Patent ID: 11880247
Assignee: CHATSWORTH PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 12:
13. A method of cooling side breathing electronic equipment in an electronic equipment enclosure formed from front, rear, and side panels mounted on a frame, comprising:
routing a supply of cool air along an airflow path into a first plenum of the electronic equipment enclosure at an intake side of the side breathing electronic equipment;
routing a first portion of the supply of cool air against a first baffle arranged transversely relative to the airflow path, thereby diverting the first portion of the supply of cool air into one or more air intake openings at the intake side of the side breathing electronic equipment;
routing a second portion of the supply of cool air past the first baffle and against a second baffle, which,
is generally parallel and non-coplanar with the first baffle,
includes a width that is greater than a width of the first baffle, and
abuts one of the side panels,, thereby diverting the second portion of the supply of cool air into the one or more air intake openings at the intake side of the side breathing electronic equipment; and
routing the first and second portions of the supply of cool air through the side breathing electronic equipment, thereby cooling the side breathing electronic equipment, and through one or more air outlet openings at an outlet side of the side breathing electronic equipment into a second plenum of the electronic equipment enclosure along the outlet side of the side breathing electronic equipment as heated exhaust air.