Modularly-constructed information handling system having perforated chassis design for receiving varying sizes of snap-in components
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-001/16
G06F-001/18
출원번호
US-0672574
(2015-03-30)
등록번호
US-9880592
(2018-01-30)
발명자
/ 주소
Alvarado, Daniel
Bailey, Edmond I.
Carver, Walter R.
출원인 / 주소
Dell Products, L.P.
대리인 / 주소
Isidore PLLC
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초록▼
An information handling system (IHS) includes a modularly-constructed chassis for receiving varying sizes of snap-in compute components for assembly of the IHS. The modularly-constructed chassis includes a base panel having a chassis surface that includes more than one engagement feature formed with
An information handling system (IHS) includes a modularly-constructed chassis for receiving varying sizes of snap-in compute components for assembly of the IHS. The modularly-constructed chassis includes a base panel having a chassis surface that includes more than one engagement feature formed within the chassis surface and a selected at least one of a first tray that is sized to receive a first compute component of a first size and a second tray that is sized to receive a second compute component of a second size. The first and second trays have a bottom surface with more than one complementary engagement feature formed within the bottom surface to snap-in corresponding engagement features of the base panel. The IHS includes one or more connecting cabling interconnecting the at least two compute components.
대표청구항▼
1. A modularly-constructed chassis of an Information Handling System (IHS), the modularly-constructed chassis comprising: a base panel having a chassis surface;more than one engagement features formed within the chassis surface;a plurality of infrastructure supports, each for a different compute com
1. A modularly-constructed chassis of an Information Handling System (IHS), the modularly-constructed chassis comprising: a base panel having a chassis surface;more than one engagement features formed within the chassis surface;a plurality of infrastructure supports, each for a different compute component, the plurality of infrastructure supports each mounted to more than one engagement feature and having more than one complementary engagement feature, each infrastructure support designed to receive different snap-in compute components of different sizes, the plurality of infrastructure supports including a different size infrastructure support for each of a power supply unit, a motherboard, a processor, storage drives, and a memory, wherein a fully functional IHS is configured on the base panel utilizing the plurality of infrastructure supports and corresponding ones of the power supply unit, the motherboard, the processor, the storage drives, and the memory snapped into a respective infrastructure support and interconnected with connecting cabling, including communication buses. 2. The modularly-constructed chassis of claim 1, wherein one of the more than one engagement feature and the complementary engagement features comprises a male engagement feature and another of the more than one engagement feature and the complementary engagement features comprises a female engagement feature. 3. The modularly-constructed chassis of claim 1, wherein: the more than one engagement feature of the chassis surface comprise an array of regularly spaced holes or perforations as female engagement features; andthe trays include complementary engagement features formed on or attached to a bottom surface of each tray as male engagement features to allow insertion into the female engagement features formed within the chassis surface. 4. The modularly constructed chassis of claim 1, wherein the infrastructure support comprises: at least a first tray that is sized to receive a first compute component and a second tray that is sized to receive a second compute component, each of the first and second trays having a bottom surface with more than one complementary engagement feature formed within the bottom surface to snap-in corresponding engagement features of the base panel; andwherein the at least one of the first and second trays respectively support modular insertion of selectable first and second compute components and enables downstream provisioning and assembly of a fully functional IHS using the modularly-constructed chassis and end-user selectable trays and compute components. 5. The modularly-constructed chassis of claim 4, wherein the first and second tray comprise a molded material having integrally molded complementary engagement features. 6. The modularly-constructed chassis of claim 4, wherein: the first and second tray are made with a vibration isolating material; andthe first and second compute components each comprise a vibration susceptible compute component. 7. The modularly-constructed chassis of claim 4, further comprising a cover that comprises a molded material and that flexibly engages the base panel to form an enclosure around the inserted compute components. 8. The modularly-constructed chassis of claim 7, wherein at least one of the base panel, first tray, second tray, and the cover comprise a biodegradable material. 9. The modularly-constructed chassis of claim 1, wherein the computer component is an air mover and the infrastructure support includes a metal support that provides strength, thermal conductivity, and electrical conductivity required for the compute component. 