Patent ID: 8944896
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
1. A method of ventilating a chassis having at least one ventilation surface with at least one aperture formed therein to permit air to pass therethrough, the method comprising: receiving, at least one first air directing surface, airflow moving in a first direction, the at least one first air directing surface being disposed externally from the chassis at a predetermined placement relative to the at least one ventilation surface in a path of the airflow, the at least one first air directing surface having a configuration to alter the direction of the airflow; redirecting the airflow between the at least one first air directing surface and the at least one ventilation surface to at least a second direction using the at least one first air directing surface; wherein the predetermined placement and configuration of the at least one first air directing surface determine the second direction in which the airflow is discharged, and the second direction is either towards or away from the at least one ventilation surface, and wherein the at least one first air directing surface is formed by a bracket that fixedly attaches to a surface of the chassis and to a surface of a mounting structure such that the chassis is supported by the mounting structure by way of the bracket, each of the bracket and the mounting structure being external to the chassis.