with the first securing element on the card such that the first securing element disengages the chassis wall.
10. The IHS of claim 9 , further comprising:
a biasing member that is provided on the first securing element release member and that is configured to bias the first securing element release member to resist rotation about the rotatable coupling and into engagement with the first securing element on the card.
11. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the first card mover member is rotatably coupled to the first base by a rotatable coupling, and wherein the movement of first actuator member into the chassis housing causes an engagement of the first actuator member and the first card mover member to rotate the first card mover member about the rotatable coupling and into engagement with the card to move the card through the card entrance and out of the chassis housing.
12. The IHS of claim 11 , further comprising:
a biasing member that is provided on the first card mover member and that is configured to bias the first card mover member to resist rotation about the rotatable coupling and into engagement with the card.
13. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the card is a Network Interface Controller (NIC) card.
14. A method for coupling a card to a chassis, comprising: engaging, by a chassis wall that is included on the chassis, a first securing element on the card that has been moved through a chassis entrance defined by the chassis and into a chassis housing defined by the chassis, wherein the engagement of the chassis wall and the first securing element secures the card in the chassis housing; moving, in response to a first force, a first actuator member that extends through the chassis wall and that is included on a first card/chassis release device that is located adjacent the card entrance and that includes a first base that is located in the chassis housing; first causing, in response to the movement of the first actuator member, a first securing element release member that is movably coupled to the first base to move relative to the first base and into engagement with the first securing element on the card such that the first securing element disengages the chassis wall; and then causing, in response to the movement of the first actuator member, a first card mover member that is movably coupled to the first base to move relative to the first base and into engagement with the card to move the card through the card entrance and out of the chassis housing.
15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
moving, in response to a second force, a second actuator member that extends through the chassis wall and that is included on a second card/chassis release device that is located adjacent the card entrance and opposite the card entrance from the first card/chassis release device and that includes a second base that is located in the chassis housing;
first causing, in response to the movement of the second actuator member, a second securing element release member that is movably coupled to the second base to move relative to the second base and into engagement with the second securing element on the card such that the second securing element disengages the chassis wall; and
then causing, in response to the movement of the second actuator member, a second card mover member that is movably coupled to the second base to move relative to the second base and into engagement with the card to move the card through the card entrance and out of the chassis housing.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first securing element release member is rotatably coupled to the first base by a rotatable coupling, and wherein the movement of first actuator member into the chassis housing causes an engagement of the first actuator member and the first securing element release member to rotate the first securing element release member about the rotatable coupling and into engagement with the first securing element on the card such that the first securing element disengages the chassis wall.
17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
biasing, via a biasing member that is provided on the first securing element release member, the first securing element release member to resist rotation about the rotatable coupling and into engagement with the first securing element on the card.
18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first card mover member is rotatably coupled to the first base by a rotatable coupling, and wherein the movement of first actuator member into the chassis housing causes an engagement of the first actuator member and the first card mover member to rotate the first card mover member about the rotatable coupling and into engagement with the card to move the card through the card entrance and out of the chassis housing.
19. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
biasing, by a biasing member that is provided on the first card mover member, the first card mover member to resist rotation about the rotatable coupling and into engagement with the card.
20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the card is a Network Interface Controller (NIC) card.