Granted Patent B1

US 11,543,602 · App. 17/354,964 · Granted Jan 3, 2023

Inventors: Shree Rathinasamy (Round Rock, TX); Maunish Shah (Austin, TX)

Assignee: Dell Products L.P.

G02B6/3898G02B6/3897

Abstract

Claims (44)

1. A cable connector disconnection system, comprising:

a cable including a cable connector; and

a computing device including:

a computing device connector that is configured to connect to the cable connector;

a cable connector disconnection actuator that is spaced apart from the computing device connector on the computing device and that is configured to move relative to the computing device; and

a cable connector engagement subsystem that is located immediately adjacent the computing device connector and that is coupled to the cable connector disconnection actuator, wherein the movement of the cable connector disconnection actuator relative to the computing device when the cable connector is connected to the computing device connector causes the cable connector engagement subsystem to move relative to the computing device connector and into engagement with the cable connector to disconnect the cable connector from the computing device connector.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the cable connector includes a cable connector sleeve, and wherein the movement of the cable connector disconnection actuator relative to the computing device when the cable connector is connected to the computing device connector causes the cable connector engagement subsystem to move relative to the computing device connector and into engagement with the cable connector sleeve to disconnect the cable connector from the computing device connector.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the cable connector disconnection actuator extends from the computing device and is configured to move into the computing device in response to a force on the cable connector disconnection actuator.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computing device further includes:

a cable connector connection indicator; and

a cable connector sensor that is coupled to the cable connector connection indicator and that is configured to:

detect that the cable connector has been connected to the computing device connector; and

cause, in response to detecting that the cable connector has been connected to the computing device connector, the cable connector connection indicator to indicate the connection of the cable connector to the computing device connector.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the cable connector connection indicator is included on the cable connector disconnection actuator.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the cable is a Multi-fiber Push On (MPO) fiber optic cable and the cable connector is an MPO cable connector.

7. An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:

a chassis;

a computing device connector that is accessible on the chassis and that is configured to connect to a cable connector;

a cable connector disconnection actuator that is spaced apart from the computing device connector on the chassis and that is configured to move relative to the chassis; and

a cable connector engagement subsystem that is located immediately adjacent the computing device connector and that is coupled to the cable connector disconnection actuator, wherein the movement of the cable connector disconnection actuator relative to the chassis when the cable connector is connected to the computing device connector causes the cable connector engagement subsystem to move relative to the computing device connector and into engagement with the cable connector to disconnect the cable connector from the computing device connector.

8. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the movement of the cable connector disconnection actuator relative to the chassis when the cable connector is connected to the computing device connector causes the cable connector engagement subsystem to move relative to the computing device connector and into engagement with a cable connector sleeve on the cable connector to disconnect the cable connector from the computing device connector.

9. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the cable connector disconnection actuator extends from the chassis and is configured to move into the chassis in response to a force on the cable connector disconnection actuator.

10. The IHS of claim 9 , further comprising:

a resilient member that is coupled to the cable connector disconnection actuator and that is configured to bias the cable connector disconnection actuator to extend from the chassis in the absence of the force on the cable connector disconnection actuator.

11. The IHS of claim 7 , further comprising:

a cable connector connection indicator; and

a cable connector sensor that is coupled to the cable connector connection indicator and that is configured to:

detect that the cable connector has been connected to the computing device connector; and

cause, in response to detecting that the cable connector has been connected to the computing device connector, the cable connector connection indicator to indicate the connection of the cable connector to the computing device connector.

12. The IHS of claim 11 , wherein the cable connector connection indicator is included on the cable connector disconnection actuator.

13. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the computing device connector is configured to connect to a Multi-fiber Push On (MPO) fiber optic cable connector on an MPO cable.

14. A method for disconnecting a cable connector, comprising:

connecting, by a computing device connector on a chassis, to a cable connector on a cable;

moving, by a cable connector disconnection actuator that is included on the chassis and spaced apart from the computing device connector, relative to the chassis; and

moving, by a cable connector engagement subsystem that is located immediately adjacent the computing device connector on the chassis and in response to the movement of the cable connector disconnection actuator relative to the chassis, relative to the computing device connector and into engagement with the cable connector to disconnect the cable connector from the computing device connector.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the movement of the cable connector disconnection actuator relative to the chassis causes the cable connector engagement subsystem to move relative to the computing device connector and into engagement with a cable connector sleeve on the cable connector to disconnect the cable connector from the computing device connector.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the cable connector disconnection actuator extends from the chassis and is configured to move into the chassis in response to a force on the cable connector disconnection actuator.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

biasing, by a resilient member that is coupled to the cable connector disconnection actuator, the cable connector disconnection actuator to extend from the chassis in the absence of the force on the cable connector disconnection actuator.

18. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

detecting, by a cable connector connection sensor that is included in the chassis, that the cable connector has been connected to the computing device connector; and

causing, by the cable connector connection sensor in response to detecting that the cable connector has been connected to the computing device connector, a cable connector connection indicator to indicate the connection of the cable connector to the computing device connector.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the cable connector connection indicator is included on the cable connector disconnection actuator.

20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the cable is a Multi-fiber Push On (MPO) fiber optic cable and the cable connector is an MPO cable connector.

Assignments (8)