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Abstract

A fan tray assembly for an electronics enclosure includes two opposing, spaced apart shells made of a sheet material. The opposing shells are attached to each other by attachment features formed in the sheet material of each shell. Advantageously, the attachment features reduce or eliminate the need for separate fasteners or adhesive to attach the shells. Each shell has openings forming a grill. The grill is aligned with a similarly formed grill of an opposing shell. Each shell also has retention features formed in the sheet material around a periphery of their respective grills. A ventilation fan is retained between the two shells by the retention features, in alignment with the grill of each shell. An electrical connector is connected to the ventilation fan and retained by at least one of the shells. The electrical connector is exposed by an opening of the fan tray assembly and oriented towards an exterior thereof. The shells may also include features for retaining the electrical connector without using fasteners or adhesive. Such features may allow the connector to float in a plane perpendicular to its principle axis of alignment. The assembly may additionally include a latch for latching the assembly to the electronic enclosure.

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