Patent ID: 7394654
Filing Date: 2008-07-01
Classification: F28F,G06F,H05K

Abstract:
1. A chassis configured to receive a circuit board, comprising: a first wall defining an air inlet in proximity to a chassis base and an opposing second wall defining an air outlet in proximity to a chassis cover, the chassis cover opposing the chassis base; a first set of baffles disposed within the chassis between the first wall and the second wall, each baffle of the first set of baffles configured to direct at least a portion of an air stream flowing through the air inlet from a first direction to a second direction toward the circuit board such that the air stream flows substantially parallel to a planar surface of the circuit board, the first direction being substantially orthogonal to each baffle of the first set of baffles and the second direction being substantially orthogonal to the first direction; and a second set of baffles disposed in proximity to the air outlet, the second set of baffles configured to divide the air stream flowing substantially parallel to the planar surface of the circuit board into a plurality of air streams; wherein the second set of baffles are configured to divide the air stream flowing substantially parallel to the planar surface of the circuit board into the plurality of air streams, the air stream flowing substantially parallel to the planar surface of the circuit board along the second direction, the second direction being substantially orthogonal to each baffle element of the second set of baffles and direct the plurality of air streams along a third direction toward a fan assembly, the third direction being substantially orthogonal to the second direction.