Patent ID: 7675742

Claim:
A KVM module configured for a server rack, the KVM module comprising: a flat panel display; a keyboard module, having a housing; a cursor control device; a KVM switch for coupling the flat panel display, the keyboard module and the cursor control device to at least one computer; an L-shaped supporting frame secured on the server rack, wherein the L-shaped supporting frame comprises a vertical plane and a horizontal plane perpendicularly connected to the vertical plane; a first sliding rail secured on the vertical plane of the L-shaped supporting frame, wherein the flat panel display slides along the first sliding rail; a second sliding rail secured on the horizontal plane of the L-shaped supporting frame, wherein the keyboard module slides along the second sliding rail, and the keyboard module and the flat panel display slide respectively or in parallel directions; positioning switches fixed on two opposite sides of the second sliding rail, at least one of the positioning switch exposed by an opening on a top side of the housing, wherein the positioning switches are used to lock or unlock a fixed position of the keyboard module; and a positioning mechanism disposed in the second sliding rail for providing the fixed position of the keyboard module, the positioning mechanism comprising: an inner rail; a latch pivotally connected with the inner rail; and a link bracket for linking the positioning switch with the latch such that the latch is swiveled with respect to the link bracket to lock or unlock the fixed position of the keyboard module when the link bracket is driven by the moving positioning switch to slide along the inner rail.