Method and apparatus for attachment and removal of fans while in operation and without the need for tools

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8360833
APP PUB NO 20100300648A1
SERIAL NO

12474094

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Disclosed is an air containment cooling system for containing air between two rows of equipment racks. The air containment cooling system comprises a canopy assembly configured to enclose a hot aisle defined by two rows of equipment racks and a cooling system embedded within the canopy assembly, the cooling system being configured to cool air disposed within the hot aisle, the cooling system including a heat exchanger, a mounting plate coupled to the canopy assembly, and a fan assembly configured to move air to the heat exchanger, the fan assembly being releasably mounted on the mounting plate. The fan assembly may include a fan unit having a fan and a motor and a mounting ring configured to mount the fan unit thereon. The mounting ring may have at least one mounting post configured to pass through a key slot formed in the mounting plate.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Grantham, Roy O'Fallon, US 4 332

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