Electronics Cabinet with Improved Air Flow
AssigneeClimate Conditioning Company, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Graham, Jeremy Allen, Matthew Abbott
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Abstract
An electronics cabinet with improved air flow including ductwork with inlet(s) and outlet(s) approximately ninety-degrees from one another, the ductwork being substantially vertically centered within the electronics cabinet. The outlet(s) of the ductwork may open into a cavity defined by a front door and an electronics rack of the electronics cabinet. Forced air convected into the cavity may build pressure sufficient for circulation of the forced air from the cavity through the electronics and/or electronics rack and towards a rear of the electronics cabinet. The forced air may eventually be expelled out of, and/or recirculated within, the electronics cabinet.
Claims20
An electronics cabinet comprising:
- a housing that includes a plurality of surfaces, including a top surface, a bottom surface, two opposing side surfaces, a front surface, and a rear surface,
- a cooling device mounted to one of the opposing side surfaces included in the housing;
- and
- an air distribution conduit that fluidly couples the cooling device with an interior of the housing,
- wherein the air distribution conduit is shaped to direct air from the cooling device mounted to the one of the opposing side surfaces to an exit orifice of the air distribution conduit that is located adjacent to an interior face of the front surface.
An electronics cabinet comprising:
- a housing that includes a roof, a floor, two opposing side walls, a front door, and a rear door;
- one or more air conditioning units mounted to one of the opposing side walls included in the housing;
- an electronics rack extending between the two opposing side walls and including one or more slots for receiving electronic equipment;
- and
- ductwork that fluidly couples the one or more air conditioning units with an interior of the housing,
- wherein the ductwork is routed through the frame to direct air from the air conditioning units to an opening of the ductwork that empties into a cavity defined between an interior face of the front door and a front door facing plan of the electronics rack, the cavity permitting air expelled from the opening to permeate through the cavity towards the rear door and opposing side walls.
A method of operating an electronics cabinet, the method comprising:
- providing, the electronics cabinet including:
- a housing that includes a plurality of surfaces, including a roof, a floor, two opposing side walls, a front door, and a rear door,
- one or more air conditioning units mounted to one of the opposing side surfaces included in the housing;
- ductwork that fluidly couples the air conditioning units with an interior of the housing,
- wherein the ductwork is routed through the interior of the housing to direct air from the air conditioning units to an opening of the ductwork that is located adjacent to an interior face of the front door and is vertically centered nearly equidistant from the roof and the floor;
- and
- operating the one or more air conditioning units of the electronics cabinet to circulate air through the ductwork into a cavity adjacent an interior fact of the front door, the air dissipating heat generated by electronics stored in the electronics cabinet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.