Apparatus and method for preventing component overheating and extending system survivability

摘要

An example apparatus and method for preventing component overheating and extending system survivability of an appliance is provided and may include a component assembly configured to be inserted in a first slot of the appliance. The component assembly may include a door disposed on its side and extending substantially along the length of the component assembly. The door is movable between a first and a second position and the component assembly is configured so that when the component assembly is inserted in the first slot and the trap door is in the second position, the trap door provides a barrier to airflow in a second slot of the switch that is adjacent to the first slot when a second component assembly has been removed from the second slot.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a component assembly removably inserted in a first slot of an appliance, the component assembly having a length and a side, and a door disposed on the side substantially along the length, the door being rotatable, about a hinge, between a first position, a second position, and a third position, the first position and the third position being parallel to the side, the second position being substantially perpendicular to the side, the first position being opposite to the third position, and the door being bi-directionally rotatable, about the hinge, from the second position to the first position and the third position, wherein the door, in the second position, substantially blocks airflow through a second slot of the appliance, the second slot being adjacent to the first slot and being empty, and wherein the door is rotatable from the second position to the first position to accommodate another component assembly being inserted into the second slot.