US 12,137,532 B2
Adjustable airflow duct
Michael LaTorre, Wright City, MO (US); and Travis McClintock, St. Charles, MO (US)
Assigned to Mastercard International Incorporated, Purchase, NY (US)
Filed by Mastercard International Incorporated, Purchase, NY (US)
Filed on Oct. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/497,995.
Application 18/497,995 is a continuation of application No. 17/546,429, filed on Dec. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,805,619.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/123,090, filed on Dec. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0064929 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/20145 (2013.01) [H05K 7/20736 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A data center rack assembly comprising:
a rack;
an electronic device; and
an adjustable air duct,
said rack including a frame defining opposite first and second rack sides spaced apart in a longitudinal direction,
said electronic device presenting an intake side configured to receive air therethrough for passage into the electronic device,
said electronic device mounted to the frame such that the intake side is disposed intermediately between the rack sides and is spaced from the first rack side to define a longitudinal dimension therebetween,
said duct including—
relatively shiftable first and second duct sections that extend in the longitudinal direction to cooperatively present an adjustable longitudinal duct length, and
a drive mechanism operably coupled to said first and second sections such that operation of the drive mechanism results in relative shifting of the sections.