Patent ID: 6625017
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An enclosure for protecting a plurality of electronic cards and for dissipating internally-generated heat, the enclosure comprising:a plurality of sleeves, with each of the sleeves having an open end and being configured for receiving and enclosing a number of the electronic cards which is less than all of the electronic cards, wherein each of the sleeves is directly exposed to an ambient environment which is external to the enclosure, and each of the sleeves is spaced apart from the remainder of the sleeves so as to create a plurality of open air channels between the sleeves and substantially surrounding each of the sleeves so as to facilitate dissipating heat generated within the sleeves; a floor presenting a number of openings, with each of the openings corresponding to one or more of the electronic cards wherein the sleeves are attached to the floor so that the open end of each of the sleeves aligns with one of the openings in the floor, and the electronic cards project through the openings in the floor to be received within and substantially enclosed by the sleeves.