Apparatus, system, and method for dampening vibrations generated by exhaust fans
US10240615B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04D29/646
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for dampening vibrations generated by exhaust fans may include (1) at least one exhaust fan that (A) generates airflow across an array of storage devices that include rotating disks and (B) generates acoustic waves that produce propagating vibrations and (2) at least one acoustic attenuator that (A) includes a group of honeycomb-shaped openings that dampen the acoustic waves generated by the exhaust fan and (B) mitigates, by way of the honeycomb-shaped openings, interference to the rotating disks caused by the propagating vibrations produced by the acoustic waves. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
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