Apparatus for cooling a computer system
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorSteven Michael Christensen
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Abstract
A cooling apparatus for a computer system includes a fan operable to provide convective cooling to contents of a computer system housing. The fan is at least partly surrounded by a fan housing. A handle is hinged to a top side of the fan housing operable to engage the computer system housing for levering the fan housing in and out of the computer system housing. The handle is foldable into a position lying along the top of the fan housing. A latch includes a movable latch portion which is operable to fasten the handle into the folded position. With the handle in the folded position, a distinctive marking on the latch portion is visible from above the top side of the fan housing so that it is apparent how to release the handle and the fan.
Claims21
A cooling apparatus for a computer system, the apparatus comprising:
- a fan operable to provide cooling to contents of a computer system housing;
- a fan housing;
- a handle hinged to a top side of the fan housing operable to engage the computer system housing for levering the fan housing in and out of the computer system housing, the handle being foldable into a folded position wherein the handle lies along the top of the fan housing;
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- a latch, including a moveable latch portion operable to fasten the handle into the folded position, wherein the latch portion includes a distinctive marking for directing attention to the latch, and wherein the latch portion marking is visible from above the top side of the fan housing.
A cooling apparatus for a computer system, the apparatus comprising:
- a fan operable to provide cooling to contents of a computer system housing;
- a fan housing;
- a handle hinged to a top side of the fan housing operable to engage the computer system housing for levering the fan housing in and out of the computer system housing, the handle being foldable into a folded position wherein the handle lies along the top of the fan housing;
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- a latch, including a latch portion operable to fasten the handle into the folded position, wherein the computer system housing has first and second guides for receiving the fan housing, and with the handle in the folded position the handle engages one of the guides at a point of engagement to fasten the fan housing into the computer system housing.
A cooling apparatus for a computer system, the apparatus comprising:
- a fan operable to provide cooling to contents of a computer system housing;
- a fan housing, wherein the computer system housing has first and second guides for receiving the fan housing;
- a handle hinged to a top side of the fan housing operable to engage the computer system housing for levering the fan housing in and out of the computer system housing, the handle being foldable into a folded position wherein the handle lies along the top of the fan housing;
- a latch operable to fasten the handle into the folded position;
- a first electrical connector attached to the fan housing;
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- a second electrical connector attached to the computer system housing, wherein the guides and the fan housing are keyed so that the fan housing fits between the guides only if the fan housing has a certain alignment with respect to the guides, and wherein with the fan housing inserted between the guides in the certain alignment, the first and second electrical connectors mate with one another.
A cooling apparatus for a computer system, the apparatus comprising:
- a fan operable to provide cooling to contents of a computer system housing;
- a fan housing, wherein the computer system housing has first and second guides for receiving the fan housing;
- a handle hinged to a top side of the fan housing operable to engage the computer system housing for levering the fan housing in and out of the computer system housing, the handle being foldable into a folded position wherein the handle lies flat along the top of the fan housing, wherein with the handle in the folded position, the handle engages one of the guides at a point of engagement to fasten the fan housing into the computer system housing;
- a latch, including a latch portion operable to fasten the handle into the folded position;
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- a second electrical connector attached to the computer system housing, wherein the guides and the fan housing are keyed so that the fan housing fits between the guides only if the fan housing has a certain alignment with respect to the guides, and wherein with the fan housing inserted between the guides in the certain alignment, the first and second electrical connectors mate with one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.