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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2006
Stephen Figuerado, Round Rock, TX (US);
Stephen Figuerado, Round Rock, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A fan bay and fan coupling apparatus include a chassis including a plurality of fan bay locating features and a plurality of fan connectors. A fan bay includes a plurality of chassis locating features and defines a plurality of fan assembly housings, wherein the chassis locating features on the fan bay are engageable with the fan bay locating features on the chassis. A plurality of fan assemblies each include a fan, wherein a fan assembly is located in each of the fan assembly housings, whereby the engagement of the chassis locating features on the fan bay with the fan bay locating features on the chassis allows the alignment and coupling of the plurality of fan assemblies with respective fan connectors on the chassis.