US 12,446,178 B2
Electronic device ejection mechanism with selectively disableable ejection function
Brian Eunsup Lee, Suisun City, CA (US); Vance Brey Murakami, Los Gatos, CA (US); Harold Zin Htutt, Fremont, CA (US); and Richard E. Schlack, Newark, DE (US)
Assigned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Spring, TX (US); and Southco, Inc., Concordville, PA (US)
Filed by HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP, Spring, TX (US); and Southco, Inc., Concordville, PA (US)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/146,006.
Prior Publication US 2024/0215192 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
Int. Cl. H05K 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/1401 (2013.01) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device, comprising:
a chassis configured to house an electronic component and to be removably received within a system chassis of an electronic system; and
an ejection mechanism coupled to the chassis and comprising an actuatable portion, an engagement portion, and a link transitionable between a first state and a second state,
wherein the engagement portion is configured to, on condition of the chassis being received within the system chassis, engage with the system chassis such that actuation of the engagement portion in a first direction moves the chassis from an installed position into an ejected position relative to the system chassis;
wherein in the first state of the link, actuation of the actuatable portion in the first direction causes actuation of the engagement portion in the first direction, and
wherein in the second state of the link, actuation of the actuatable portion in the first direction does not cause actuation of the engagement portion in the first direction.