10. An information handling system (IHS) comprising: a plurality of compute components, including at least a first compute component of a first size and a second compute component of a second size, the plurality of computer components being downstream selectable components and including a power supply unit, a motherboard, a processor, storage drives, and a memory; anda modularly-constructed chassis for receiving varying sizes of snap-in compute components for assembly of the IHS, the modularly-constructed chassis comprising: a base panel having a chassis surface that includes more than one engagement feature formed within the chassis surface; anda plurality of infrastructure supports, each for a different compute component, the plurality of infrastructure supports each mounted to more than one engagement feature and having more than one complementary engagement feature, each infrastructure support designed to receive different snap-in compute components of different sizes, the plurality of infrastructure supports including a different size infrastructure support for each of the power supply unit, the motherboard, the processor, the storage drives, and the memory, wherein the functional IHS is configured on the base panel utilizing the plurality of infrastructure supports and corresponding ones of the power supply unit, the motherboard, the processor, the storage drives, and the memory each snapped into a respective infrastructure support; andone or more connecting cabling interconnecting the compute components, the connecting cabling including communication busses. 11. The IHS of claim 10, wherein one of the more than one engagement feature and the complementary engagement features comprises a male engagement feature and another of the more than one engagement feature and the complementary engagement features comprises a female engagement feature. 12. The IHS of claim 10, wherein: the base panel comprises a molded material;the more than one engagement feature of the chassis surface comprise an array of regularly spaced holes or perforations as female engagement features; andthe plurality of infrastructure supports include a first tray and a second tray made with a molded material having integrally molded complementary engagement features formed on or attached to a bottom surface of each tray as male engagement features to allow insertion into the female engagement features formed within the chassis surface. 13. The IHS of claim 10, wherein: the plurality of infrastructure supports comprises a selected first tray that is sized to receive the first compute component and a second tray that is sized to receive the second compute component, each of the first and second trays having a bottom surface with more than one complementary engagement feature formed within the bottom surface to snap-into corresponding engagement features of the base panel;the first and second tray made with a vibration isolating material; andthe first and second compute components each comprise a vibration susceptible compute component. 14. The IHS of claim 10, further comprising a cover that comprises a molded material and that flexibly engages the base panel to form an enclosure to the compute components. 15. The modularly-constructed chassis of claim 14, wherein at least one of the base panel, first tray, second tray, and the cover comprise a biodegradable material. 16. A method of manufacturing a modularly-constructed chassis of an Information Handling System (IHS), the method comprising: manufacturing a chassis having a base panel that includes a chassis surface having more than one engagement feature formed within the chassis surface for mounting a plurality of different infrastructure supports each for a different compute component; andforming the plurality of different infrastructure supports, each having more than one complementary engagement feature for mounting to engagement features of the chassis surface, each infrastructure support designed to receive different snap-in compute components of different sizes, and including different sized infrastructure supports for each of a power supply unit, a motherboard, a processor, storage drives, and a memory, wherein a functional IHS is configurable on the base panel utilizing the plurality of infrastructure supports and corresponding ones of the power supply unit, the motherboard, the processor, the storage drives, and the memory each snapped into a respective infrastructure support and interconnected via connecting cabling. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein: forming the plurality of different infrastructure supports comprises forming a first tray that is sized to receive a first compute component and a second tray that is sized to receive a second compute component, each of the first and second trays having a bottom surface with more than one complementary engagement feature formed within the bottom surface to snap-into corresponding engagement features of the base panel; andthe first and second tray are made with a vibration isolating material to accommodate insertion of respective first and second vibration susceptible compute components. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein: the more than one engagement feature and the corresponding engagement features comprises a male engagement feature and another of the engagement feature and the corresponding engagement features comprises a female engagement feature;the more than one engagement feature of the chassis surface comprise an array of regularly spaced holes or perforations as female engagement features; andthe plurality of infrastructure supports include a first tray and a second tray made with a molded material having integrally molded complementary engagement features formed on or attached to a bottom surface of each tray as male engagement features to allow insertion into the female engagement features formed within the chassis surface. 19. The method of claim 17, wherein manufacturing the chassis comprises molding the base panel and forming perforations in the chassis surface as the more than one engagement feature. 20. The method of claim 17, wherein forming the selected at least one of the first and second trays comprises molding one of the first and second trays and forming integrally molded complementary engagement features on the bottom surface.
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