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System for ventilating an electrical or electronic equipment box

US7004833B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims
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Filing dateDec 3, 2004
Grant dateFeb 28, 2006
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Expiry dateDec 3, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K5/0214
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system (1) for ventilating a box designed to receive electrical or electronic equipment, the box having a top wall including a ventilator opening (4), the system comprising a ventilator unit (5) for mounting on said wall (3) of the box in register with the ventilator opening (4), said ventilator unit (5) comprising a screen (7) in the form of a cylindrical wall for extending around said ventilator opening (4), said screen (7) being provided with perforations (8) to allow air to pass towards the ventilator opening (4), said screen (7) being extended, at its end remote from the ventilator opening (4) by a solid bottom wall (9) that extends substantially perpendicularly to the screen (7) and forms a vessel for recovering liquid.

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