Patent attributes
A universal quick-disconnect fan tray for air cooling of field replaceable electronic units within a rack-mount enclosure comprises a pair of fan modules mounted in parallel on an intermediate printed circuit board for providing a unidirectional air flow through the enclosure. The printed circuit board has asymmetrically located spring-loaded pogo pin electrical contacts and a pogo pin mechanical locator for respectively engaging cooperating front or rear electrical pads and cooperating front and rear locator features within the enclosure for correctly locating and providing electrical connections to the fan tray and that afford quick connect and disconnect. The locations of the cooperating pads and features enable the fan tray to be translatable without being rotated from the front to the rear of the enclosure to maintain same direction of airflow.
