Patent ID: 9189038
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: F04D,G05B,G06F

Abstract:
1. An information handling system comprising: a chassis; a processor disposed in the chassis to process information; memory disposed in the chassis and interfaced with the processor to store the information; a cooling fan disposed in the chassis to generate a cooling air flow over the processor; a vibration filter disposed between the cooling fan and the chassis, the vibration filter reducing transfer of vibration from the cooling fan to the chassis in a tuned frequency range by biasing the cooling fan against the chassis and dampening the biasing with a damper element; and a cooling fan bay coupled to the chassis to accept one or more cooling fans, wherein the vibration filter comprises a leaf spring coupled to a bottom surface of the cooling fan bay and aligned to bias against the cooling fan upon insertion of the cooling fan into the cooling fan bay and the damper element comprising a rubber material disposed proximate the leaf spring upon installation of the cooling fan into the cooling fan bay.