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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2021
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Arshad Alfoqaha, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Kevin O'Connell, Rochester, MN (US);
Mehdi Hamid Vishkasougheh, Rochester, MN (US);
Eric J. Campbell, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A server includes a printed circuit board (PCB), an electronic component connected to the printed circuit board, and a chassis connected to the PCB. The chassis includes a first end with a first aperture configured to allow airflow into the server, a second end with a second aperture configured to allow the airflow out of the server after having passed across the electronic component, and a temporary bulkhead that is movable between a deployed position and a stowed position, wherein in the deployed position, the temporary bulkhead is connected to the PCB and extends across the server in a path of the airflow, and wherein in the stowed position, the temporary bulkhead is disconnected from the PCB and is positioned to open the path of the airflow.