Patent ID: 6396690
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A support bracket for electronic cards in a computer, comprising:a body formed from sheet metal and having a face and a top with a rearward edge and at least one sidewall having a width which is greater than one-half of a distance from the face to the rearward edge for directing the flow of air through the body, the body being adapted to be mounted within a chassis of the computer; a plurality of sheet metal guide members integrally formed with the body across its face, each of the guide members being parallel to one another and having a generally U-shaped configuration in cross-section with a pair of rails protruding therefrom, and wherein a slot is defined between the rails which is adapted to receive an edge of one of the cards; and an aperture in the face of the body located between each pair of adjacent ones of the guide members for permitting airflow to the cards, each of the apertures having an area which is larger than a frontal area of each of the guide members.