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Skewed cardcage orientation for increasing cooling in a chassis

US7542288B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 16, 2007
Grant dateJun 2, 2009
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Expiry dateMay 16, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K7/20563
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A chassis (300) for housing at least one cardcage (302) is disclosed. The chassis includes a first portion (420) of a chassis housing (300) through a sixth portion (460) thereof. The first through sixth portions forming a boundary around a storage region of the chassis housing (300). The chassis (300) also includes at least one air moving device (316). At least first (413) and second openings (425) are situated within the chassis housing (300). The first and (413) second openings (425) located at substantially different elevations relative to each other. A cardcage (302) is located in the storage region and situated in a skewed orientation relative to at least two of the portions of the chassis housing (300). The at least first (413) and second (425) openings and the at least one air moving device (316) are located relative to the skewed oriented cardcage (302) to facilitate airflow thereacross.

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