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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Hiroshi Fukuda, Odawara, JP;
Hitoshi Matsushima, Ryugasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Fukuda, Odawara, JP;
Hitoshi Matsushima, Ryugasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/16 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A disk array apparatus including a rack-shaped basic frame, and a plurality of disk boxes that can be inserted into and pulled out of the basic frame depth-wise. Each disk box has: disk drive connectors for connecting a plurality of disk drives arranged in a matrix on a platter substrate, which is the bottom face of the disk box, roughly parallel to the depth direction of the basic frame; and a cooling module for cooling the disk drives. The disk box is a hermetically sealed structure.