Patent ID: 7508664

Claim:
An apparatus for facilitating the use of electronic modules requiring orthogonal airflow in a chassis providing normal airflow, the apparatus comprising: a housing having a front face including at least one an air inlet, a rear face having air exhaust, and a plurality of partitions within the housing, the housing and partitions defining first and second vertically and horizontally offset slots for receiving first and second electronic modules; wherein the housing, the plurality of partitions and the first and second modules cooperatively define separate first and second airflow pathways, wherein the first airflow pathway provides airflow through the front face into the housing, under the second module, orthogonally through the first module and out the rear air exhaust, and wherein the second airflow pathway provides airflow through the front face into the housing, over the first module, orthogonally through the second module and out the rear air exhaust.