# US 8,540,558 B2 · Cooling auxiliary unit and cooling system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,540,558 B2 - Document ID: US8540558B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/199,241 - Filed: 2008-08-27 - Published: 2009-05-07 - Granted: 2013-09-24 - Earliest claimed: 2007-11-01 - Assignees: Fujitsu Limited - Applicants: Wei Jie; Keizou Takemura - Inventors: Wei Jie; Keizou Takemura - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8540558B2 ## CPC - H05K 7/20745: {within rooms for removing heat from cabinets, e.g. by air conditioning device} - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract A cooling auxiliary unit used for an accommodation room configured to accommodate an electronic apparatus includes a duct member that stands upon an ventilation hole provided on a raised floor, and has an air passage connected to the ventilation hole, and an opening connected to the air passage, and a fan that moves air along the air passage. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cooling auxiliary unit used for an accommodation room configured to accommodate one or more electronic apparatuses, said cooling auxiliary unit comprising: a duct member that stands upon a ventilation hole provided in a raised floor, and has an air passage connected to the ventilation hole, and at least one opening connected to the air passage; and a fan that moves air along the air passage, wherein the duct member includes: a top plate configured to shield the air passage; a first duct part that includes a first exhaust surface facing a predetermined direction parallel to the raised floor and intersecting a central axis of the duct member perpendicular to the raised floor, the first duct part having a first width, and the first exhaust surface having at least one of the openings; and a second duct part that is provided between the first duct part and the top plate and includes a second exhaust surface having at least another of the openings in the predetermined direction, a width of the second duct part gradually increasing in a direction from the first duct part to the top plate, wherein 2.1Px≦Dc≦13Px is met where Px is the first width, and Dc is a second width of the top plate. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cooling auxiliary unit according to claim 1, wherein the accommodation room is supplied with cooling air via the ventilation hole from under the floor, the cooling air being configured to pass the air passage, the openings exhaling the cooling air to the electronic apparatus, and the fan ascending the cooling air along the air passage. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cooling auxiliary unit according to claim 1, wherein the duct member has a rectangular, circular, or polygonal section perpendicular to an upper vertical direction. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The cooling auxiliary unit according to claim 1, wherein the cooling auxiliary unit is arranged between a pair of electronic apparatuses, and wherein D is an interval between the pair of electronic apparatuses, and the duct member has the width Px, which meets 3Px≦D≦10Px. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The cooling auxiliary unit according to claim 1, wherein the duct member is made of resin. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The cooling auxiliary unit according to claim 1, wherein the fan is provided inside the duct member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The cooling auxiliary unit according to claim 1, wherein the top plate is fixed onto the second duct part of the duct member at a position higher than the electronic apparatus. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The cooling auxiliary unit according to claim 7, wherein a bottom surface of the top plate is higher than the electronic apparatus in a vertical direction by 20 cm to 40 cm. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The cooling auxiliary unit according to claim 7, wherein the lowest portion of the second duct part is as high as the highest portion of the electronic apparatus. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The cooling auxiliary unit according to claim 1, wherein the top plate has a rectangular, circular, or polygonal section perpendicular to an upper vertical direction. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The cooling auxiliary unit according to claim 1, wherein the cooling auxiliary unit is arranged between a pair of electronic apparatuses, and 0.7D≦Dc≦1.3D is met where D is a distance between the pair of electronic apparatuses. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) A cooling system used for an accommodation room configured to accommodate an electronic apparatus, said cooling system comprising: a cooler configured to supply cooling air; and a cooling auxiliary unit according to claim 1. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The cooling auxiliary unit according to claim 1, wherein the first duct part has a constant width equal to the first width. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The cooling auxiliary unit according to claim 1, wherein the second duct part has the second width at a portion where the second duct part is connected to the top plate. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The cooling auxiliary unit according to claim 1, wherein the second exhaust surface has a curved shape. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The cooling auxiliary unit according to claim 1, wherein the second exhaust surface has a linear shape. ### Claim 17 A method of cooling a pair of electronic apparatuses using air exhausted from openings in a duct member that stands upon a ventilation hole provided in a raised floor and is provided between the pair of electronic apparatuses, the duct member having an air passage connected to the ventilation hole, and the openings being connected to the air passage, wherein the duct member includes: a top plate configured to shield the air passage; a first duct part that includes a first exhaust surface facing a predetermined direction parallel to the raised floor and intersecting a central axis of the duct member perpendicular to the raised floor, the first duct part having a first width, and the first exhaust surface having at least one of the openings; and a second duct part that is provided between the first duct part and the top plate and includes a second exhaust surface having at least another of the openings in the predetermined direction, a width of the second duct part gradually increasing in a direction from the first duct part to the top plate, wherein 2.1Px≦Dc≦13Px is met where Px is the first width, and Dc is a second width of the top plate, and the method comprising the step of arranging the pair of electronic apparatuses so that 0.7D≦Dc≦1.3D is met where D is a distance between the pair of electronic apparatuses.