Disk array apparatus
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1. A disk array apparatus, comprising:
- disk drives, which are mounted on a plural number of lines, in a direction of proceeding of an air flow;
a housing containing said disk drives therein; and
flow passages provided between an upper surface of said disk drives and an inner wall of an upper surface of said housing, for allowing said air flow to pass through, wherein a dam is provided for narrowing said air flow, above said disk drives, in a downstream side of said flow passages.
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For achieving installation of disk drives at high density, as well as, a large capacity and a high speed of the disk array apparatus, the disk array apparatus comprises disk drives, a box containing a large number of the disk drives in a direction of thickness thereof, wherein a throttle of flow passage, which combines a sour absorbing material in common, is provided above the disk drives in the downstream side of the disk array apparatus.
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1. A disk array apparatus, comprising:
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disk drives, which are mounted on a plural number of lines, in a direction of proceeding of an air flow;
a housing containing said disk drives therein; and
flow passages provided between an upper surface of said disk drives and an inner wall of an upper surface of said housing, for allowing said air flow to pass through, wherein a dam is provided for narrowing said air flow, above said disk drives, in a downstream side of said flow passages. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A disk array apparatus, comprising:
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disk drives, which are mounted on a plural number of lines, in a direction of proceeding of an air flow;
a housing containing said disk drives therein; and
flow passages provided between an upper surface of said disk drives and an inner wall of an upper surface of said housing, for allowing said air flow to pass through, wherein a shield plate is provided for shielding a direction of the air flow passing through said disk drives, in a downstream side of said flow passages, and on said shielding plate are provided openings corresponding to shapes of said disk drives. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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