Patent ID: 8446725
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electronic equipment cabinet comprising: a chassis; an intake plenum located within said chassis and having an intake opening to receive an airstream therethrough; an exhaust plenum located on an opposite end of said chassis from said intake plenum and having an exhaust opening to exhaust said airstream from said chassis; at least first and second fans coupled to said chassis and located between said intake plenum and said exhaust plenum and oriented to move said airstream through said chassis; first and second pairs of airflow diverters, wherein said first pair of airflow diverters has a first diverter located within said intake plenum and a second diverter located in said exhaust plenum and said second pair of airflow diverters has a third diverter located within said intake plenum and a fourth diverter located within said exhaust plenum, said first and third air flow diverters having a surface oriented to redirect said airstream from said intake plenum to said exhaust plenum and second and fourth airflow diverters having a surface oriented to redirect said airstream out of said chassis, said first pair of air flow diverters is about aligned with said first fan and second pair of airflow diverters being about aligned with said second fan: and an open flow zone located between and fluidly connecting said intake plenum and said exhaust and said first and second pairs of airflow diverters, said first and second pairs of airflow diverters oriented to create separate, laminar flow zones within said open flow zone.