Chassis including a removable coupling mechanism for computing device engagement
A chassis, including a manifold; computing devices; a coupling system, including: a first coupling apparatus positioned at the first side of the chassis, including: a first movement conversion plate including first conversion plate pins and a first conversion plate guide path; a first bar plate including first bar plate guide paths, wherein the first conversion plate pins are positioned within respective first bar plate guide paths; and a coupling bar coupled to the first bar plate and in contact with the one or more computing devices; a lever assembly including: a first lever arm positioned at the first side of the chassis, including a first lever arm guide path, and a first lever arm guide pin positioned within the first conversion plate guide path; and a lever bar coupled to the first lever arm.
1 . A chassis, including:
a manifold;
one or more computing devices positioned between a first side and a second side of the chassis, the second side opposite to the first side;
a coupling system, including:
a first coupling apparatus positioned at the first side of the chassis, including:
a first movement conversion plate including first conversion plate pins and a first conversion plate guide path;
a first bar plate including first bar plate guide paths, wherein the first conversion plate pins are positioned within respective first bar plate guide paths; and
a coupling bar coupled to the first bar plate and in contact with the one or more computing devices;
a lever assembly including:
a first lever arm positioned at the first side of the chassis, including a first lever arm guide path, and a first lever arm guide pin positioned within the first conversion plate guide path; and
a lever bar coupled to the first lever arm,
wherein when the coupling system is in a first state:
the lever assembly is in a first position to define a first position of the first bar plate such that the one or more computing devices are in a first position and uncoupled from the manifold, wherein the first conversion plate pins are positioned at a first end of respective first bar plate guide paths and the first lever arm guide pin is positioned at a first end of the first conversion plate guide path,
wherein when the coupling system is in a second state:
the lever assembly is in a second position to define a second position of the first bar plate such that the one or more computing devices are in a second position and coupled with the manifold, wherein the first conversion plate pins are positioned at a second end of respective first bar plate guide paths opposite to the first end and the first lever arm guide pin is positioned at a second end of the first conversion plate guide path opposite to the first end.
2 . The chassis of claim 1 , wherein the coupling system is removable coupled to the chassis.
3 . The chassis of claim 1 , the first movement conversion plate further includes a plurality of first movement conversion plate slots,
wherein the chassis includes a plurality of chassis pins positioned at the first side,
wherein a subset of the plurality of chassis pins are positioned within respective first movement conversion plate slots.
4 . The chassis of claim 1 , the first lever arm further including a first lever arm slot,
wherein the chassis includes a plurality of chassis pins positioned at the first side,
wherein a first chassis pin of the plurality of chassis pins are positioned within the first lever arm slot.
5 . The chassis of claim 4 , the first movement conversion plate further including a first hooking element,
wherein when the coupling system is in the second state, the first hooking member is in superimposition with the first lever arm slot.
6 . The chassis of claim 1 ,
wherein the chassis includes a plurality of chassis pins positioned at the first side,
wherein when the coupling system is in the second state, a second chassis pin of the plurality of chassis pins is positioned at a first end of the first lever arm guide path.
7 . The chassis of claim 1 , wherein the first lever arm guide pin is further positioned within a particular first bar plate guide path of the first bar plate guide paths.
8 . The chassis of claim 7 ,
wherein the particular first bar plate guide path extends in a first direction,
wherein the first conversion plate pins are positioned within respective first bar plate guide paths that extend in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
9 . The chassis of claim 1 , wherein the computing devices are graphical processing units (GPUs).
10 . The chassis of claim 1 , wherein the coupling bar contacts the one or more computing devices at a first end of the computing devices opposite to a second end of the computing devices that are coupled to the manifold when the coupling system is in the second state.
11 . The chassis of claim 1 ,
the coupling system further including:
a second coupling apparatus positioned at the second side of the chassis, including:
a second movement conversion plate including second conversion plate pins and a second conversion plate guide path; and
a second bar plate including second bar plate guide paths, wherein the second conversion plate pins are positioned within respective second bar plate guide paths,
wherein the coupling bar is coupled to the second bar plate.
12 . The chassis of claim 11 ,
the lever assembly further including:
a second lever arm positioned at the second side of the chassis, including a second lever arm guide path, and a second lever arm guide pin positioned within the second conversion plate guide path,
wherein the lever bar is coupled to the second lever arm.
13 . The chassis of claim 12 ,
wherein when the coupling system is in the first state:
the lever assembly is in the first position to define the first position of the first bar plate such that the one or more computing devices are in the first position and uncoupled from the manifold, wherein the second conversion plate pins are positioned at a first end of respective second bar plate guide paths and the second lever arm guide pin is positioned at a first end of the second conversion plate guide path.
14 . The chassis of claim 13 ,
wherein when the coupling system is in the second state:
the lever assembly is in the second position to define the second position of the second bar plate such that the one or more computing devices are in the second position and coupled with the manifold, wherein the second conversion plate pins are positioned at a second end of respective second bar plate guide paths opposite to the first end and the second lever arm guide pin is positioned at a second end of the second conversion plate guide path opposite to the first end.
15 . A chassis, including:
a manifold;
one or more computing devices positioned between a first side and a second side of a chassis, the second side opposite to the first side;
a coupling system, including:
a first coupling apparatus positioned at the first side of the chassis, including:
a first movement conversion plate including first conversion plate pins and a first conversion plate guide path;
a first bar plate including first bar plate guide paths, wherein the first conversion plate pins are positioned within respective first bar plate guide paths; and
a second coupling apparatus positioned at the second side of the chassis, including:
a second movement conversion plate including second conversion plate pins and a second conversion plate guide path;
a second bar plate including second bar plate guide paths, wherein the second conversion plate pins are positioned within respective second bar plate guide paths; and
a coupling bar coupled to the first bar plate and the second bar plate and in contact with the one or more computing devices;
a lever assembly including:
a first lever arm positioned at the first side of the chassis, including a first lever arm guide path, and a first lever arm guide pin positioned within the first conversion plate guide path;
a second lever arm positioned at the second side of the chassis, including a second lever arm guide path, and a second lever arm guide pin positioned within the second conversion plate guide path; and
a lever bar coupled to the first lever arm and the second lever arm,
wherein when the coupling system is in a first state:
the lever assembly is in a first position to define a first position of the first bar plate such that the one or more computing devices are in a first position and uncoupled from the manifold, wherein the first conversion plate pins are positioned at a first end of respective first bar plate guide paths, the second conversion plate pins are positioned at a first end of respective second bar plate guide paths, the first lever arm guide pin is positioned at a first end of the first conversion plate guide path, and the second lever arm guide pin is positioned at a first end of the second conversion plate guide path,
wherein when the coupling system is in a second state:
the lever assembly is in a second position to define a second position of the second bar plate such that the one or more computing devices are in a second position and coupled with the manifold, wherein the first conversion plate pins are positioned at a second end of respective first bar plate guide paths opposite to the first end, the second conversion plate pins are positioned at a second end of respective second bar plate guide paths opposite to the first end, the first lever arm guide pin is positioned at a second end of the first conversion plate guide path opposite to the first end, and the second lever arm guide pin is positioned at a second end of the second conversion plate guide path opposite to the first end.
16 . The information handling system of claim 15 , wherein the coupling system is removable coupled to the chassis.
17 . The information handling system of claim 15 , wherein the computing devices are graphical processing units (GPUs).
18 . The information handling system of claim 15 , wherein the coupling bar contacts the one or more computing devices at a first end of the computing devices opposite to a second end of the computing devices that are coupled to the manifold when the coupling system is in the second state.