Inventors:
Robert J. Lajara - San Jose CA
Milton C. Lee - Mountain Vu CA
Alan Lee Minick - San Jose CA
Kenneth A. Lown - Sunnyvale CA
Wayman Lee - Los Altos CA
Barry Marshall - San Jose CA
Anita Patel - Palo Alto CA
Steve J. Furuta - Santa Clara CA
Kenneth Kitlas - San Jose CA
Ronald Barnes - Livermore CA
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Palo Alto CA
International Classification:
G06F 120
US Classification:
361687, 361697, 361700, 165122, 174 152
Abstract:
A computer system housing with a curved bezel that forms one or more sideways gap between a side of the computer housing chassis and the bezel attached to that side. Typically, the curved bezel is attached to the front of the chassis with each sideways gap extending perpendicularly from the front of the chassis to a predetermined width and stretching to predetermined length along the front of the chassis. The sideways gaps facilitate increased air inlet from the sides and allow efficient cooling of various system components that are mounted on the chassis and housed within the housing. One or more cooling fans may be mounted at different locations within the housing to optimize air circulation and, hence, cooling within the housing. The chassis may be partitioned into two separate sub-chassis for proper positioning of the cooling fans as well as to accommodate changes in computer system configurations with minimized retooling of the chassis.