US 12,443,220 B2
Information handling system keyboard support with internal component assembly features
Chiu-Jung Tsen, Zhubei (TW); Jace W. Files, Round Rock, TX (US); and John Trevor Morrison, Round Rock, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/081,093.
Prior Publication US 2024/0201735 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1616 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1662 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information handling system comprising:
a housing having first and second housing portions rotationally coupled by a hinge;
a processor disposed in the first housing portion and operable to execute instructions that process information;
a memory disposed in the first housing portion and interfaced with the processor, the memory storing the instructions and information;
a component disposed in the housing and interfaced with the processor and having a lock feature, the component is configured to couple to the housing by sliding horizontally;
a keyboard assembly coupled to the first housing portion to expose plural keys configured to accept end user key press inputs, the keyboard assembly coupling to the first housing portion to contain the processor, memory and component in an interior of the first housing portion; and
a component lock member extending from the keyboard assembly into the first housing portion interior aligned to vertically engage the lock feature when the keyboard assembly slides horizontally relative to the housing, engagement of the component lock member and component lock feature securing the component in a position in the first housing portion interior by preventing horizontal sliding of the component
wherein:
the component comprises a battery, the lock feature defined as a notch at one side of the battery, the battery including a battery enable switch that enables power transfer to and from the battery when engaged and disables power transfer to and from the battery when disengaged;
the component lock member comprises a member aligned to insert in the notch; and
insertion of the component lock member into the notch engages the battery enable switch and removal of the component lock member from the notch disengages the battery enable switch.