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AssigneeEmerson Network Power, Energy Systems, North America, Inc.
InventorJin Elkins
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Electronic equipment enclosures of the present disclosure are configured to house electronic equipment. The enclosures generally include vent opening configured to allow air to flow into and out of the enclosures, and fans configured to circulate the air within the enclosures around the electronic equipment housed therein. The enclosures also include backflow assemblies located between the vent openings and the fans, and configured to inhibit movement of unwanted materials through the enclosures between the vent openings and the fans. In addition, the backflow assemblies may include multiple vanes disposed adjacent the vent openings and arranged to block straight paths from the vent openings into the enclosures past the multiple vanes. The multiple vanes may be operable both to inhibit the movement of the unwanted materials through the enclosures and to allow air to flow out of the vent openings from the enclosures without moving.
An electronic equipment enclosure comprising:
An electronic equipment enclosure configured to house electronic equipment, the electronic equipment enclosure comprising:
A method of making an electronic equipment enclosure suitable for housing electronic equipment and at least one fan for circulating air in the electronic equipment enclosure around the electronic equipment, wherein the electronic equipment enclosure includes a backflow assembly configured to inhibit movement of unwanted materials through a housing of the electronic equipment enclosure from a vent opening of the housing to the at least one fan of the housing, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.