Patent ID: 8339784

Claim:
A cage for thermal management and housing a removable electronic module comprising: a cage housing having top, bottom and side walls joined to form an interior cavity and the walls defining an aperture capable of receiving a removable electronic module for insertion and removal in and out of the interior of the cavity, the top wall defining a plane and the cage orientable so that a stream of air traveling in a first direction flows along the plane and across the top wall of the cage; the top wall having an air inlet port and an air outlet port and the inlet and outlet ports disposed in the plane and spaced apart by a length, the inlet port oriented for receiving air entering the inlet port to travel over a portion of a side of the removable electronic module mountable in the cavity prior to the air exiting the outlet port; the inlet port and outlet port each include a canopy protruding beyond the top wall to deflect air flowing across the top wall into the interior cavity of the cage, the air inlet port canopy forming a first air intake opening oriented for receiving air traveling in a first direction through the first air intake opening and through the air inlet port; and the air outlet port canopy forming a first air exit opening for allowing air traveling in the first direction to exit through the outlet port and through the first air exit opening.