# US 2013/0278121 A1 · Rack device, rack system, and housing structure > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0278121 A1 - Document ID: US20130278121A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/853,624 - Filed: 2013-03-29 - Published: 2013-10-24 - Earliest claimed: 2012-04-24 - Assignees: Fujitsu Limited - Applicants: Fujitsu Limited - Inventors: Shozo SHIMADA; Hideo Kamatani; Daisaku Kanemoto - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130278121A1 ## CPC - H05K 7/20609: {Air circulating in closed loop within cabinets wherein heat is removed through air-to-liquid heat-exchanger} - F24F 13/14: built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre - F24F 13/32: Supports for air-conditioning, air-humidification or ventilation units - H05K 7/20: Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating - H05K 7/20736: {within cabinets for removing heat from server blades} - H05K 7/20754: {Air circulating in closed loop within cabinets} - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - F24F: AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING (removing dirt or fumes from areas where they are produced B08B15/00; vertical ducts for carrying away waste gases from buildings E04F17/02; tops for chimneys or ventilating shafts, terminals for flues F23L17/02) ## Abstract A rack device includes a housing at which an electronic device and an air conditioner are installed; a partition plate that divides a space in the housing into a first space in which the electronic device is disposed and a second space in which the air conditioner is disposed; and a shielding member that divides the second space into a space in which an outlet of the air conditioner is disposed and which is coupled to a suction side of the electronic device in the first space and a space in which an inlet of the air conditioner is disposed and which is coupled to a discharge side of the electronic device in the first space. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A rack device comprising: a housing at which an electronic device and an air conditioner are installed; a partition plate that divides a space in the housing into a first space in which the electronic device is disposed and a second space in which the air conditioner is disposed; and a shielding member that divides the second space into a space in which an outlet of the air conditioner is disposed and which is coupled to a suction side of the electronic device in the first space and a space in which an inlet of the air conditioner is disposed and which is coupled to a discharge side of the electronic device in the first space. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The rack device according to claim 1, wherein the shielding member is a plate member that extends into the second space from the partition plate in a direction of the air conditioner and that has a length that is equal to a length of the housing in a widthwise direction of the housing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The rack device according to claim 2, wherein the shielding member extends along a side surface of the air conditioner, which extends from the outlet towards the partition plate, from the partition plate to a location near the outlet. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The rack device according to claim 2, wherein the shielding member is disposed so as to contact a front portion of the air conditioner. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The rack device according to claim 1, wherein the partition plate has an opening near a suction-side end portion of the electronic device and an opening near a discharge-side end portion of the electronic device, when the electronic device is installed at the housing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The rack device according to claim 5, wherein a size of the opening of the partition plate near the suction-side end portion of the electronic device is less than a size of the opening of the partition plate near the discharge-side end portion of the electronic device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The rack device according to claim 1, wherein an end of the shielding plate is provided with a first fitting member, the end of the shielding plate being provided at a side towards which the shielding plate extends in a direction of the air conditioner, the end of the shielding plate contacts the partition plate when the shielding plate is rotated around an axis of the housing in a widthwise direction of the housing, and the partition plate is provided with a second fitting member at a location where the end of the shielding plate contacts the partition plate, the second fitting member being fitted to the first fitting member. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The rack device according to claim 1, further comprising: a side partition plate that is disposed in the first space of the housing, the side partition plate dividing a suction-side space and a discharge-side space of the electronic device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The rack device according to claim 8, wherein the side partition plate is mounted along a front side of the electronic device. ### Claim 10 A rack system comprising: a housing at which a device is installed; a partition plate that divides a space in the housing into a first space in which an electronic device is disposed and a second space; an air conditioner that is disposed in the second space; a shielding member that divides the second space into a space in which an outlet of the air conditioner is disposed and which is coupled to a suction side of the electronic device in the first space and a space in which an inlet of the air conditioner is disposed and which is coupled to a discharge side of the electronic device in the first space; an abnormality detecting section that detects any abnormality occurring in the air conditioner; and an abnormality notifying section that notifies that the any abnormality has occurred when the abnormality detecting section determines that the any abnormality has occurred. ### Claim 11 A housing structure comprising: a housing at which a device is installed; a partition plate that divides a space in the housing into a first space in which an electronic device is disposed and a second space in which an air conditioner is installed; and a shielding member that divides the second space into a space in which an outlet of the air conditioner is disposed and which is coupled to a suction side of the electronic device in the first space and a space in which an inlet of the air conditioner is disposed and which is coupled to a discharge side of the electronic device in the first space.