Patent ID: 9661782
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: G06F,H05K

Claim:
1. A rack system for mounting at least one data processing unit, the rack system comprising: a shelf movable from a position internally of the rack system to a position externally of the rack system, the shelf comprising a hardware management console including a keyboard and a flat screen display, the flat screen display pivotable between a flat non-operational position when the shelf is positioned internally of the rack system and a raised operational position when the shelf is positioned externally of the rack system; and the shelf comprises at least one aperture extending completely through the shelf, wherein each aperture is located between the flat screen display and the rack system when the shelf is positioned externally of the rack system, and a fluid mover for moving fluid from a sub-floor plenum below each aperture through each aperture in the shelf perpendicular to the shelf when the shelf is located in the external position and into a front of the rack system such that the fluid moves over a set of servers mounted within the rack system above the shelf, wherein the fluid mover is configured to move the fluid perpendicular to the shelf through each aperture in the shelf only when the shelf is positioned externally of the rack system.