Electronics assembly with air filter
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorsAndrew John Yair, John David Schnabel, Sean Conor Wrycraft, Stephen Paul Haworth
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Abstract
An electronics assembly comprises: (i) a chassis (1); and (ii) a panel (40, 42) that is mounted on the chassis. The panel has an air filter on a surface of the panel which is retained in position on the panel by one or more retaining elements (80), for example plastics rivets, that can be operated to allow release of the air filter from the panel. The air filter can be changed very quickly during maintenance of the assembly without the need to switch the assembly off during changing of the air filter.
Claims22
An electronics assembly which comprises:
- (i) a chassis;
- and
- (ii) a panel that is mounted on the chassis;
- wherein the panel has an air filter on a surface of the panel, the air filter being retained in position on the panel by one or more retaining elements that can be operated to allow release of the air filter from the panel.
A chassis for an electronics assembly which has a panel mounted on a surface thereof, wherein the panel has, on a surface thereof, a generally planar air filter in the form of a cartridge having a frame and filter material supported by the frame, the cartridge being retained in position on the panel by means of one or more retaining elements that can be manually opened to allow release of the cartridge from the panel.
A panel for an electronics assembly, which panel has, on a surface thereof, a generally planar air filter in the form of a cartridge having a frame and filter material supported by the frame, the cartridge being retained in position on the panel by means of one or more retaining elements that can be manually opened to allow release of the cartridge from the panel.
A method of replacing an air filter in an electronics assembly comprising
- (i) a chassis;
- and
- (ii) a panel that is mounted on the chassis, the panel having a generally planar air filter that is retained in position on the panel by means of one or more retaining elements;
- wherein the method comprises releasing the or each retaining element, removing the air filter, locating a replacement air filter on the panel and engaging the or each retaining element;
- the operations being performed while the electronics assembly is in operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.