Patent ID: 6198627
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
In a device including a housing having a plurality of walls forming an enclosure and a blower mechanism adapted to cause exhaust air to flow from an interior of the housing to an exterior of the housing, a back cover assembly in proximity with the blower mechanism, the back cover assembly comprising the following:an acoustical chamber adapted to permit exhaust air from the interior of the housing to pass therethrough to a plurality of outlet ports, the acoustical chamber having a rear wall being adapted and constructed to reflect a major portion of the acoustical energy generated in the housing back into the blower mechanism, at least one divider disposed interior of the acoustical chamber and substantially spanning the space between the housing and rear wall, whereby the dividers define subchambers within the acoustical chamber wherein each subchamber directing a portion of the exhaust air to an outlet port of said plurality of outlet ports.