Cooling Electronic Cabinet Assembly

A cooling electronic cabinet assembly includes a cabinet that has a plurality of storage compartments that is each defined within an interior of the cabinet to store an electronic device. The cabinet has a plurality of air holes each being integrated into the cabinet. A plurality of blowers is each coupled to the cabinet and each of the blowers is aligned with a respective air hole. Each of the blowers urges air in a first direction when the blowers are turned on to urge the air over the electronic devices in the cabinet for cooling the electronic devices. A plurality of filter housings is each coupled to the cabinet and each of the filter housings is aligned with a respective one of the air holes. A plurality of filters is each of the filters is removably insertable into a respective one of the filter housings to filter particles from the air is blown through the filters.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to cooling cabinet device and more particularly pertains to a new cooling cabinet device for blowing air over electronic devices stored in the cooling cabinet. The device includes a cabinet for storing electronic devices and a plurality of fans that are each attached to the cabinet. The device additionally includes a plurality of filter housings and a plurality of filters that is each insertable into respective filter housings. Each of the filter housings is aligned with a respective fan for filtering air blown by the respective fan.

The prior art relates to cooling cabinet devices including a pad with fans integrated into the pad for cooling a laptop computer that is positioned on the pad. The prior art discloses a cooling device that blows cooled air through a vent in a floor for cooling electronic equipment that is positioned on the floor. The prior art discloses a cabinet with fans for blowing air from a first area in the cabinet into a second area in the cabinet. The prior art discloses a liquid cooled heat sink for cooling a notebook computer. The prior art discloses a cabinet which includes a closed loop refrigeration system for cooling electronic equipment.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a cabinet that has a plurality of storage compartments that is each defined within an interior of the cabinet to store an electronic device. The cabinet has a plurality of air holes each being integrated into the cabinet. A plurality of blowers is each coupled to the cabinet and each of the blowers is aligned with a respective air hole. Each of the blowers urges air in a first direction when the blowers are turned on to urge the air over the electronic devices in the cabinet for cooling the electronic devices. A plurality of filter housings is each coupled to the cabinet and each of the filter housings is aligned with a respective one of the air holes. A plurality of filters is each of the filters is removably insertable into a respective one of the filter housings to filter particles from the air is blown through the filters.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As best illustrated inFIGS.1through5, the cooling electronic cabinet assembly10generally comprises a cabinet12that has a plurality of storage compartments14each being defined within an interior of the cabinet12. Each of the storage compartments14can store an electronic device15, such as a gaming system, a personal computer, a television or any other type of electronic entertainment device. The cabinet12has a plurality of air holes16each integrated into the cabinet12.

The cabinet12has a rear wall18and a perimeter wall20extending forwardly from the rear wall18, and the perimeter wall20has a top side22, a bottom side24, a first lateral side26and a second lateral side28. The perimeter wall20has a distal edge30with respect to the rear wall18which defines an entrance32into the cabinet12. Additionally, the cabinet12has a plurality of shelves34each extending between the first lateral side26and the second lateral side28. The shelves34are spaced apart from each other and are distributed between the top side22and the bottom side24thereby defining the plurality of storage compartments14between respective pairs of the shelves34. Each of the plurality of air holes16extends through the rear wall18to pass air through the rear wall18. Furthermore, each of the air holes16is aligned with a respective one of the compartments, and the rear wall18has a front surface36and a rear surface38.

A plurality of blowers40is provided and each of the blowers40is coupled to the cabinet12. Each of the blowers40is aligned with a respective air hole16and each of the blowers40urges air in a first direction when the blowers40are turned on. In this way each of the blowers40can urge the air over the electronic devices15in the cabinet12for cooling the electronic devices15. Each of the blowers40comprises a fan housing42which has a forward side44and a rearward side46, and the fan housing42has an opening48extending through the rearward side46and the forward side44. The fan housing42has a plurality of screw holes50each extending through the forward side44and the rearward side46. Each of the screw holes50is aligned with a respective one of four corners of the fan housing42. Additionally, the forward side44of the fan housing42is positioned against the front surface36of the rear wall18and the fan housing42associated with each of the blowers40is aligned with a respective one of the air holes16.

Each of the blowers40includes a motor52that is positioned in the fan housing42and the motor52rotates in a first direction when the motor52is turned on. Each of the blowers40includes a fan54that is coupled to the motor52such that the fan54is rotated when the motor52rotates in the first direction. The fan54has a plurality of blades56to blow air through a respective air hole16when the fan54is rotated. The motor52associated with each of the blowers40may comprise an electric motor or the like. Additionally, the motor52associated with each of the blowers40might include a power cord58that is pluggable into a power source60comprising a female electrical outlet.

A plurality of filter housings62is provided and each of the filter housings62is coupled to the cabinet12. Each of the filter housings62is coupled to the cabinet12and each of the filter housings62is aligned with a respective one of the air holes16. Furthermore, each of the filter housings62has a first wall64that is spaced from a second wall66, and each of the first wall64and the second wall66has an aperture68extending therethrough. The aperture68in the first wall64is aligned with the aperture68in the second wall66. Additionally, the first wall64abuts the rear surface38of the rear wall18of the cabinet12such that the aperture68in each of the first wall64and the second wall66is aligned with the respective air hole16such that the fan54in a respective one of the blowers40can blow air through the aperture68in each of the first wall64and the second wall66.

Each of the filter housings62has a plurality of screw holes70each extending through the first wall64and the second wall66. Each of the screw holes70in each of the first wall64and the second wall66is aligned with a respective one of four corners of a respective filter housing62. Additionally, each of the screw holes70associated with each of the filter housings62is aligned with a respective one of the screw holes50in a respective one of the fan housings42. A plurality screws72is provided and each of the screws72extends through a respective screw hole50associated with a respective one of the fan housings42and a respective screw hole70associated with a respective one of the filter housings62for attaching the respective fan housing42and the respective filter housing62to the rear wall18of the cabinet12.

A plurality of filters74is provided and each of the filters74is removably insertable into a respective one of the filter housings62. Each of the filters74is comprised of an air permeable material to filter particles from the air being blown through the filters74. In this way the filters74inhibit dust from collecting on the electronic devices15in the cabinet12. Each of the filters74is slidable between the first wall64and the second wall66of the respective filter housing62. Additionally, the air permeable material of which each of the filters74is comprised may be foam rubber, compressed fibers or other type of material commonly associated with air filters. In an alternative embodiment76as is most clearly shown inFIG.5, the cabinet12might comprise a box78with a single storage compartment14for storing a single electronic device15.

In use, each of the electronic devices15is positioned in a respective one of the storage compartments14in the cabinet12. In this way each of the blowers40can blow air over the electronic devices15in order to cool the electronic devices15. Thus, the electronic devices15can operate efficiently and without the danger of overheating that could potentially result from storing the electronic devices15in the cabinet12. Additionally, the filter74in each of the filter housings62ensures that the electronic devices15do not become covered with dust. The filter74in each of the filter housings62can be replaced or cleaned with the filter74in each of the filter housings62becomes filled with dust.