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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Seth E. Bard, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Frank E. Bosco, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Gary F. Goth, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
William P. Kostenko, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Steven C. McIntosh, Kingston, NY (US);
Robert K. Mullady, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
John G. Torok, Pougkeepsie, NY (US);
Allan C. VanDeventer, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Xiaojin Wei, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided which includes a changeable cover assembly sized to cover, at least in part, an air outlet side of an electronics rack. The cover assembly, when positioned at the air outlet side of the rack, redirects and vents airflow egressing from the air outlet side. The cover assembly includes a frame and at least one vent cover. The frame has at least one opening through which air egressing from the electronics rack passes, and the vent cover(s) is coupled to the frame and overlies, at least in part, the opening(s) in the frame to facilitate redirecting and venting the air passing through the frame. The at least one vent cover is changeable to change a direction of the vented air. For instance, the vent cover(s) may be reversible, or otherwise adjustable or changeable, to change the direction of vented air egressing from the cover assembly.