Fan assembly module
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorVincent M. Byrne
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Abstract
A fan module for use with an electronic equipment chassis having a fan bay contained therein. The fan module may comprise a fan assembly that is electrically connectable to a power source that is associated with the electronic equipment chassis and a mounting bracket that is configured to be removably received in the fan bay and configured to cradle and receive the fan assembly therein. The mounting bracket includes a latch assembly that is configured to cooperatively engage the fan bay and removably retain the fan module in the fan bay. Thus, the present invention provides a modular fan assembly and mounting bracket that can be easily inserted and removed from an electronic equipment chassis.
Claims21
For use with an electronic equipment chassis having a fan bay contained therein, a fan module, comprising:
- a fan assembly electrically connectable to a power source associated with said electronic equipment chassis;
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- a mounting bracket configured to be removably received in said fan bay of the electronic equipment chassis and configured to cradle and receive said fan assembly therein, said mounting bracket including a slide latch port formed in a side wall of said mounting bracket;
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- a slide latch configured to be slidably received and retained in said slide latch port and engage a wall of said electronic equipment chassis and removably retain said mounting bracket in said fan bay.
A modular electronic system, comprising:
- an electronic equipment chassis configured with a fan bay;
- and
- a fan module, wherein said fan module includes
- a fan assembly electrically connectable to a power source associated with a power unit chassis;
- and
- a mounting bracket configured to be removably received in said fan bay, said mounting bracket further configured to cradle and receive said fan assembly therein, said mounting bracket including a slide latch port formed in a side wall of said mounting bracket;
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- a slide latch configured to be slidably received and retained in said slide latch port and engage a wall of said electronic equipment chassis and removably retain said mounting bracket in said fan bay.
A method of manufacturing an electronic equipment chassis having a fan bay with a fan module contained therein, comprising:
- forming an electronic equipment chassis having said fan bay;
- forming said fan module for installation in said fan bay by;
- providing a fan assembly electrically connectable to a power source associated with a power unit chassis;
- forming a mounting bracket configured to be removably received in said fan bay, said mounting bracket further configured to cradle and receive said fan assembly therein, said mounting bracket including a slide latch port formed in a side wall of said mounting bracket, a slide latch configured to be slidably received and retained in said slide latch port and engage a wall of said electronic equipment chassis and removably retain said mounting bracket in said fan bay.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.