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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 08, 1999
Vincent M. Byrne, Mesquite, TX (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A fan module for use with an electronic equipment chassis having a fan bay contained therein. The fan module may comprise a fan assembly that is electrically connectable to a power source that is associated with the electronic equipment chassis and a mounting bracket that is configured to be removably received in the fan bay and configured to cradle and receive the fan assembly therein. The mounting bracket includes a latch assembly that is configured to cooperatively engage the fan bay and removably retain the fan module in the fan bay. Thus, the present invention provides a modular fan assembly and mounting bracket that can be easily inserted and removed from an electronic equipment chassis.