Patent ID: 7944693

Claim:
A housing for holding electronic plug-in assemblies comprising: a component installation space open toward the front side of the housing for the plug-in assemblies; a fan space arranged above the component installation space, the fan space being at least defined in part by a cover plate and having an air outlet of the fan space lateral to the cover plate; at least one axial fan with an air outlet on the top side of the axial fan, the axial fan being arranged in the fan space such that air is drawn from the component installation space; and an air-guiding plate that runs in the direction of the air outlet of the fan space, the air-guiding plate being positioned above and extending across the air outlet of the axial fan between the top side of the axial fan and the cover plate of the fan space, the air-guiding plate being oriented perpendicular to the air outlet of the axial fan.