US 11,925,004 B2
Data storage cooling module
Odie Banks Killen, Jr., Colorado Springs, CO (US); Matthew J. Babcock, Monument, CO (US); and Brendan Ruggles, Colorado Springs, CO (US)
Assigned to Sanmina Corporation, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Sanmina Corporation, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/578,313.
Prior Publication US 2023/0232592 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. H05K 7/20 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); G11B 33/14 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/20563 (2013.01) [G06F 1/20 (2013.01); G11B 33/1406 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A data storage cooling module comprising:
a fan cage assembly, the fan cage assembly including:
a fan cage that includes at least one fan bay;
at least one fan assembly removably coupled to the at least one fan bay, the fan assembly comprising a first fan module adjacent to a first end of the fan assembly and a second fan module adjacent to a second, opposing end of the fan assembly; and
an interface board removably coupled to the fan cage assembly, with the first end of the fan assembly facing the interface board and the second end of the fan assembly facing away from the interface board to removably couple the first fan module to the interface board with the first fan module between the interface board and the second fan module, the interface board including:
a first interface surface that includes at least one power connector configured to interface with the first fan module of the at least one fan assembly; and
a second interface surface that includes at least one drive connector configured to interface with a baseboard.