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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2011
John K. Langgood, Cary, NC (US);
Thomas F. Lewis, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kevin M. Reinberg, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Kevin S. D. Vernon, Durham, NC (US);
John K. Langgood, Cary, NC (US);
Thomas F. Lewis, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kevin M. Reinberg, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Kevin S. D. Vernon, Durham, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A fan brake for a fan system. The fan system may include a fan assembly configured for seating into a cassette housing. The fan assembly may include a fan having a plurality of blades connected with a fan hub. The fan brake may be connected to the fan assembly, wherein the fan brake engages the fan hub when the fan housing is not fully seated within the cassette housing, and the fan brake disengages the fan hub when the fan assembly is fully seated into the cassette housing.