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US06480380B1 Methods and apparatus for cooling a disk drive 有权
标题翻译：用于冷却磁盘驱动器的方法和设备
公开(公告)号：US06480380B1
公开(公告)日：2002-11-12
申请号：US09618488
申请日：2000-07-18
申请人： F. William French , Larry Pignolet , Scot Tata
发明人： F. William French , Larry Pignolet , Scot Tata
IPC分类号： G06F116
CPC分类号： G11B33/142 , G06F1/20
摘要： The invention is directed to techniques for cooling a disk drive using a louver to direct air from an air stream toward the disk drive. One arrangement is directed to a storage system which includes a cabinet assembly, and a fan assembly that provides an air stream through the cabinet assembly. The storage system further includes a disk drive assembly that fastens to the cabinet assembly. The disk drive assembly includes (i) a disk drive that stores and retrieves computerized data, and (ii) a support member that supports the disk drive. The support member defines an input louver that redirects air from the air stream toward the disk drive of the disk drive assembly. This arrangement enables forced convection air to adequately cool the disk drive thus reducing disk drive operating temperature and lowering the disk drive failure rate. This lowering of the failure rate translates into improved field reliability and lower repair costs. In one arrangement, the support member includes highly stiff material (e.g., sheet metal) which provides adequate stiffness to support the disk drive and allows (i) high convective cooling on both sides of the disk drive and (ii) low air impedance (i.e., pressure drop). In one arrangement, a louvered side of the support member directs air over a disk spindle bearing of the disk drive which is a substantial source of heat. In one arrangement, the support member acts as a cover to protect circuit board components against inadvertent handling that could damage the components.
摘要翻译：本发明涉及用于使用百叶窗冷却磁盘驱动器以将空气从空气流引向磁盘驱动器的技术。一种布置涉及包括机柜组件的存储系统，以及提供通过机柜组件的空气流的风扇组件。存储系统还包括紧固到柜组件的盘驱动器组件。磁盘驱动器组件包括（i）存储和检索计算机化数据的磁盘驱动器，以及（ii）支持磁盘驱动器的支持部件。支撑构件限定了将空气从空气流朝向盘驱动器组件的盘驱动器重定向的输入百叶窗。这种布置使得强制对流空气能够充分地冷却磁盘驱动器，从而降低磁盘驱动器的工作温度并降低磁盘驱动器的故障率。这种降低故障率可以提高现场可靠性并降低维修成本。在一种布置中，支撑构件包括高度刚性的材料（例如，金属片），其提供足够的刚度以支撑盘驱动器并且允许（i）在盘驱动器的两侧上的高对流冷却和（ii）低空气阻抗（即，压力下降）。在一种布置中，支撑构件的百叶窗将空气引导到作为实质的热源的盘驱动器的盘主轴轴承上。在一种布置中，支撑构件用作盖子以保护电路板部件免于意外处理，这可能损坏部件。

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