Patent ID: 7599183
Filing Date: 2009-10-06
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a chassis having a proximal end that provides access to a plurality of module bays; one or more modules each received in one of the module bays, each module having at least one damper actuator distally extending from a distal end of the module; a fan assembly including a plurality of fans secured in a distal end of the chassis; a plurality of air flow dampers disposed between the module bays and the fan assembly, wherein each damper is aligned with one module bay to control air flow through the aligned module bay, wherein each damper closes in the absence of contact with one of the damper actuators and opens in response to contact with at least one of the damper actuators, and wherein the damper opens to a variable extent determined by the profile of the damper actuator contacting the damper as a result of one of the modules being received in one of the module bays.