Patent ID: 6592448
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer housing with a power exhaust stack, comprising:a computer housing with at least one upstanding wall and a ceiling attached to and overlying said at least one upstanding wall to define an enclosure space; at least one power exhaust stack extending upwardly from said housing ceiling, said power exhaust stack comprising a tubular section with an air flow channel formed therein, wherein said power exhaust stack tubular section has a profile when viewed from the side which rises a distance up from said ceiling and arcuately turns to direct said air flow channel above and away from said enclosure toward the rear of said computer housing and terminates proximate to the rear of the computer housing in a space above the ceiling; a plurality of air vents disposed in at least one of said at least one upstanding wall; and an exhaust fan mounted proximate to said ceiling in fluid communication with said power exhaust stack first end portion, wherein, during operation of a computer residing within said computer housing, said exhaust fan directs air out from said computer housing through said power exhaust stack.