One piece information handling system bezel and latch
An information handling system rack has plural rack slots that accept server information handling systems and secure bezels that couple to the rack to cover the server information handling systems and lock in place. Nonsecure bezels couple to rack slot openings to block airflow through the rack when an information handling system is not present. The nonsecure bezel has latch members that match the secure bezel and that interact with a similar release button through a contiguous piece of material, such as an injection molded piece that defines the release button connected to the latch members and a spring member that defines a pivot location where the latch members are closer to the release button than the pivot location so that a press of the release member retracts the latch members.
1 . An information handling system comprising:
a rack having plural slots, each of the plural slots sized to accept an information handling system housing;
an information handling system inserted into at least one of the plural slots;
a first bezel coupled to the rack at the information handling system, the first bezel having latch members extending from opposing ends to couple to the rack, a release button on each of the opposing sides to release the latch members in response to a press inward at the release buttons, and a lock having an unlocked position that allows actuation of the release buttons and a locked position that prevents actuation of the release buttons, the release buttons separate from the latch members and interacting through plural assembled pieces; and
a second bezel coupled to the rack at a one of the plural slots having an opening without an information handling system, the second bezel having the latch members extending from the opposing ends to couple to the rack and the release button on each of the opposing sides to release the latch members in response to a press inward at the release buttons, the second bezel coupling over the opening with a material contiguous with the release buttons and latch members;
wherein:
the latch members of the second bezel and the release buttons of the second bezel are configured to interact through flexing at pivots of the contiguous material; and
when the release buttons are pressed in, the flexing at the pivots of the contiguous material rotates the release buttons to retract the latch members inward.
2 . The information handling system of claim 1 wherein the latch members of the second bezel are located between the release buttons of the second bezel and the pivots of the second bezel.
3 . The information handling system of claim 2 wherein the second bezel integrates in the material spring members extending inward from the release buttons of the second bezel to support the pivots distal the release button of the second bezel.
4 . The information handling system of claim 3 wherein the second bezel is formed with a contiguous piece of injection molded plastic.
5 . The information handling system of claim 4 further comprising a blocking piece separately coupled to an inner surface of the second bezel to block airflow through openings of the second bezel and into the rack.
6 . The information handling system of claim 3 further comprising:
a second information handling coupled to the rack; and
a third bezel coupled to the second information handling system, wherein the third bezel is identical to the second bezel.
7 . The information handling system of claim 3 wherein the pivots are formed with injection molded plastic to rotate the release buttons of the second bezel at spacing around the release buttons of the second bezel down to the spring members.
8 . The information handling system of claim 7 wherein the injection molded plastic comprises a majority of recycled plastic material.