Patent ID: 6052281
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
An improved computer chassis having a component bay for housing a removable component therein, the improved computer chassis having a first internal volume defined by a first external peripheral border, the component bay having a second internal volume within the first internal volume defined by a second external peripheral border, the component bay being externally accessible through a first portion of the first external peripheral border and a first portion of the second external peripheral border, the improvement comprising:an airflow control door movably connected to the chassis proximate to the first portion of the second external peripheral border, the airflow control door being movable between a first position and a second position;wherein the airflow control door, when in the first position, prevents external access to the component bay through the first portion of the second external peripheral border and thereby prevents airflow to and from the component bay through the first portion of the second external peripheral border;wherein the airflow control door, when in the second position, allows external access to the component bay through the first portion of the second external peripheral border and thereby allows the removable component to be received in the component bay through the first portion of the second external peripheral border; andwherein the airflow control door has guide means for guiding the removable component into the component bay.