Patent ID: 8345418

Claim:
A cooling configuration for chassis-mounted electronics boards, the cooling configuration comprising: a housing, said housing having a first side panel, a second side panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, a front panel and a rear panel, and defining a generally enclosed interior space; a first electronics board having one or more ports, a first side, and a second side; a second electronics board having one or more ports, a first side, and a second side; said first electronics board and second electronics board being mounted to said housing to define (i) a first air space at said first side of said first electronics board, (ii) a second air space between said second side of said first electronics board and said first side of said second electronics board, and (iii) a third air space at said second side of said second electronics board; said first electronics board and second electronics board are positioned in reverse orientation relative to one another; wherein said one or more ports of said first electronics board and said one or more ports of said second electronics board are located in general vertical alignment with one another; a plurality of notches or set-back portions are located between said one or more ports of said first electronics board and between said one or more ports of said second electronics board to maximize the air flow to be drawn into the housing; said first electronics board is mounted above said second electronics board, said first air space is between said first electronics board and said top of said housing, said second air space is between said first and second electronics boards, and said third air space is between said second electronics board and said bottom of said housing; a first baffle in said second air space, said baffle mounted to (i) said first electronics board and (ii) said second electronics board; at least one second baffle extending from an interior of said top panel of said housing into said first air space towards said first electronics board; at least one third baffle extending from an interior of said bottom panel of said housing into said third air space towards said second electronics board; at least one board air intake in said housing, said at least one board air intake being in communication with said first air space, said second air space, and said third air space; and at least one board air exhaust in said housing, said at least one board air exhaust being in communication with said first air space, said second air space, and said third air space; whereby cooling air flows (i) into said housing through said at least one board air intake, (ii) through said first air space, said second air space and said third air space to cool said first and second electronics boards, and (iii) out of said housing through said at least one board air exhaust, as at least partially regulated by said first baffle in said second air space, said at least one second baffle in said first air space, and said at least one third baffle in said third air space.