Apparatus for tilted serial cooling in an electronic system

A computer system composed of a plurality of interconnected electronic devices stacked vertically, comprising:

• a first electronic device;
• a second electronic device, stacked above said first electronic device, said second electronic device, comprising:
• a cabinet having an air inlet, an air outlet, and an air flow path from said air inlet to said air outlet,
• a first electronic component assembly having an end closest to said air inlet and an end furthest from said air inlet, said first electronic component assembly being mounted in said air flow path of said cabinet so that said furthest end of said first electronic component assembly is tilted downward, with respect to said closest end of said first electronic component assembly, at an angle of between 0 and 90 degrees from the horizontal axis of said cabinet,
• a second electronic component assembly having an end closest to said air inlet and an end furthest from said air inlet, said second electronic component assembly being mounted serially in said air flow path with respect to said first electronic component assembly so that said closest end of said second electronic assembly is tilted downwards with respect to said furthest end of said second electronic component assembly, at an angle of greater than 0 and less than 90 degrees from the horizontal axis of said cabinet,
• means for air pressure balancing disposed in said air flow path above said first electronic component assembly and said second electronic component assembly, and
• means for moving air through said air inlet, serially past said first and second electronic components, and exhausting said air out of said air outlet;
• and
• a third electronic device, stacked above said second electronic device.

An apparatus for housing a plurality of electronic components, comprising:

• a cabinet;
• a front panel having an air inlet, wherein said front panel is attached to said cabinet;
• a rear panel having an air outlet, wherein said rear panel is attached to said cabinet, and wherein said cabinet, said air inlet, and said air outlet form an air flow path;
• a front support structure for a plurality of front electronic components, said front support structure having an end closest to said air inlet and an end furthest from said air inlet, said front support structure being mounted in said air flow path of said cabinet so that said furthest end of said front support structure is tilted downward, with respect to said closest end of said front support structure, at an angle of greater than 0 and less than 90 degrees from the horizontal axis of said cabinet;
• a rear support structure for a plurality of rear electronic components, said rear support structure having an end closest to said air inlet and an end furthest from said air inlet, said rear support structure being mounted serially, with respect to said front support structure, in said air flow path of said cabinet so that said closest end of said rear support structure is tilted downward, with respect to said furthest end of said rear support structure, at an angle of between 0 and 90 degrees from the horizontal axis of said cabinet;
• and
• air pressure balancing means for balancing air pressure between said plurality of front and rear electronic components, wherein said air pressure balancing means is disposed in said air flow path above said front support structure and said rear support structure.