Storage apparatus, fan device, and controller unit device
US7859839B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/142
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention proposes a cooling structure of a storage apparatus in which cooling air in a chassis is stirred or evened out without affecting the layout in the chassis. The storage apparatus includes fan devices that introduce outside air to heat areas generated from heat generating members arranged on a logical substrate which constitutes a controller unit section for inputting and outputting a data to and from a hard disk drive in response to a data I/O request from a host system, cool the heat areas by stirring the cooling air therein or by causing the cooling air to blow evenly thereon, and discharge the outside air passed through the heat areas to the outside.
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