Patent ID: 6621693
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: G06F,G11B,H01L,H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A digital data storage array comprising:a chassis defining an enclosure, a plurality of digital data storage devices disposed within the chassis and removably mounted to a wall thereof, the chassis and each of the digital data storage devices having three principal axis, x, y, and z, with dimensions along those axis defining a width, depth, and height, respectively, the height of the chassis and each of the digital storage devices being less than the depth and the width of the chassis and that digital storage device, respectively, the digital data storage devices being arranged such that their respective z axes are oriented substantially parallel to the z axis of the chassis, and the digital data storage devices being disposed offset from the chassis wall to which they are removably mounted forming a channel between the digital data storage devices and the chassis wall, that channel facilitating a flow of air about the devices.