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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Emmanuel Ducourt, Les Mureaux, FR;
Jean-Paul Prevot, Fontenay le Fleury, FR;
Assignee:
Bull, S.A., Louveciennes, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 ;
Abstract
A case ( ) for housing at least one unit of electronic equipment ( ) includes at least one fan ( ) and an opening ( ) for extracting the fan ( ). A moving element ( ) is provided which, when the fan ( ) is inside the case ( ), is maintained in contact with at least one side of the fan ( ). When the fan ( ) is not inside the case ( ), the moving element is maintained in contact with the case ( ) so as to obstruct the opening ( ) of the case ( ) through which the fan is extracted.