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US 6,646,876 B2Granted
Acoustic encapsulating system for hard drives
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsDaniel Shawn Carr, Robert Warren Johnson, Jason Alan Shepherd
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Abstract
A hard drive encapsulating apparatus includes a housing having an air flow channel and an air flow port. Also, a sound suppression cavity is positioned between the channel and the port. A sound suppression material is mounted in the sound suppression cavity.
Claims12
A computer system comprising:
- a chassis having a first portion and a second portion;
- a microprocessor mounted in the chassis;
- a storage coupled to the microprocessor;
- a hard drive mounted in the chassis and coupled to the microprocessor;
- a housing snapped into the first portion of the chassis and encapsulating the hard drive, the housing including an airflow channel, a fan shroud and a cavity between the channel and shroud;
- a sound suppression material in the cavity;
- and
- a fan mounted in the second portion of the chassis, whereby in response to the first portion of the chassis being combined with the second portion of the chassis, the fan shroud is positioned adjacent the fan.
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A method for reducing heat and noise in a computer system comprising:
- providing a computer chassis having a first portion and a second portion;
- providing a cooling fan in one of the first and second portions of the chassis;
- mounting a hard drive in the chassis;
- mounting a housing in the other of the first and second portions of the chassis for encapsulating the hard drive, the housing including an airflow channel, a fan shroud and a cavity between the channel and shroud;
- providing a sound suppression material in the cavity;
- positioning the shroud in air flow communication with the cooling fan by combining the first and second portions;
- and
- activating the cooling fan to draw air through the housing, across the sound suppression material and through the shroud, whereby air drawn by the fan flows across the sound suppression material prior to exiting the shroud, thus removing heat and noise generated by the hard drive.
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An information handling system comprising:
- a computer chassis having a first portion pivotably connected to a second portion for movement between an open position and a closed position;
- a microprocessor mounted in the chassis;
- a storage coupled to the microprocessor;
- a snap-in, one-piece housing in the first portion of the chassis, the housing including an airflow channel, a fan shroud and a cavity between the channel and the shroud for receiving sound suppression material;
- a sound suppression material in the cavity, whereby air through the housing flows across the sound suppression material prior to exiting the port;
- and
- a fan mounted in the second portion of the chassis, whereby in response to the first portion of the chassis being closed with the second portion, the fan shroud is positioned adjacent the fan.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.