Patent ID: 7236361
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: G11B,H05K

Abstract:
1. A fan assembly, comprising: a support frame having a base, a front wall extending perpendicular to the base, and a plurality of spatially separated side walls perpendicular to the base and to the front wall, the base, front wall, and side walls defining a plurality of wells; a plurality of fan packs, each fan pack including a fan and a fan mount attached to the fan, each fan pack being disposed in one of the plurality of wells the fan mount of each fan pack having a top wall and spatially separated opposing side panels, and a first latch-and-release mechanism for removably securing the fan pack to the side walls of the well within which that fan pack is disposed, the first latch-and-release mechanism including a flexible section in each side panel with a tab projecting outwardly therefrom, each flexible section forming part of the top wall with a cutout region formed therein, the cutout regions of the flexible sections providing opposing movable finger holes, the fan pack being individually removable from the well by using the finger holes to urge the flexible sections towards each other so that each outwardly projecting tab releases from the sidewall of the well to which that tab is latched; and a second latch-and-release mechanism securing the support frame to opposing side walls of an enclosure, the second latch-and-release mechanism enabling the fan assembly to be removed from the enclosure while populated with the plurality of fan packs.