Patent ID: 6490157
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A managed sub-environment module for a computer system, comprising:an electromagnetic interference (EMI) and thermal enclosure comprising first and second half shells, each having a periphery defining a mating surface and including a plurality of air inlet slots and air outlet slots that respectively define an air inlet and air outlet upon assembly of the first half shell to the second half shell, said first and second half shells further having an EMI seal disposed between their respective mating surfaces upon assembly, said EMI and thermal enclosure housing a blower adapted to circulate air from the air inlet to the air outlet, each of said air inlet and air outlet slots disposed toward opposite ends of the enclosure and configured to function as EMI waveguides that substantially inhibit EMI produced from components contained within the enclosure from exiting the enclosure and EMI present in an environment external to the enclosure from entering the enclosure; an enclosure connector disposed on the enclosure, adapted to be engaged with a backplane connector of a computer system backplane; and a computer system device enclosed by the enclosure and coupled to the enclosure connector such that the computer system device is adapted to be coupled to the computer system backplane, the enclosure to isolate an EMI environment of the computer system device from EMI outside the enclosure.