Patent ID: 8561814
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: G06F,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A storage system comprising: a first plurality of computer housings; a second plurality of computer housings; a third plurality of computer housings; a fourth plurality of computer housings; a storage unit, including: a first plurality of sleeves sized to slidingly accommodate the first plurality of computer housings wherein each sleeve in the first plurality of sleeves is positioned vertically with respect to its adjacent sleeve in the first plurality of sleeves to form a first stack of sleeves, a second plurality of sleeves sized to slidingly accommodate the second plurality of computer housings wherein each sleeve in the second plurality of sleeves is positioned vertically with respect to its adjacent sleeve in the second plurality of sleeves to form a second stack of sleeves, a third plurality of sleeves sized to slidingly accommodate the third plurality of computer housings wherein each sleeve in the third plurality of sleeves is positioned vertically with respect to its adjacent sleeve in the third plurality of sleeves to form a third stack of sleeves, a fourth plurality of sleeves sized to slidingly accommodate the fourth plurality of computer housings wherein each sleeve in the fourth plurality of sleeves is positioned vertically with respect to its adjacent sleeve in the fourth plurality of sleeves to form a fourth stack of sleeve, wherein the first stack of sleeves is positioned adjacent to the second stack of sleeves to form a first row of stacks having a front side and a back side, wherein the third stack of sleeves is positioned adjacent to the fourth stack of sleeves to form a second row of stacks having a front side and a back side, wherein the first row of stacks is positioned adjacent to the second row of stacks such that the back side of the first row of stacks and the back side of the second row of stacks face each other and form an unobstructed space to create an air vertical flow path, wherein each computer housing of the first, second, third, and fourth pluralities of computer housings further comprises: a first plurality of inlet air flow holes defined on a side wall of each housing, and a second plurality of inlet air flow holes defined on a top wall of each housing such that the second plurality of inlet air flow holes are exposed beyond a rear of the respective sleeve of the first, second, third, and fourth plurality of sleeves, and a first plurality of outlet air flow holes defined on a front wall of each housing, wherein each computer housing of the first, second, third, and fourth pluralities of computer housings further comprises a plurality of apertures defined on the front wall of each computer housing sized to allow the passage of network and power cords, and wherein each computer housing of the first, second, third, and fourth pluralities of computer housings is coupled to a rotatable handle and a fastening mechanism to secure each computer housing to a support frame.