Electronic equipment cabinets with configurable air plenums
US12289867B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 2022 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/20172
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronics equipment cabinet includes one or more cabinet walls defining an interior enclosure space for housing electronic equipment and an air management box coupled to an interior surface of one of the one or more cabinet walls. The air management box includes a wall and a plurality of plates detachably coupled to the wall. The plates include a first plate having one or more perforations defining a first perforation pattern and a second plate having one or more perforations defining a second perforation pattern to control the direction and/or volume of airflow to the electronic equipment in the interior enclosure space or from the electronic equipment in the interior enclosure space to the air management box. The first perforation pattern is different than the second perforation pattern. Other example electronics equipment cabinets, electronics equipment cabinet kits, and methods of controlling airflow in electronic equipment cabinets are also disclosed.
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