US 11,910,555 B2
Rack system and method for positioning a data center rack
Henryk Klaba, Roubaix (FR); Jules Hermann Bonenfant, Lys Lez Lannoy (FR); and Valentin Cartigny, Mons-en-Baroeul (FR)
Assigned to OVH, Roubaix (FR)
Filed by OVH, Roubaix (FR)
Filed on Aug. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/411,366.
Claims priority of application No. 20315399 (EP), filed on Aug. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0071043 A1, Mar. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. H05K 7/14 (2006.01); H05K 7/18 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/1488 (2013.01) [H05K 7/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for positioning a data center rack relative to a rack-supporting frame, the rack-supporting frame comprising left and right vertical support units laterally spaced apart from one another, the method comprising:
affixing at least one left guiding member to the left vertical support unit such that:
part of one of the at least one left guiding member extends frontwardly from a front end surface of the left vertical support unit; and
part of one of the at least one left guiding member extends rearwardly from a rear end surface of the left vertical support unit;
affixing at least one right guiding member to the right vertical support unit such that:
part of one of the at least one right guiding member extends frontwardly from a front end surface of the right vertical support unit; and
part of one of the at least one right guiding member extends rearwardly from a rear end surface of the right vertical support unit;
affixing one front rack-locating member to a lateral end of a front side of the data center rack and affixing another front rack-locating member to an opposite lateral end of the front side of the data center rack;
lifting the data center rack;
inserting the data center rack between the left and right vertical support units until the at least one front rack-locating member abuts either (i) the front end surfaces of the left and right vertical support units, or (ii) the at least one left and right guiding members;
affixing one rear rack-locating member to a lateral end of a rear side of the data center rack and affixing another rear rack-locating member to an opposite lateral end of the rear side of the data center rack; and
lowering the data center rack so that:
the one front rack-locating member is supported by the at least one left guiding member and the another front rack-locating member is supported by the at least one right guiding member; and
the one rear rack-locating member is supported by the at least one left guiding member and the another rear rack-locating member is supported by the at least one right guiding member.