Patent ID: 8251784

Claim:
A system for dynamically routing airflow, comprising: a first structural element; a second structural element spaced apart from the first structural element to define a space between the first and second structural elements; a plurality of partitions moveable into the space between the first and second structural elements; and a controller arranged to control movement of the plurality of partitions; wherein each of the plurality of partitions is moveable between a retracted position and an extended position; the retracted position is pivoted from the extended position to lie near or against the first structural element; at least one of the first structural element and the second structural element is divided into a grid comprising a plurality of grid areas; and a respective one of the plurality of partitions is associated with each respective intersection between adjacent faces of the plurality of grid areas such that in the extended position the respective one of the plurality of partitions is an only partition between the adjacent faces of the plurality of grid areas, a group of the plurality of partitions are arranged with a grid area; and the group of the plurality of partitions overlap each other in a center of the grid area when all of the group of the plurality of partitions are in the retracted position.