Console embedded server rack

Abstract

A server rack enclosure has a display, keyboard and mouse mounted on the inside face of the enclosure's door. When the door is in an open position, these user interface devices provide access and control over the servers, hard drives, network equipment, etc. mounted in the server rack. The location of the user interface devices on the enclosure door saves valuable rack space for servers or other machines. The user interface devices are integrally or separately mounted to a vertical rail affixed to the door to permit user positioning of the user interface devices to a preferred height by sliding the display and keyboard along the rail. The display and keyboard are mounted to the rail using hinge or swivel mounts to permit the user rotation and positioning of the user interface devices to a preferred viewing and operational angle.

1 . A system rack comprising: 
 an enclosure having rack mounting components to enable machines to be mounted within the enclosure; and    a door movably attached to the enclosure, the door having one or more user interface devices attached thereto configurable for connection to machines mounted in the enclosure to provide interface therewith.    
   
   
       2 . The system rack according to  claim 1 , wherein one or more of the machines are servers.  
   
   
       3 . The system rack according to  claim 1 , wherein the rack mounting components mount machines having a vertical height expressed in terms of a standard vertical unit of measure.  
   
   
       4 . The system rack according to  claim 1 , wherein the door permits access to the machines mounted within the enclosure.  
   
   
       5 . The system rack according to  claim 1 , wherein the user interface devices are attached on a back side of the door, wherein the back side faces into the enclosure when the door is closed.  
   
   
       6 . The system rack according to  claim 1 , wherein the user interface devices comprise a display device.  
   
   
       7 . The system rack according to  claim 1 , wherein the user interface devices comprise a laptop computer.  
   
   
       8 . The system rack according to  claim 1 , wherein the user interface devices comprise a keyboard.  
   
   
       9 . The system rack according to  claim 1 , wherein the user interface devices are rotatably mounted on the door to permit rotation of the user interface devices into a plane at an angle to the plane of the door.  
   
   
       10 . The system rack according to  claim 1 , wherein the door is configurable to mount the user interface devices at a user-selected vertical position on the door.  
   
   
       11 . A door for an enclosure comprising: 
 a door body;    one or more attachment devices functioning to rotatably attach the body to an enclosure; and    one or more interface devices attached to a back side of the door body and positioned thereon such that, when the door body is attached to an enclosure, the one or more interface devices are within the enclosure when the door is in a closed position and accessible by a user when the door is in an open position.    
   
   
       12 . The door according to  claim 11 , wherein the interface devices provide communication to machines in an enclosure.  
   
   
       13 . The door according to  claim 11 , wherein the door permits access to machines mounted within an attached enclosure.  
   
   
       14 . The door according to  claim 11 , wherein the interface devices comprise a display device.  
   
   
       15 . The door according to  claim 11 , wherein the interface devices comprise a laptop computer.  
   
   
       16 . The door according to  claim 11 , wherein the interface devices comprise a keyboard.  
   
   
       17 . The door according to  claim 11 , wherein the interface devices are rotatably mounted on the door body to permit rotation of the interface devices into a plane at an angle to a plane defined by the longest dimension of the door body.  
   
   
       18 . The door according to  claim 11 , wherein the interface devices are movably attached to the door body to permit the interface devices to be located at a user-selected vertical position on the door body.  
   
   
       19 . The door according to  claim 11 , wherein the door body includes a rail and wherein the interface devices are slidably attached to the rail to permit the interface devices to be attached at a user-selected position along the rail.  
   
   
       20 . The door according to  claim 19 , wherein the interface devices are enabled to slid along the rail in a vertical direction to permit the interface devices to be attached at a user-selected vertical position along the rail.