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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2005
Yoshihiro Fujie, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kenji Hidaka, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Shah Mohammad Rezaul Islam, Tucson, AZ (US);
Robert A. Kubo, Tucson, AZ (US);
Bret W. Lehman, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert M. Lindsay, Raleigh, NC (US);
Gregg S. Lucas, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jason A. Matteson, Raleigh, NC (US);
Koji Nakase, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirokazu Nishimura, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kifumi Numata, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Michihiro Okamoto, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Tony C. Sass, Fuquay Varina, NC (US);
Kenneth R. Schneebeli, San Jose, CA (US);
Tohru Sumiyoshi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yoshihiko Terashita, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yoshihiro Fujie, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kenji Hidaka, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Shah Mohammad Rezaul Islam, Tucson, AZ (US);
Robert A. Kubo, Tucson, AZ (US);
Bret W. Lehman, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert M. Lindsay, Raleigh, NC (US);
Gregg S. Lucas, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jason A. Matteson, Raleigh, NC (US);
Koji Nakase, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirokazu Nishimura, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kifumi Numata, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Michihiro Okamoto, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Tony C. Sass, Fuquay Varina, NC (US);
Kenneth R. Schneebeli, San Jose, CA (US);
Tohru Sumiyoshi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yoshihiko Terashita, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A data storage library includes a drive enclosure bay which can be adapted to work with multiple air-flow configuration requirements. This is accomplished by creating air-flow ports in the top and bottom of the drive enclosure bay, by forming drive tray slots and printed circuit board ports in associated drive trays, by creating frame ports and PCB notches in associated interface cards, and replacing traditional connectors with slimmer but longer connectors that provide additional standoff and improved air-flow.