Patent ID: 6867967

Claim:
A multicomputer system including a multiplicity of multiple computing units operatively interconnected in multiple dimensional configurations; said system comprising: a multicomputer box comprising a computer frame of a generally semi-open structure; a plurality of slidable drawer components arranged in spaced relationships in said computer frame, said computing units being supported on said slidable drawer components; and a plurality of air circulating means for directing flows of cooling air past said computing units into at least one plenum located proximate said multicomputer box so as to dissipate heat generated by said computing units, said plurality of air flow generating devices being mounted on each respective one of said slidable drawer components for conveying airfiows towards said plenums and being movable in conjunction with said slidable drawer components, each said slidable drawer component comprising a plate member having a generally horizontal support surface; and a plurality of common printed wiring backplanes being mounted in spaced relationships on respectively each of said horizontal support surfaces, said airflow generating devices being positioned on said backplanes.