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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2009
Tsuyoshi Sasagawa, Odawara, JP;
Akihiro Inamura, Hadano, JP;
Rei Arikawa, Nakai, JP;
Minoru Shimokawa, Odawara, JP;
Kiyoshi Honda, Yokohama, JP;
Tsuyoshi Sasagawa, Odawara, JP;
Akihiro Inamura, Hadano, JP;
Rei Arikawa, Nakai, JP;
Minoru Shimokawa, Odawara, JP;
Kiyoshi Honda, Yokohama, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
With the storage control device of the present invention, it is possible to mount a larger number of storage devices and to cool them effectively. A plurality of sub-storage units are provided within one storage unit. Each sub-storage unit includes a plurality of hard disk drives, a plurality of enclosures, and a plurality of power supply devices. A cover is divided into a front cover which covers over the front side of a case, and a rear cover which covers over the rear side of the case. Shield portions are provided on the upper sides of the hard disk drives and the enclosures. By these shield portions contacting the adjacent modules (other disk drives and other enclosures), it is possible to reduce the negative influence upon cooling air draft passages within the case, even when a cover has been removed.