Patent ID: 8826999

Claim:
A system comprising: a retractable air management structure mechanically attached to a component rack with shelves, wherein said retractable air management structure comprises a flexible sheet rollably mounted on a spring loaded roller mounted internal to a housing, wherein said flexible sheet is configured to extend from a rolled position on said spring loaded roller to an extended position extending from a top of said component rack to an electromechanical release device, wherein said flexible sheet in said extended position is configured to direct a flow of air through said component rack, wherein said flexible sheet extended in said extended position is configured to be placed in said rolled position on said spring loaded roller, and wherein said flexible sheet comprises a thermally insulative and fire retardant material; an activation apparatus comprising said electromechanical release device and a fire detection sensor, wherein said electromechanical release device is configured to automatically release said spring loaded roller if said fire detection sensor detects a fire within a specified area surrounding said component rack, wherein said electromechanical release device automatically releasing said spring loaded roller results in said flexible sheet extended in said extended position being placed in said rolled position on said spring loaded roller, and wherein said flexible sheet being placed in said rolled position on said spring loaded roller results in said flexible sheet uncovering a pathway above said component rack; a cooling system configured to generate a flow of cool air, wherein said cool air is directed through said component rack by said roller in said extended position; and a controller computer configured to transmit a control signal to said cooling system, wherein said control signal is configured to disable said flow of cool air.