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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Michael K. T. Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 (2006.01); F04D 29/60 (2006.01); F04D 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20172 (2013.01); F04D 25/166 (2013.01); F04D 29/601 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0402 (2015.04);
Abstract
An electronic device includes a fan field replaceable unit (FRU). The fan FRU includes a fan FRU chassis defining an airflow pathway through the fan FRU. A fan within the fan FRU chassis causes air to flow along the airflow pathway. The fan FRU further includes an edge connector located at a front face of the fan FRU out of the way of the airflow pathway. Accordingly, the edge connector does not block airflow through the fan FRU thus maximizing the efficiency of the fan FRU and the cooling of the electronic device.