US 12,356,581 B2
System and method for a universal fan holder for a cooling fan for information handling systems
Chung-An Lin, New Taipei (TW); Yu-Ming Kuo, New Taipei (TW); and Chih-Yung Yang, Taipei (TW)
Assigned to DELL PRODUCTS LP, Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products, LP, Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/950,591.
Prior Publication US 2024/0107702 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. H05K 7/20 (2006.01); F04D 29/42 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/20172 (2013.01) [F04D 29/4226 (2013.01); G06F 1/20 (2013.01); H05K 7/20718 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information handling system with a cooling system, comprising:
a processor;
a memory;
a power management unit (PMU) operatively coupled to the processor;
a plurality of cooling fans in a fan stack operatively coupled to a reconfigurable cooling fan holder mounted at a vent aperture of the information handling system to draw air into or direct air out of a chassis of the information handling system;
the reconfigurable cooling fan holder including a reconfigurable frame having a plurality of slidingly adjustable walls;
each slidingly adjustable wall includes at least two slide bars nested adjacent to one another, where the reconfigurable cooling fan holder may be expanded or reduced in length by sliding the at least two slide bars nested adjacent to one another forming a lengthwise slidingly adjustable wall to extend or contract the lengthwise slidingly adjustable wall from the plurality of slidingly adjustable walls and where the reconfigurable cooling fan holder may be expanded or reduced in width by sliding the at least two slide bars nested adjacent to one another forming a widthwise slidingly adjustable wall to extend or contract the widthwise slidingly adjustable wall from the plurality of slidingly adjustable walls;
a first setting fastener disposed into the at least two slide bars nested adjacent to one another forming the lengthwise slidingly adjustable wall to set the length of the reconfigurable cooling fan holder;
a second setting fastener disposed into the at least two slide bars nested adjacent to one another forming the widthwise slidingly adjustable wall to set the width of the reconfigurable cooling fan holder; and
a hinged, foldable sealing plate operatively coupled to the lengthwise slidingly adjustable wall via a hinge to be opened when the plurality of cooling fans mounted in the reconfigurable cooling fan holder are narrow fans, the hinged, foldable sealing plate to fill a gap between the reconfigurable cooling fan holder and an edge of the vent aperture of the information handling system.