Patent ID: 7486507

Claim:
A server control panel system comprising: a rack drawer server disposable in a server rack, said rack drawer server including a front face; a rack rail flange extending from each of two opposite ends of said front face, said rack rail flanges being configured associate said rack drawer server with said server rack; a control panel opening defined by said front face, said control panel opening disposed in proximity to one of said rack rail flanges; a server cavity disposed at an interior of and defined by said rack drawer server, said server cavity being in communication with said control panel opening; a panel rail system disposed within said server cavity in contact with an interior wall of said rack drawer server, said control panel opening being disposed in alignment with said panel rail system; a control panel including a panel face and a panel body, said control panel being translatably disposed with said panel rail system to move between a closed position and open position through said control panel opening and independently of movement of a remainder of said rack drawer server, said panel body being at least partially contained within said server cavity of said rack drawer server when in said closed position, and said panel body being at least partially extended into an ambient environment beyond an extent of said front face of said rack drawer server, said panel body extending via said control panel opening when in said open position; and a flexible ribbon cable associating said control panel with computing elements of said rack drawer server.