US 12,309,964 B2
Swappable airflow cassette for power supply units
James P. Wynia, San Jose, CA (US); Joanne Cuijuan Zhang, San Jose, CA (US); and James L. Mangin, Tracy, CA (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/984,415.
Prior Publication US 2024/0164049 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/20172 (2013.01) [H05K 7/20145 (2013.01); H05K 7/20209 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A swappable cooling fan component for an information handling system, the swappable cooling fan component comprising:
a cooling fan including:
a plurality of fan blades, and
first and second connectors on a first surface of the cooling fan;
an attachment panel, wherein a main portion of the attachment panel faces a second surface of the cooling fan; and
a connector panel, wherein a main portion of the connector panel faces the first surface of the cooling fan, the connector panel includes a concave region to line an edge of the fan blades, the main portion of the connector panel including third and fourth connectors that are in physical and electrical communication with the first and second connectors, respectively, wherein the first connector receives control signals for the cooling fan through the third connector when the swappable cooling fan component is in a first orientation, and the second connector receives the control signals for the cooling fan through the fourth connector when the swappable cooling fan component is in a second orientation.