| US 7,580,260 B2 | ||
| Coupling for a fan bay including fans with a chassis | ||
| Stephen Figuerado, Round Rock, Tex. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 07, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/470,690. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0062642 A1, Mar. 13, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. H05K 7/20 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 361—695 [361/679.57; 415/213.1; 415/126; 454/184] | 13 Claims |
| 1. A fan bay and fan coupling apparatus, comprising:
a chassis comprising a plurality of fan bay locating features and a plurality of fan connectors;
a fan bay comprising a plurality of chassis locating features and defining a plurality of fan assembly housings, wherein the
chassis locating features on the fan bay are engageable with the fan bay locating features on the chassis;
a plurality of fan assemblies each comprising a fan, wherein a fan assembly is located in each of the fan assembly housings,
whereby the engagement of the chassis locating features on the fan bay with the fan bay locating features provides alignment
and coupling of the plurality of fan assemblies with respective fan connectors; and
a board including a processor mounted in the chassis, wherein the fan bay locating features and the fan connectors are located
on the board, and wherein the fan bay locating features extend from the board, and are only mechanically coupled to the board.
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