Chassis system with front cooling intake

摘要

A line card includes a metal frame that includes a front section, and a bottom section connected to the front section via an angled section, where the angled section results in an opening between the line card and a second line card, when the line card is installed above the second line card in a rack, and where the opening allows directed air to enter the rack from a front direction; a printed circuit board attached to the metal frame; and a group of front panel connectors attached to the front section of the metal frame.

主权项

1. A frame of a line card, the frame comprising:
a bottom portion that includes an angled section,
the angled section creating an opening between the line card and another line card included below the line card,
the opening allowing air to cool one or more components of the other line card; and a top portion that includes a plurality of openings,
the plurality of openings allowing air to pass through the top portion to cool one or more components included on the bottom portion.