Patent ID: 8867206
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: H04Q,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A telecommunications cabinet arrangement for holding telecommunications equipment having an internal side-to-side air cooling arrangement, comprising: a) a cabinet having a front, a rear, and opposing first and second sides that define a cabinet interior, the cabinet including a frame that defines an air inlet region and an air outlet region each in airflow communication with the cabinet interior, the air inlet region being located at the second side of the cabinet such that airflow enters the interior in a direction from the second side of the cabinet, the air outlet region being located at the first side of the cabinet such that airflow exits the interior in a direction toward the first side of the cabinet; wherein cooling airflow from the environment enters via the front of the cabinet and is received into the air inlet region located at the second side of the cabinet, and heated airflow from the air outlet region located at the first side of the cabinet is routable out of the cabinet via the rear of the cabinet to the environment; and b) an airflow ducting arrangement located in the cabinet interior, the airflow ducting arrangement including an inner wall and an opposing outer wall that separate the air outlet region from the remainder of the cabinet interior, wherein the inner wall includes a first section and a second section, wherein the first section of the inner wall includes a plurality of plates, the plurality of plates selectively defining an inner wall airflow opening, and the plurality of plates selectively adjustable to adjust the size of the airflow opening to facilitate airflow from an outlet of the side-to-side air cooling arrangement to the air outlet region.