US 11,678,461 B2
Fan tray system
Darren Burke Pav, Round Rock, TX (US); and Jake Hill Lavallo, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/170,571.
Application 17/170,571 is a continuation of application No. 15/691,346, filed on Aug. 30, 2017, granted, now 10,939,578.
Prior Publication US 2021/0168967 A1, Jun. 3, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H05K 9/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/20172 (2013.01) [G06F 1/20 (2013.01); H05K 5/0247 (2013.01); H05K 7/14 (2013.01); H05K 7/20145 (2013.01); H05K 7/20727 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fan tray system, comprising:
a fan tray base that is configured to support a fan system;
a fan tray side wall; and
a first rotatable coupling connecting the fan tray side wall to the fan tray base, wherein the first rotatable coupling is configured to allow rotatable relative movement between the fan tray side wall and the fan tray base such that:
the fan tray side wall may be positioned in a first orientation when the fan tray base is tool-lessly coupled to a chassis such that the fan tray side wall is positioned adjacent a first chassis wall of the chassis and impedes access to at least one first component in the chassis; and
the fan tray side wall may be rotated to a second orientation that is different than the first orientation and that allows access to the at least one first component in the chassis when the fan tray base is tool-lessly coupled to the chassis.