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Multi-function handle for Information Handling System (IHS) chassis

US9872413B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Dell Products L.P. · US

Inventors

Hung-I Lin · Cambridge, US
Hana Schuster Smith · Boulder, US
Chun Yang Tseng · Taipei, TW
Richard Andrew Crisp · Austin, US
Timothy C. Dearborn · Wellesley, US
Hsiang-Yin Hung · Taipei, TW

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 23, 2015
Grant date	Jan 16, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 8, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05K7/1489
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multi-function handle for Information Handling System (IHS) chassis is described. In some embodiments, a chassis may include a sled configured to be installed in a rack; a drawer configured to slide in and out of the sled; and a front panel comprising a handle and a selector, the selector configured to allow a user to selectively pull from the rack using the handle: (i) the drawer without the sled, or (ii) the sled and the drawer. A method may include accessing a chassis installed in a rack, the chassis comprising: (i) a drawer configured to slide in and out of a sled; and (ii) a front panel having a handle and a selector; determining that the selector is in a first position; and pulling the handle to slide the drawer without the sled outward from the rack.

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