Patent ID: 6616524
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: F24F,H05K,Y10S

Abstract:
An air handling system for use in a building with a raised floor formed of a plurality of floor tiles located above a principal floor, thereby forming an air plenum between the principal floor and the raised floor and a working area located above said raised floor, said air handling system used to supply air to electronic equipment located in the working area, said system comprising:a floor tile having a top surface forming a portion of the raised floor of the working area, a bottom surface forming a top portion of the air plenum, and a supply air passage extending from said bottom surface to said top surface, a fan mounted to said bottom surface of said floor tile, said fan sized and configured to direct air from the air plenum through said supply air passage, an elongated air distribution member having a chamber therein and extending from said supply air passage, said air distribution member having a plurality of openings extending from within said chamber to the work area, said openings being spaced apart along a length of said air distribution member, and a return air duct mounted in a second floor tile and connected to said air handling system.