Patent ID: 7054155

Claim:
A fan tray assembly comprising: a module adapted to house electronic components that require cooling, the module having an open front, a first side, and a second side including an alignment track; one or more fan trays, each fan tray having: (a) at least one fan directing air through the module to cool the electronic components when the fan tray occupies a first position in which the fan tray closes the open front of the module and not directing air through the module when the fan tray occupies a second position in which the fan tray leaves unobstructed the open front of the module, and (b) an alignment channel engaging the alignment track upon closing the fan tray relative to the module, achieving automatic alignment between the fan tray and the module; a pivot releasably attaching each fan tray to the module at the first side of the module, each fan tray pivoting toward and away from the module, about a vertical axis which extends through the pivot, between the first and second positions; and a locking mechanism releasably locking each fan tray to the module at the second side of the module when the fan tray is in the first position.