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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2014
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Levi A. Campbell, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Christopher R. Ciraulo, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Milnes P. David, Fishkill, NY (US);
Dustin W. Demetriou, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
John J. Loparco, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Robert K. Mullady, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Donald W. Porter, Highland, NY (US);
Roger R. Schmidt, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Richard P. Snider, New Paltz, NY (US);
John G. Torok, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods are provided for preventing removal of an air-moving assembly from a chassis when in operating state. The apparatus includes an interlock assembly having a slide element and one or more interlock elements. The slide element is slideably coupled to the air-moving assembly and resides in a first position when the air-moving assembly is in the operating state, and is slidable to a second position when the air-moving assembly is in a quiesced state. The slide element prevents removal of the air-moving assembly from the chassis in the first position, and allows removal of the air-moving assembly from the chassis in the second position. The interlock element(s) is associated with the slide element and prevents sliding of the slide element from the first position to the second position when the air-moving assembly is in the operating state.