Patent ID: 6549405
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An improved electronic chassis, for housing and cooling electronic modules, comprising:an electronic chassis to house electronic modules, said chassis including a top and bottom which are connected by two sides, a front and a rear, said chassis including an upper section near said top and within said top, bottom, front, rear and sides of said chassis, and said chassis including a lower section near said bottom and within said top, bottom, front, rear and sides of said chassis; at least two electronic modules to be mounted in said chassis; at least two intake fans mounted in said upper section of said chassis at said back of said chassis, said intake fans for intake of cooling air from outside said rear of said chassis; at least two bays mounted in said upper section of said chassis in front of said intake fans and near said front of said chassis, said bays for receiving said electronic modules, each of said bays having an open front and an open rear, said front of said bays open to provide access to receive said electronic modules, said open rear providing an entrance to receive said cooling air blown from said intake fans into said bays such that said cooling air blows over said electronic modules and out said front of said bays; and at least two exhaust fans in said lower section of said chassis ported outside said chassis, said exhaust fans for pulling said cooling air out of said chassis after said cooling air passes said electronic modules and out said fronts of said bays.