Port filler baffle
AssigneeSycamore Networks, Inc.
InventorsPhilip Mathew Trioli, Scott A. Leclerc
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Abstract
An apparatus for hindering the collection of dust and particulate matter within unutilized housings or ports of hardware component chassis is provided. A port filler baffle for occupying a port within a chassis includes a panel assembly sized and dimensioned to fit within the port of the chassis. A bracket couples with the panel assembly. An aperture filler couples with the bracket. The aperture filler is disposed to hinder particulate intrusion into the unutilized port of the chassis. When the panel assembly is mounted in the chassis, the aperture filler presses against the unutilized port, substantially blocking access to the inside of the port, thus hindering particulate intrusion and keeping the port clean.
Claims28
A baffle for occupying a slot within a chassis having a plane with at least one aperture, comprising:
- an assembly sized and dimensioned to occupy an interior portion of the chassis;
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- an aperture filler disposed to hinder particulate intrusion into an unutilized aperture of the plane when positioned in the chassis.
An optical switch, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a plane disposed within the chassis, the plane supporting one or more ports, wherein at least one of the one or more ports is unutilized;
- a port filler baffle disposed within the chassis and having a pad;
- wherein the pad of the port filler baffle is disposed to press against the at least one unutilized port to seal the port and hinder the entrance of particulate matter into the port when the port filler baffle is installed into the chassis.
An assembly, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a plane disposed within the chassis, the plane having one or more apertures;
- a panel assembly disposed within the chassis;
- a support bracket disposed on the panel assembly;
- an aperture filler disposed on the support bracket such that the aperture filler hinders particulate matter from entering the aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.