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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2007
David P. Graybill, Staasburg, NY (US);
Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Woodstock, NY (US);
Jeffrey A. Newcomer, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Roger R. Schmidt, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Prabjit Singh, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Gerard V. Weber, Saugerties, NY (US);
David P. Graybill, Staasburg, NY (US);
Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Woodstock, NY (US);
Jeffrey A. Newcomer, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Roger R. Schmidt, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Prabjit Singh, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Gerard V. Weber, Saugerties, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for facilitating servicing of an electronics rack. The apparatus includes a light source, which includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes. The plurality of light-emitting diodes are secured to the electronics rack or a floor tile disposed adjacent to the electronics rack, and are configured to illuminate at least a lower portion of the electronics rack at either the air inlet or air outlet side of the rack. A power supply is also provided for selectively supplying power to the plurality of light-emitting diodes. In one implementation, the light source includes an elongate light bar, which is configured to mount to either the inlet door or outlet door of the electronics rack, and the plurality of light-emitting diodes are secured to an elongate housing structure which pivotally couples to a base plate for adjustment of a direction of illumination by the light-emitting diodes.