Patent ID: 8982554
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A storage rack for supporting a plurality of field replaceable units (FRUs), comprising: a framework comprising a first end portion, an opposing second end portion, a plurality of side portions extending between the first and second end portions, and a storage area between the first end portion, the second end portion, and the plurality of side portions; a plurality of receiving bays disposed between the first and second end portions of the framework within the storage area, wherein each of the receiving bays comprises a front portion adjacent a first of the plurality of side portions of the framework, a rear portion adjacent an opposing second of the plurality of side portions of the framework, and a receiving space between the front and rear portions for receiving a FRU via the front portion; and a plurality of airflow restriction devices secured to the framework, wherein each of the airflow restriction devices is secured adjacent a respective one of the plurality of receiving bays, wherein each of the airflow restriction devices moves between at least a deployed position that restricts airflow through the receiving space of a respective receiving bay in the absence of a FRU in the receiving bay and a retracted position in the presence of a FRU in the receiving bay, and wherein each of the airflow restriction devices automatically moves to the retracted position during insertion of a FRU into the receiving space of a corresponding receiving bay via the front portion of the receiving bay; wherein the receiving space of each of the receiving bays comprises an interior cross-sectional area, wherein each of the airflow restriction devices is seized to substantially fill the interior cross-sectional area of the receiving space of a respective one of the receiving bays in the deployed position, wherein the interior cross-sectional area of the receiving space of each of the receiving bays comprises a width dimension extending between a third of the plurality of side portions of the framework and an opposing fourth of the plurality of side portions of the framework, and a height dimension extending substantially perpendicular to the width dimension; wherein the storage rack further comprise a plurality of pivot axes respectively extending along the width and/or height dimensions of the receiving spaces of the receiving bays, wherein each of the airflow restriction devices pivots about a respective one of the pivot axes between the deployed and retracted positions; wherein the storage rack further comprises a plurality of pivot members respectively defining the plurality of pivot axes and being attached to the framework adjacent the third and fourth side portions; wherein the framework further comprises a plurality of pairs of rail assemblies for receiving a respective plurality of FRUs in the plurality of receiving bays, wherein a first rail assembly of each of the pairs of rail assemblies extends between the first and second side portions adjacent the third side portion of the framework, wherein a second rail assembly of each of the pairs of rail assembly extends between the first and second side portions adjacent the fourth side portion of the framework, and wherein the plurality of pivot members are respectively attached to the plurality of pairs of rail assemblies.