US 12,242,318 B2
System and method for managing connector positioning in data processing systems
Corey Dean Hartman, Hutto, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/159,921.
Prior Publication US 2024/0256015 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 1/20 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/206 (2013.01) [H05K 7/20172 (2013.01); H05K 7/20718 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A data processing system that provides computer implemented services, the data processing system comprising:
a payload comprising hardware components that provides the computer implemented services;
a fan to cool the payload while the hardware components are providing the computer implemented services; and
a fan carrier assembly adapted to position a plug through which the fan obtains power to operate, the fan carrier assembly comprising:
a connector housing adapted to reposition the plug between a first position and a second position with respect to a body of the fan, the connector housing being rotatably connected to the fan via the fan carrier assembly.