Adjustable power supply housing with compensating air baffle
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorKristopher Michael Clinard
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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorKristopher Michael Clinard
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An assembly for housing a power supply unit within a data processing system includes a carrier bracket for attaching to the power supply unit, a housing tray to engage the bracket moveably and define a size adjustable space for receiving the power supply unit, and a baffle hinged to the tray. The baffle covers a portion of the space and is moveable relative to the tray. The bracket and tray include complementary slide tracks enabling the bracket to moveably engage the tray. The baffle is hinged via pivot points engaged in baffle tracks in two of the tray sidewalls. The baffle may define a first gap between a hinged edge of the baffle and a sidewall of the tray and a second gap between a distal edge of the baffle and the bracket face plate. The baffle may include a plurality of extendible baffle plates to alter the baffle dimensions.
A housing for a power supply unit in a data processing system, comprising:
A data processing system, including a chassis defining a plurality of slots for receiving modules including first and second power supply modules, wherein the first and second slots are of different dimensions and wherein the first and second power supply modules each includes a power supply unit within an aluminum power supply housing, wherein each housing includes a carrier bracket suitable for attaching to the corresponding power supply unit, a housing tray configured to engage the carrier bracket moveably and thereby define an adjustable space for receiving the power supply unit;
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