Air channel in storage media for chassis thermal design
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsHaesung Kwon, Eric M. Tunks
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Abstract
A storage device includes a first portion including drive media, and a second portion. The second portion includes a first end wall that is in physical communication with first and second side walls, and a second end wall that is in physical communication with the first and second side walls. The second portion also includes a printed circuit board mounted within the cavity, a plurality of ribs within the cavity, and an air channel within the cavity. The air channel has a lower air flow impedance than other portions of the storage device including the first portion, the printed circuit board, and the ribs. The air channel extends along a direction between the first end wall and the second end wall of the storage device.
Claims19
A storage device comprising:
- a first portion including drive media;
- and
- a second portion in physical communication with the first portion, the second portion including:
- a first end wall that is in physical communication with first and second side walls;
- a second end wall that is in physical communication with the first and second side walls, wherein the physical communication between the first and second end walls and the first and second side walls form a cavity in the second portion;
- an air channel within the second portion, wherein the air channel has a lower air flow impedance than other portions of the storage device including the first portion, and other parts of the second portion other than the air channel;
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- a plurality of ribs within the cavity, wherein the air channel is formed via a cutout portion in the second end wall being aligned with a cutout portion in a subset of the ribs.
An information handling system comprising:
- a storage device carrier configured to be inserted within a chassis of the information handling system, the storage device carrier including:
- a front panel having a first surface and a second surface;
- and
- a first air channel extending from the first surface to the second surface;
- and
- a storage device configured to be placed in physical communication with the storage device carrier, the storage device including:
- a first portion including drive media;
- and
- a second portion in physical communication with the first portion, the second portion including:
- a first end wall that is in physical communication with first and second side walls;
- a second end wall that is in physical communication with the first and second side walls, wherein the first and second end walls and the first and second side walls form a cavity in the second portion;
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- a second air channel within the cavity, wherein the second air channel has a lower air flow impedance than other portions of the storage device including the first portion, and other parts of the second portion other than the second air channel.
An information handling system comprising:
- a cooling fan to draw air through the information handling system;
- a storage device carrier configured to be inserted within a chassis of the information handling system, the storage device carrier including:
- a front panel having a first surface and a second surface;
- and
- a first air channel extending from the first surface to the second surface;
- and
- a storage device configured to be placed in physical communication with the storage device carrier, the storage device including:
- a first portion including drive media;
- and
- a second portion in physical communication with the first portion, the second portion including:
- a first end wall that is in physical communication with first and second side walls;
- and
- a second end wall that is in physical communication with the first and second side walls, wherein the physical communication between the first and second end walls and the first and second side walls form a cavity in the second portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.