Attenuation of acoustic pressures in rackmount servers to reduce drive performance degradation
US10565974B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 12, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/20172
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus includes a housing, one or more storage drives, one or more fans, and one or more acoustic barriers. The housing includes a bottom side bounded by a front side, a back side, a first side, and a second side opposite the first side. The housing may further include a top cover removably attached to the housing. The storage drives may be disposed within the housing at a first location. The fans may be disposed within the housing at a second location spaced from the first location. The fans may generate a flow of air through the housing, while simultaneously generating sound waves that travel throughout the housing. The acoustic barriers may be disposed between the storage drives and the fans, and configured to attenuate the sounds waves prior to the sound waves reaching the storage drives in order to reduce the throughput performance degradation of the drives.
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