Patent · US Expired

Rack mountable computer component and method of making same

US6909611B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 29, 2003
Grant dateJun 21, 2005
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K7/1488
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to at least one of the disclosed embodiments of the present invention, there is disclosed a rack mountable computer component which is in the form of an open computer component or blade construction which is adapted to be mounted in a generally upright or vertical disposition within a rack. The operative components such as mother boards are mounted at the front of the component or blade to permit access by the user thereto. The operative components are cooled by vertical air flow relative to the mounted blade to facilitate cooling thereof.

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