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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2006
Yoshihiro Fujie, Fujisawa, JP;
Kenji Hidaka, Yokohama, JP;
Kifumi Numata, Yokohama, JP;
Michihiro Okamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenneth R. Schneebeli, San Jose, CA (US);
Yoshihiro Fujie, Fujisawa, JP;
Kenji Hidaka, Yokohama, JP;
Kifumi Numata, Yokohama, JP;
Michihiro Okamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenneth R. Schneebeli, San Jose, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A disk-drive storage assembly includes an interface card configurable to couple to a plurality of hard-disk drives. The interface card has a plurality of first vent openings to expose a surface area of each of the plurality of hard-disk drives. A drive chassis tray is coupled to the interface card having a plurality of second vent openings. The second vent openings are staggered to shift the exposed surface area of the hard-disk drives. A disk storage device includes a plurality of hard-disk drives. An interface card is coupled to the plurality of hard-disk drives. The interface card has a plurality of first vent openings to expose a surface area of each of the plurality of hard-disk drives. A drive chassis tray is coupled to the interface card having a plurality of second vent openings defined by a plurality of cross bars.