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OUTSIDE PLANT TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABINET DIRECT AIR COOLING SYSTEM

  • US 20080239668A1
  • Filed: 03/27/2008
  • Published: 10/02/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An outdoor equipment cabinet comprising:

  • a housing;

    a first opening in a first sidewall of said housing;

    a first door attached to said, housing having a first position providing access to said first opening and a second position closing access to said first opening;

    an equipment compartment within said housing and being accessible via said first opening;

    an intake air vent formed in said housing;

    an exit air vent formed in said housing;

    a fan mounted within said housing for pulling air into said intake air vent, moving an air stream through said equipment compartment, and pushing air out of said exit air vent;

    a membrane disposed adjacent said intake air vent, wherein said membrane allows air to pass therethrough but resists the passage of water and contaminants therethrough; and

    at least one baffling plate disposed in said equipment compartment for changing a path of the air stream to direct the air stream toward a particular electronic component disposed within said equipment compartment.

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