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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2012
Applicants:
Roy Michael Bannon, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Scott Mccauley, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Roy Michael Bannon, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Scott McCauley, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/14 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hardware plane providing improved cooling air flow is disclosed herein. The hardware plane includes one or more minor planes extending from a major plane so that a gap or opening is formed for air flow. A cooling unit moves air through the gap and across the surface of hardware cards connected to the hardware plane in order to cool the hardware plane and the hardware cards. The hardware plane allows for both improved cooling air flow and for space-efficient and cost-efficient positioning of hardware cards, data buses, and control buses.