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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2002
Jeffrey W. Hanson, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Douglas G. Gilliland, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Darrell E. Falke, Fullerton, CA (US);
Dennis Patrick Miller, Fullerton, CA (US);
ADC DSL Systems, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A modular fan unit having a frame receivable within a baffle of a chassis for containing electronic components is provided. Each of a pair of brackets is connected to an end of the frame to form a slot for receiving a wall of the baffle. Moreover, each of the pair of brackets is respectively attachable to a pair of walls of a rack containing the chassis. A fan is attached to the frame so as to align with an aperture located between the pair of brackets and passing through the frame. A controller is attached to the frame and is electrically connected to the fan.