Heat sink filler for matched impedance of air flow
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsCara Carbone, Khaalid Persaud Juggan McMillan, Robert R. Genest, Felipe Andres Valenzuela Gaete, Shawn Deutchman, John Torok
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Abstract
A heat sink filler to maintain proper cooling air flow through operating processing units is disclosed. The heat sink filler comprises a frame with a removable perforated sheet inside the frame, wherein the perforated sheet is configured to match an impedance of a heat sink. The heat sink filler further includes a first keying feature. The heat sink filler also includes an extended edge on a first edge of the frame and a beveled edge on the second edge of the frame.
Claims11
A heat sink filler comprising:
- a frame;
- a removable perforated sheet inside the frame;
- a first keying feature;
- an extended edge on a first edge of the frame;
- and
- a beveled edge on a second edge of the frame, wherein the second edge is parallel to the first edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.