Air shroud with an automatically adjustable air baffle for an information handling system
An air shroud includes a main portion, an extension portion, and a first adjustable air baffle. The main portion is in physical communication with one or more cooling fans of an information handling system. The extension portion extends from the main portion. The first adjustable air baffle is in physical communication with the extension portion. The first adjustable air baffle is biased toward an extended position. When a first memory module is located within a first memory slot of an information handling system while the main portion is in physical communication with the one or more cooling fans, the first adjustable air baffle transitions from the extended position to a collapsed position in response to a force being exerted on the first adjustable air baffle by the first memory module.
1. An air shroud comprising:
a main portion to be placed in physical communication over one or more cooling fans of an information handling system;
an extension portion extending from the main portion;
a first spring in physical communication with the extension portion; and
a first adjustable air baffle in physical communication with the extension portion, the first adjustable air baffle having a plurality of sections including a top section and a bottom section, the first spring extends from the bottom section to the extension portion through an inside of the top section, the first adjustable air baffle biased toward an extended position by the first spring, the first adjustable air baffle to transition from the extended position to a collapsed position in response to a force exerted on the first adjustable air baffle by a first memory module of the information handling system when the first memory module is located within a first memory slot of the information handling system while the main portion is in physical communication with the one or more cooling fans, wherein the first memory slot is adjacent to and on a first side of a processor of the information handling system.
2. The air shroud of claim 1 further comprising:
a second adjustable air baffle in physical communication with the extension portion, the second adjustable air baffle is biased toward an extended position, the second adjustable air baffle to transition from the extended position to a collapsed position in response to a force exerted on the second adjustable air baffle by a second memory module of the information handling system when the second memory module is located within a second memory slot of the information handling system while the main portion is in physical communication with the one or more cooling fans, wherein the second memory slot is adjacent to and on a second side of the processor.
3. The air shroud of claim 2 when the second adjustable air baffle is in the extended position and the main portion is in physical communication with the one or more cooling fans, the second adjustable air baffle prevents air flow from the one or more cooling fans from bypassing the processor on the second side of the processor.
4. The air shroud of claim 2 further comprising a second spring in physical communication with the second adjustable air baffle and the extension portion, the second spring disposed between the second adjustable air baffle and the extension portion to bias the second adjustable air baffle toward the extended position.
5. The air shroud of claim 1 wherein when the first adjustable air baffle is in the extended position and the main portion is in physical communication with the one or more cooling fans, the first adjustable air baffle prevents air flow from the one or more cooling fans from bypassing the processor on the first side of the processor.
6. The air shroud of claim 1 wherein the first adjustable air baffle extends from an enclosure of the extension portion.
7. The air shroud of claim 1 wherein the extension portion extends parallel to the main portion.
8. An information handling system comprising:
a processor;
a first plurality of memory slots on a first side of the processor, the first plurality of memory slots including a first memory slot adjacent to and on the first side of the processor; and
an air shroud in physical communication with one or more cooling fans of the information handling system, the air shroud including:
a main portion in physical communication with the one or more cooling fans of the information handling system;
an extension portion extending from the main portion;
a first spring in physical communication with the extension portion; and
a first adjustable air baffle in physical communication with the extension portion, the first adjustable air baffle having a top section and a bottom section, the first spring extends from the bottom section to the extension portion through an inside of the top section, the first adjustable air baffle biased toward an extended position by the first spring, the first adjustable air baffle to transition from the extended position to a collapsed position in response to a force exerted on the first adjustable air baffle by a first memory module of the information handling system when the first memory module is located within the first memory slot of the information handling system while the main portion is in physical communication with the one or more cooling fans.
9. The information handling system of claim 8 further comprising:
a second plurality of memory slots on a second side of the processor, the second plurality of memory slots including a second memory slot adjacent to and on the second side of the processor.
10. The information handling system of claim 9 further comprising:
a second adjustable air baffle in physical communication with the extension portion, the second adjustable air baffle is biased toward an extended position, the second adjustable air baffle to transition from the extended position to a collapsed position in response to a force exerted on the second adjustable air baffle by a second memory module of the information handling system when the second memory module is located within the second memory slot of the information handling system while the main portion is in physical communication with the one or more cooling fans.
11. The information handling system of claim 10 when the second adjustable air baffle is in the extended position and the main portion is in physical communication with the one or more cooling fans, the second adjustable air baffle prevents air flow from the one or more cooling fans from bypassing the processor on the second side of the processor.
12. The information handling system of claim 10 further comprising:
a second spring in physical communication with the second adjustable air baffle and the extension portion, the second spring is disposed between the second adjustable air baffle and the extension portion to bias the second adjustable air baffle toward the extended position.
13. The information handling system of claim 8 when the first adjustable air baffle is in the extended position and the main portion is in physical communication with the one or more cooling fans, the first adjustable air baffle prevents air flow from the one or more cooling fans from bypassing the processor on the first side of the processor.
14. The information handling system of claim 8 wherein the first adjustable air baffle extends from an enclosure of the extension portion.
15. An information handling system comprising:
a processor;
one or more cooling fans to provide air flow to the processor;
a first plurality of memory slots on a first side of the processor, the first plurality of memory slots including a first memory slot adjacent to and on the first side of the processor;
a second plurality of memory slots on a second side of the processor, the second plurality of memory slots including a second memory slot adjacent to and on the second side of the processor; and
an air shroud in physical communication with the one or more cooling fans, the air shroud including:
a main portion in physical communication with the one or more cooling fans of the information handling system;
an extension portion extending from the main portion;
a first adjustable air baffle in physical communication with the extension portion, the first adjustable air baffle biased toward an extended position, the first adjustable air baffle to transition from the extended position to a collapsed position in response to a force exerted on the first adjustable air baffle by a first memory module of the information handling system when the first memory module is located within the first memory slot of the information handling system while the main portion is in physical communication with the one or more cooling fans;
a first spring in physical communication with the first adjustable air baffle and the extension portion, the first spring disposed between the first adjustable air baffle and the extension portion to bias the first adjustable air baffle toward the extended position;
a second adjustable air baffle in physical communication with the extension portion, the second adjustable air baffle biased toward an extended position, the second adjustable air baffle to transition from the extended position to a collapsed position in response to a force exerted on the second adjustable air baffle by a second memory module of the information handling system when the second memory module is located within the second memory slot of the information handling system while the main portion is in physical communication with the one or more cooling fans; and
a second spring in physical communication with the second adjustable air baffle and the extension portion, the second spring disposed between the second adjustable air baffle and the extension portion to bias the second adjustable air baffle toward the extended position.
16. The information handling system of claim 15 when the second adjustable air baffle is in the extended position and the main portion is in physical communication with the one or more cooling fans, the second adjustable air baffle prevents the air flow from the one or more cooling fans from bypassing the processor on the second side of the processor.
17. The information handling system of claim 15 when the first adjustable air baffle is in the extended position and the main portion is in physical communication with the one or more cooling fans, the first adjustable air baffle prevents the air flow from the one or more cooling fans from bypassing the processor on the first side of the processor.
18. The information handling system of claim 15 wherein the first and second adjustable air baffles extend respectively from first and second enclosures of the extension portion.