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US 12,707,609 B2Granted
Air-vent with non-uniform cross section for EMI shielding
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsJianquan Lou, Alpesh U. Bhobe, Jerrold M. Pianin, Xiao Li
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Abstract
Embodiments herein describe air vents that provide air flow for cooling but still provide EMI shielding. In one embodiment, the air vents have a first opening on a first side of a body of a chassis and a second opening on a second, opposite side of the body. These openings form an aperture through the side of the chassis. In addition, the first opening has a smaller diameter than the second opening.
Claims12
A container, comprising:
- a body configured to contain a computing system that emits heat and is a source of electromagnetic interference (EMI);
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- an air vent formed through the body, the air vent configured to enable airflow and absorb the EMI emitted by the computing system, the air vent comprising:
- a first opening on a first side of the body and a second opening on a second, opposite side of the body, wherein a diameter of the air vent increases at a non-linear rate when moving from the first opening to the second opening, wherein the first opening has a smaller diameter than the second opening,
- wherein the first and second openings are co-planar with the first and second sides of the body,
- wherein a cross section of the air vent is a horn or bell shape, and wherein the horn or bell shape is symmetrical about a central axis with respect to a surface of the container, and wherein the diameter of the air vent continuously increases from the first opening to the second opening.
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A container, comprising:
- a body configured to contain a computing system that emits heat and is a source of electromagnetic interference (EMI);
- and
- a plurality of air vents formed through the body, the plurality of air vents configured to enable airflow and absorb the EMI emitted by the computing system, each of the plurality of air vents comprising:
- a first opening on a first side of the body and a second opening on a second, opposite side of the body, wherein the first opening has a smaller diameter than the second opening,
- wherein the second openings for the plurality of air vents contacts a second opening of at least one other of the plurality of air vents, wherein a diameter of each of the plurality of air vents increases at a non-linear rate when moving from the first opening to the second opening, wherein a cross section of the plurality of air vents is a horn or bell shape, and wherein the horn or bell shape is symmetrical about a central axis with respect to a surface of the container, and wherein the diameter of at least one air vent of the plurality of air vents continuously increases from the first opening to the second opening.
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