Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Telecommunications system cooling fan incorporating a flange vibration isolator
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Application No.: US14681556Application Date: 2015-04-08
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Publication No.: US09759235B2Publication Date: 2017-09-12
- Inventor: Peter Saturley , Trevor Meunier
- Applicant: Ciena Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MD Hanover
- Assignee: Ciena Corporation
- Current Assignee: Ciena Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Hanover
- Agency: Clements Bernard Walker PLLC
- Agent Christopher L. Bernard; Lawrence A. Baratta, Jr.
- Main IPC: F04D29/66
- IPC: F04D29/66 ; F04D25/06 ; F04D29/60

Abstract:
A cooling fan assembly for use in a telecommunications system, the cooling fan assembly including: a cooling fan including a plurality of radially disposed mounting flanges that are recessed from one or more of an inlet surface and an exhaust surface of the cooling fan; a chassis disposed adjacent to one or more of the inlet surface and the exhaust surface of the cooling fan, wherein a plurality of spaces are formed between the plurality of mounting flanges and the chassis; a plurality of vibration isolators disposed within the plurality of spaces formed between the plurality of mounting flanges and the chassis; and a plurality of rigid pins coupling the chassis to the plurality of vibration isolators. The plurality of vibration isolators are disposed substantially within a volumetric envelope of the cooling fan and the plurality of mounting flanges.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160298652A1 TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM COOLING FAN INCORPORATING A FLANGE VIBRATION ISOLATOR Public/Granted day:2016-10-13
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