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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022

Filed:

Sep. 07, 2018
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

William James Anderl, Rochester, MN (US);

Phillip V. Mann, Rochester, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 (2006.01); F04D 29/56 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/563 (2013.01); G06F 1/181 (2013.01); G06F 1/20 (2013.01); H05K 7/20009 (2013.01); G06F 2200/201 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and structures are provided for implementing electronic enclosure cooling containment for concurrent maintenance actions with a top cover of the electronic enclosure removed. The structure includes a moveable airflow baffle being attached to the associated electronic enclosure. During concurrent maintenance actions, the moveable airflow baffle is moved to an open position over at least a partial length of a replaceable component, without being detached or removed from the associated electronic enclosure. During normal operations, the moveable airflow baffle hangs down over at least a partial length of a replaceable component.


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