Patent ID: 7492591
Filing Date: 2009-02-17
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. An arrangement of electronic devices comprising at least two electronic devices, wherein each electronic device in the arrangement includes: a fan tray slot; and a reversible fan tray mounted in the fan tray slot providing either an airflow inlet or an airflow outlet, wherein an orientation of the reversible fan tray in the fan tray slot is reversible, wherein reversing the orientation of the reversible fan tray in the fan tray slot reverses a direction of the airflow to provide either the airflow inlet or the airflow outlet at the fan tray slot, and wherein the reversible fan tray includes, wherein the orientation of the reversible fan tray in each electronic device is selected such that if the reversible fan tray is adjacent to an airflow inlet in an adjacent electronic device, the reversible fan tray provides the airflow inlet and if the reversible fan tray is adjacent to an airflow outlet in the adjacent electronic device, the reversible fan tray provides the airflow outlet.