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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2011
Glenn Patrick Charest, San Jose, CA (US);
Glenn Patrick Charest, San Jose, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In order to increase the flexibility of the positioning of a stacked computer system within a data center, a removable fan unit is positioned within the stacked computer system. The removable fan unit includes a housing and a fan housing rotatably attached to the housing. The fan housing supports a fan that is electrically connected to a connector on a side of the housing of the removable fan unit. The connector of the removable fan unit may be electrically connected to a computer system-side connector. The fan housing may be rotated into at least two different orientations relative to the housing of the removable fan unit, such that the removable fan unit moves air through the stacked computer system in at least two corresponding directions.