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Enclosure element

US8254120B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims

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Assignee

dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH · DE

Inventors

Dirk Hasse · Paderborn, DE
Dirk Bittner · Langenhagen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 22, 2010
Grant date	Aug 28, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 11, 2030

Classification

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

Abstract

An enclosure for electronic assemblies is provided, with a first deck surface and a first side wall with a short side and a long side and a second deck surface, disposed such that it faces the first deck surface, and a second side wall, disposed such that it faces the first side wall, with a short side and a long side, as well as with a first venting element, which extends in the direction of the long side along one of both side walls, and a plurality of plug-in slots for electronic assemblies that are arranged in parallel to one another, whereby the electronic assemblies are disposed, in the plugged-in state, vertically to both long sides of both side walls, and the first deck surface includes, along the end oriented toward the first side wall, a first opening and the first venting element, on the enclosure's outer side of the first deck surface, is disposed at least partially above the first opening, and the first and/or the second deck surface includes a second opening, along the end that faces the second side wall, for entering or exiting air, so that the venting element generates in the interior of the enclosure an air current that preferably flows vertically to the surface of…

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