Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Increasing air inlet/outlet size for electronics chassis
- Patent Title (中): 增加电子机箱的进气口/出口尺寸
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Application No.: US11688733Application Date: 2007-03-20
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Publication No.: US08257156B2Publication Date: 2012-09-04
- Inventor: Younes Shabany , Hans Yum , Todd Collis , Steve Bisbikis , Steve Koo , Kieran Miller
- Applicant: Younes Shabany , Hans Yum , Todd Collis , Steve Bisbikis , Steve Koo , Kieran Miller
- Applicant Address: US CO Broomfield
- Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLC
- Current Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Broomfield
- Agency: Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP
- Main IPC: H05K5/00
- IPC: H05K5/00 ; H05K7/20

Abstract:
Provided are electronics chassis having air inlets with increased cross-sectional area that facilitate airflow through the chassis and thereby provide improved cooling. As electronics chassis are often stacked, it has been determined that the upper surfaces of a lower chassis may be utilized to at least partially define the air inlet of the upper chassis. In this regard, an upper portion of the lower chassis may be removed to increase the size of an air inlet. That is, portions of an upper wall and/or the top wall of a lower chassis are removed and connected by a connecting wall (e.g. a tapered and/or a chamfered wall). Likewise, the bottom wall of an upper chassis may be removed. When stacked, the air inlet of the upper chassis may be disposed above the truncated portion of the lower chassis. In such an arrangement, the size of the resulting air intake is significantly increased.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070217157A1 INCREASING AIR INLET/OUTLET SIZE FOR ELECTRONICS CHASSIS Public/Granted day:2007-09-20
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