- Patent Title: Airflow divider for balancing airflow in a modular chassis system
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Application No.: US14491621Application Date: 2014-09-19
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Publication No.: US09788461B2Publication Date: 2017-10-10
- Inventor: Adrianus Van Gaal
- Applicant: Adrianus Van Gaal
- Applicant Address: US MD Hanover
- Assignee: Ciena Corporation
- Current Assignee: Ciena Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Hanover
- Agency: Clements Bernard Walker PLLC
- Agent Christopher L. Bernard; Lawrence A. Baratta, Jr.
- Main IPC: H05K7/20
- IPC: H05K7/20 ; G02B6/44

Abstract:
A chassis supporting a plurality of circuit cards in an electronic and/or optical system includes one or more fans at an output of an exhaust air plenum, wherein the one or more fans are configured to enhance airflow from an intake air plenum to the output; and an airflow divider disposed in the exhaust air plenum and attached or disposed to the chassis, wherein the airflow divider is dimensioned and located in the exhaust air plenum to segment the exhaust air plenum into multiple sections causing balanced airflow from the intake air plenum to the output and over the circuit cards disposed in the chassis for cooling thereof.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160037676A1 AIRFLOW DIVIDER FOR BALANCING AIRFLOW IN A MODULAR CHASSIS SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2016-02-04
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