US 12,484,180 B2
Server system open compute project mounting system
Daniel Alvarado, Pflugerville, TX (US); Mark A. Smith, Georgetown, TX (US); and Po-Li Hsieh, Taoyuan (TW)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/130,115.
Prior Publication US 2024/0334636 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. H05K 7/14 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/1489 (2013.01) [G06F 1/183 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A floating network component retention system, comprising:
a floating network component guide device, the floating network component guide device being configured to mount within a rear portion of a network component mounting bay; and,
a floating network component retention device configured to be mounted to a rear edge of the network component mounting bay, the floating network component retention device providing access to the floating network component guide device when in an open position and fixedly mounting a floating network receiving assembly within a network component mounting bay when in a closed position.
 
7. A network component mounting system comprising:
a network component mounting bay; and,
a floating network component retention system mounted within the network component mounting bay, the floating network component retention system comprising:
a floating network component guide device, the floating network component guide device being configured to mount within a rear portion of the network component mounting bay; and,
a floating network component retention device configured to be mounted to a rear edge of the network component mounting bay, the floating network component retention device providing access to the floating network component guide device when in an open position and fixedly mounting a floating network component receiving assembly within the network component mounting bay when in a closed position.
 
13. A system comprising:
a processor;
a data bus coupled to the processor;
a network component mounting bay; and,
a floating network component retention system mounted within the network component mounting bay, the network component project retention system comprising:
a floating network component guide device, the floating network component guide device being configured to mount within a rear portion of the network component mounting bay; and,
a floating network component retention device configured to be mounted to a rear edge of the network component mounting bay, the floating network component retention device providing access to the floating network component guide device when in an open position and fixedly mounting a floating network component receiving assembly within the network component mounting bay when in a closed position.