Stackable electronic equipment assembly with improved circuit board cooling arrangement
US5663868A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 14, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/20563
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cabinet for electronic equipment comprises an array of printed circuit boards stacked in horizontal planes. The circuit boards are interconnected by a vertically extending rear mother board, and the cabinet includes a plenum chamber defined by a partition having a plurality of vertically arrayed ventilation openings through which air can be drawn from the lateral spaces between the circuit boards and exhausted from the rear of the cabinet by a blower.
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