Patent ID: 9022434
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A latch for securing a compute node enclosure in a bay of a chassis, comprising: a frame securable to a proximal end of a compute node enclosure; a handle pivotally secured to the frame intermediate a proximal end of the handle and a distal end of the handle so that the handle can be pivoted between a closed position and an open position; a pawl having a proximal end, a distal end, a latch key intermediate the proximal and distal ends, and a landing at the distal end, wherein the proximal end of the pawl is pivotally coupled to the distal end of the handle, wherein the latch key extends laterally from the pawl and forms a proximally directed surface, and wherein the landing extends laterally from the pawl and forms a distally directed surface; a spring element coupled between the handle and the pawl to bias the pawl towards an edge of the frame; and a stop element on the handle that retracts the pawl in response to the handle being rotated to the open position; wherein the latch facilitates interfacing of the compute node enclosure in a bay of a chassis by engaging the latch key of the pawl with a proximal end of a slot in a chassis wall that at least partially defines the bay of the chassis as the handle is moved from the open position to the closed position; and wherein the latch facilitates removal of the compute node enclosure from the bay of the chassis by engaging the landing of the pawl with a distal end of the slot in the chassis wall as the handle is moved from the closed position towards the open position.