Airflow management system for cabinet having field replaceable units
US8982554B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 26, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49817
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for use with a computing rack that prolongs operation of computing devices mounted within the rack by preventing or at least limiting the circulation of airflow (e.g., hot airflow) through empty receiving bays of the rack upon removal of computing devices from the receiving bays. In one arrangement, the system includes a plurality of airflow restriction devices (e.g., baffle plates) movably secured adjacent respective receiving bays of the cabinet. Each airflow restriction device is automatically movable between a deployed position to restrict airflow through respective receiving bay in the absence of a computing device in the receiving bay and a refracted position to allow for mounting of a computing device in the receiving bay (e.g., so that the computing device can exhaust hot air out of the rear portion of the receiving bay).
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