Patent ID: 8508940

Claim:
A rack housing that accommodates a plurality of fanless, plug-in components comprising: a plurality of plug-in positions that accommodate the plurality of fanless, plug-in components in a first region of the rack housing bordering a first housing side; at least one installation chamber that accommodates at least one add-on component with at least one fan; and at least one low-pressure chamber in a second region of the rack housing bordering the first region, wherein 1) first openings are provided between the low-pressure chamber and the plug-in positions, which openings allow a discharge of air heated by the plug-in components into the low-pressure chamber, 2) the at least one installation chamber and the at least one low-pressure chamber are essentially decoupled from each other with respect to cooling air, and 3) the installation chamber is connected to the low-pressure chamber via at least one connector for forced ventilation.