Hard disk drive carrier converter apparatus
US7515410B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/123
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system is provided and includes a system chassis through which an airflow is defined, including a set of receiving units, a set of 3.5″ HDDs, each being disposed in a receiving unit of a portion of the set, and each having a profile that blocks a first quantity of the airflow, a set of 2.5″ HDDs, each being disposed in a receiving unit of a remaining portion of the set, and each having a profile that blocks a second quantity of the airflow, and a set of airflow blockage devices, each being respectively disposed within each of the receiving units of the remaining portion of the set, to each have a cavity defined therein in which the corresponding 2.5″ HDD is secured with a third quantity of the airflow traversing a surface thereof and a profile that blocks a fourth quantity of the airflow through the corresponding receiving unit.
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