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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2015
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Peter Saturley, Ottawa, CA;
Trevor Meunier, Ottawa, CA;
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
A cooling fan assembly for use in a telecommunications system, the cooling fan assembly including: a cooling fan including a plurality of radially disposed mounting flanges that are recessed from one or more of an inlet surface and an exhaust surface of the cooling fan; a chassis disposed adjacent to one or more of the inlet surface and the exhaust surface of the cooling fan, wherein a plurality of spaces are formed between the plurality of mounting flanges and the chassis; a plurality of vibration isolators disposed within the plurality of spaces formed between the plurality of mounting flanges and the chassis; and a plurality of rigid pins coupling the chassis to the plurality of vibration isolators. The plurality of vibration isolators are disposed substantially within a volumetric envelope of the cooling fan and the plurality of mounting flanges.