Configurable air baffle for directing airflow within information handling systems
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsKuang Hsi Lin, Yen-Lin Wang, Chih Min Su
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Abstract
An air baffle for directing air within an information handling system is disclosed. The air baffle includes an open region configured to permit passage of an airflow, a closed region configured to obstruct passage of the airflow, and a variable region between the open region and the closed region. The air baffle further includes an adjustable tab configured to obstruct passage of the airflow. The variable region is configured to permit and obstruct passage of the airflow based on a position of the adjustable tab with respect to the variable region.
Claims19
An air baffle for directing air within an information handling system, the air baffle comprising:
- a open region configured to permit passage of an airflow;
- a closed region configured to obstruct passage of the airflow, the closed region including one or more vents configured to allow a portion of the airflow being obstructed to vent through the closed region;
- a first adjustable tab configured to obstruct passage of the airflow, the first adjustable tab including one or more vents configured to align with the vents of the closed region when the first adjustable tab is in one of a plurality of discrete alignment positions;
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- a first variable region between the open region and a first side of the closed region, the first variable region configured to permit and obstruct passage of the airflow based on a position of the first adjustable tab with respect to the first variable region.
An information handling system comprising:
- a fan configured to generate an airflow;
- an upstream component configured to be cooled by the airflow;
- a downstream component configured to be cooled by the airflow;
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- an air baffle arranged between the upstream and downstream components configured to direct the airflow, the air baffle including:
- an open region configured to permit passage of the airflow;
- a closed region configured to obstruct passage of the airflow;
- a first adjustable tab configured to obstruct passage of the airflow;
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- a first variable region between the open region and a first side of the closed region, the first variable region configured to permit and obstruct passage of the airflow based on a position of the first adjustable tab with respect to the first variable region.
A method for directing air within an information handling system, comprising:
- determining a thermal impedance parameter associated with cooling at least one of an upstream area and a downstream area of the information handling system on opposite sides of an air baffle, the air baffle including:
- an open region configured to permit passage of an airflow;
- a closed region configured to obstruct passage of the airflow;
- an adjustable tab configured to obstruct passage of the airflow;
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- a variable region between the open region and the closed region, the variable region configured to permit and obstruct passage of the airflow based on a position of the adjustable tab with respect to the variable region;
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- adjusting the position of the adjustable tab with respect to the variable region to regulate a thermal impedance between the upstream area and the downstream area to satisfy the thermal impedance parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.