| 摘要 |
An electronic equipment enclosure includes a frame structure and a customizable side air dam kit. The frame structure includes a front frame, a rear frame, front-to-back frame members connecting corners of the front and rear frames together, reinforced bracket structures located near ends of the cross members, and extruded horizontal mounting rails parallel to, but inward from, the front-to-back frame members. The ends of the horizontal mounting rails are connected to the reinforced bracket structures. Panels are installed in longitudinal slots in the front-to-back frame members and horizontal mounting rails, each of which is extruded. The customizable side air dam kit includes a framework of horizontal and vertical frame pieces, adapted to connect to the frame structure, and a customizable air dam panel supported by the framework. A plurality of the frame pieces are provided to an installer for use in constructing the framework to fit the specific frame structure. |
| 主权项 |
1. An electronic equipment installation with a customized side air dam, comprising:
(a) an electronic equipment enclosure, comprising:
(i) a four-post frame structure, including a front frame, a rear frame, and at least four front-to-back horizontal frame members, wherein the front frame and rear frame each include a pair of vertical frame members and two side-to-side cross members, and wherein the front-to-back horizontal frame members connect the front and rear frames together, and(ii) a plurality of panels supported by the frame structure so as to define an interior, the panels including side panels, each side panel being disposed on a side of the electronic equipment enclosure; (b) at least one unit of side-breathing electronic equipment installed in the electronic equipment enclosure and having a duct opening facing a side of the electronic equipment enclosure; and (c) a customized side air dam that is created, with the side-breathing electronic equipment already installed, by: (i) framing the duct opening with a plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical frame pieces, forming a side air dam framework, that is supported by the frame structure, and (ii) mounting one or more customizable air dam panel to the side air dam framework such that a top-to-bottom partition is created immediately adjacent the side-breathing electronic equipment except for the framed duct opening, (iii) wherein the top-to-bottom partition is parallel to, but inwardly offset from, the adjacent side panel of the electronic equipment enclosure such that a side plenum is created between the top-to-bottom partition and the adjacent side panel, and wherein the top-to-bottom partition blocks air from flowing over or under the side-breathing electronic equipment and then into the side plenum and/or air from flowing out of the side plenum and then over or under the side-breathing electronic equipment. |
