Patent ID: 7182208

Claim:
An instrument rack with air exhaustion, for holding therein multiple electronic devices that have intake ports for drawing outside air inside of the devices, exhaust ports for discharging air outside of the devices, and fans, said rack comprising: two pairs of support columns, columns of each pair being placed parallel to one another in a front and in a back of said rack at a pre-determined distance apart from one another; air ducts, for guiding exhaust air from said exhaust port of each electronic device, positioned between at least one pair of said two pairs of support columns; and side covers that cover side surfaces of said rack, wherein said air ducts are substantially formed from multiple panels inside said rack, and wherein said air ducts are installed between said at least one pair of support columns and between said side covers and an inside of said rack, and form an air passage between said multiple panels and said side covers to an exterior of said instrument rack, and wherein said air channel port of said air ducts are open at the top of the rack and at the back surface of said rack.