Fail safe cooling system
AssigneeI-Bus Corporation
InventorJohni Chan
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Abstract
A method for cooling electronic components comprising drawing air into a chassis; causing the air to come in contact with a corrugated deflector; and cooling electronic components with the air before the air exits the chassis. A fail safe system for cooling electronic components comprising a corrugated deflector; a plurality of fans, positioned such that they cause air to come in contact with the corrugated deflector; and an electronic component; wherein the electronic component is cooled by the air.
Claims19
A method for cooling electronic components comprising:
- drawing air into a chassis with a plurality of fans;
- causing the air to come in contact with a corrugated deflector which deflects substantially all of the air and causes turbulence in the air such that the air moves horizontally and vertically;
- and
- cooling a plurality of electronic components with the air before the air exists the chassis;
- wherein the corrugated deflector keeps air flowing over the plurality of electronic components in the event one of the plurality of fans fails.
A fail safe system for cooling electronic components comprising:
- a corrugated deflector coupled to a chassis;
- a plurality of fans coupled to the chassis and positioned such that they cause air to come in contact with the corrugated deflector;
- and
- a plurality of electronic components coupled to a circuit board;
- wherein the plurality of electronic component is cooled by the air;
- wherein the corrugated deflector deflects substantially all of the air and causes turbulence in the air such that upon a failure of one of the plurality of fans the plurality of electronic circuits will continue to be cooled by the air.
A fail safe system for cooling electronic components comprising:
- a corrugated deflector coupled to a chassis;
- a directional air deflector coupled to the chassis;
- a plurality of fans coupled to the chassis, positioned such that they cause air to come in contact with the corrugated deflector and the directional air deflector;
- and
- a plurality of electronic components;
- wherein the plurality of electronic components is cooled by the air;
- wherein the corrugated deflector and the directional air deflector deflect substantially all of the air and cause turbulence in the air such that the plurality of electronic circuits will be cooled by the air upon a failure of one of the plurality of fans.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.