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Apparatus for tilted serial cooling in an electronic system

  • US 5,497,288 A
  • Filed: 08/31/1994
  • Issued: 03/05/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electronic device, comprising:

  • a cabinet having an air inlet, an air outlet, and an air flow path from said air inlet to said air outlet;

    a first electronic component assembly having an end closest to said air inlet and an end furthest from said air inlet, said first electronic component assembly being mounted in said air flow path of said cabinet so that said furthest end of said first electronic component assembly is tilted downward, with respect to said closest end of said first electronic component assembly, at an angle of greater than 0 and less than 90 degrees from the horizontal axis of said cabinet;

    a second electronic component assembly having an end closest to said air inlet and an end furthest from said air inlet, said second electronic component assembly being mounted serially in said air flow path with respect to said first electronic component assembly so that said closest end of said second electronic component assembly is tilted downward, with respect to said furthest end of said second electronic component assembly, at an angle of between 0 and 90 degrees from the horizontal axis of said cabinet;

    means for air pressure balancing disposed in said air flow path above said first electronic component assembly and said second electronic component assembly; and

    means for moving air through said air inlet, serially past said first and second electronic component assemblies, and exhausting said air out of said air outlet.

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