Card cage system for hybrid cooling of computer circuit cards
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsChristopher Reed, James Ruiz
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a computer circuit card cage system configured to house one or more computer circuit cards. The computer circuit card cage system can comprise a housing comprising one or more walls having one or more apertures formed therein. The computer circuit card cage system can further comprise one or more support rails supported on one or more of the walls and configured to support a computer circuit card. The one or more support rails can have one or more apertures formed therein to facilitate flow of a fluid through the one or more support rails. The flow path of the fluid is through the one or more apertures in the walls of the housing, and the one or more apertures in the support rails.
Claims20
A computer circuit card cage system configured to house one or more computer circuit cards, the computer circuit card cage system comprising:
- a housing comprising (i) multiple walls each having multiple first apertures formed therein and (ii) a computer circuit card storage cavity defined, at least in part, by the walls, wherein each of the first apertures extends through an entire thickness from an outer side to an inner side of the associated wall of the housing;
- multiple support rails supported on the walls and configured to support a computer circuit card on support surfaces of the support rails within the computer circuit card storage cavity, each of the support rails having multiple second apertures formed therein along a length of the support rail and configured to facilitate flow of a fluid through the support rail, the multiple second apertures of each support rail substantially aligned with the first apertures of the associated wall of the housing;
- wherein a flow path of the fluid is through the first apertures in the walls of the housing, through the second apertures in the support rails, and freely through the computer circuit card storage cavity of the housing between the support rails;
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- wherein a first support rail of the multiple support rails is supported on a first wall of the multiple walls of the housing and a second support rail corresponding to the first support rail is supported on a second wall of the multiple walls of the housing, the second wall being positioned opposite to the first wall, the first and second support rails configured to support the computer circuit card, the second apertures of each of the first and second support rails opening into the computer circuit card storage cavity;
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- a forced air system supported on the second wall and configured to force the flow of the fluid through the computer circuit card cage system between the first and second walls.
A method for configuring a computer circuit card cage system configured to house one or more computer circuit cards, the method comprising:
- configuring the computer circuit card cage system to comprise a housing comprising (i) multiple walls each having multiple first apertures formed therein and (ii) a computer circuit card storage cavity defined, at least in part, by the walls, wherein each of the first apertures extends through an entire thickness from an outer side to an inner side of the associated wall of the housing;
- configuring the computer circuit card cage system to comprise multiple support rails supported on the walls and configured to support a computer circuit card on support surfaces of the support rails within the computer circuit card storage cavity, each of the support rails having multiple second apertures formed therein along a length of the support rail and configured to facilitate flow of a fluid through the support rail, the multiple second apertures of each support rail substantially aligned with the first apertures of the associated wall of the housing;
- wherein a flow path of the fluid is through the first apertures in the walls of the housing, through the second apertures in the support rails, and freely through the computer circuit card storage cavity of the housing between the support rails;
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- wherein a first support rail of the multiple support rails is supported on a first wall of the multiple walls of the housing and a second support rail corresponding to the first support rail is supported on a second wall of the multiple walls of the housing, the second wall being positioned opposite to the first wall, the first and second support rails configured to support the computer circuit card, the second apertures of each of the first and second support rails opening into the computer circuit card storage cavity;
- and configuring the computer circuit card cage system to comprise a forced air system supported on the second wall and configured to force the flow of the fluid through the computer circuit card cage system between the first and second walls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.