发明名称 Angled card cage for improved cooling airflow in front to back airflow products
摘要 An angled card cage for improved cooling airflow in front to back airflow products is disclosed. The angled card cage for improved cooling airflow includes a card cage having horizontally mounted circuit cards wherein the card cage is oriented at a non-orthogonal yaw angle relative to the front facing of an equipment rack. The angled card cage for improved cooling airflow provides advantages over systems known in the art by reducing pressure head losses incurred by the cooling air stream.
申请公布号 US9241425(B1) 申请公布日期 2016.01.19
申请号 US201414319619 申请日期 2014.06.30
申请人 Alcatel Lucent 发明人 Serjak Peter J.;Griffin Joseph D.;De Cecco Stefano
分类号 H05K7/00;H05K7/20 主分类号 H05K7/00
代理机构 Kramer & Amado, P.C. 代理人 Kramer & Amado, P.C.
主权项 1. An electronics enclosure for mounting on an equipment rack having a front and back orientation in use, the electronics enclosure comprising: a first front face oriented in the direction of the front of said equipment rack, said first front face including at least one air inlet; a second back face oriented in the direction of the back of said equipment rack, said second back face including at least one air exhaust; a card cage having a plurality of horizontal card slots vertically offset from one another for receiving a plurality of electric cards, wherein each of the plurality of card slots have respective longitudinal axes that are substantially parallel; said card cage oriented at a non-orthogonal yaw angle with respect to said first front face; a first plenum disposed operatively between said air inlet and the card cage; said first plenum having a cross-section which becomes smaller as the distance increases from said air inlet; a second plenum disposed operatively between the card cage and said air exhaust, the second plenum having a cross-section which becomes larger as the distance decreases towards said air exhaust; and at least one fan operative to force air to flow along an airflow pathway that extends from said air inlet into said first plenum, through said card cage, into said second plenum, and out said air exhaust.
地址 Boulogne-Billancourt FR