US 11,997,822 B2
Modular design to support variable configurations of front chassis modules
Jean Marie Doglio, Round Rock, TX (US); Richard W. Guzman, Austin, TX (US); Sean P. O'Donnell, Poughkeepsie, NY (US); Nicholas Adam Kelly, Georgetown, TX (US); and Robert G. Bassman, Dalton, MA (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/509,927.
Prior Publication US 2023/0126299 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. H05K 7/14 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01); G11B 33/12 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/1489 (2013.01) [G06F 1/183 (2013.01); G06F 1/186 (2013.01); G06F 1/187 (2013.01); G11B 33/127 (2013.01); G11B 33/128 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A chassis assembly comprising:
a chassis including a bottom panel, a left side panel, and a right side panel that are of one continuous single material, wherein the left side panel includes a left rail guide that is fixed to the left side panel, wherein the right side panel includes a right rail guide that is moveable from the right side panel by a captive attachment, wherein the captive attachment is adapted to pull the right rail guide to the right side panel when the captive attachment is tightened, and wherein the bottom panel includes slots; and
a plurality of block assemblies, each block assembly of the block assemblies including a left rail attached to a left sidewall and a right rail attached to a right sidewall, wherein the left rail of the left sidewall of a leftmost block assembly of the block assemblies interlocks with the left rail guide of the chassis when sliding from a front to a rear of the chassis, wherein the right rail of the right sidewall of a rightmost block assembly of the block assemblies interlocks with the right rail guide of the chassis when sliding from the front to the rear of the chassis, wherein the right rail of each block assembly of the block assemblies includes a flange that is adapted to secure and interlock to lips of the slots of the bottom panel of the chassis, and wherein the left rail of each block assembly of the block assemblies is configured to interlock with the right rail of each block assembly of the block assemblies.