Temperature system for enclosure
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1. A system for controlling the temperature in a network interface device, said system comprising:
- an outdoor enclosure for enclosing said network interface device, said outdoor enclosure having an opening, said outdoor enclosure being located on a wall of a building; and
a fan for causing room temperature air to flow from said building, into said outdoor enclosure, and through said opening.
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Abstract
A system for stabilizing, moderating and/or controlling the temperature of an outdoor enclosure, such as a network interface device, using room-temperature air from the associated building. A fan draws the room temperature (or moderate-temperature) air through a conduit from the interior of the dwelling to the outdoor enclosure. The outdoor enclosure is temperature-stabilized as indoor air flows through it. The air may flow through the same conduit that accommodates the data lines. A power line for the fan may be located in the same conduit. The system may be arranged to prevent insects and contaminants from entering the enclosure.
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1. A system for controlling the temperature in a network interface device, said system comprising:
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an outdoor enclosure for enclosing said network interface device, said outdoor enclosure having an opening, said outdoor enclosure being located on a wall of a building; and
a fan for causing room temperature air to flow from said building, into said outdoor enclosure, and through said opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for controlling the temperature in a network interface device, said system comprising:
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an outdoor enclosure having an opening; and
a fan for causing room temperature air flow into said outdoor enclosure and through said opening; and
wherein said outdoor enclosure contains electronic devices and signal lines, said signal lines extending out of said enclosure through said opening. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A system for controlling the temperature in a network interface device, said system comprising:
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an outdoor enclosure having an opening;
a fan for causing room temperature air to flow into said outdoor enclosure and through said opening; and
a power source for said fan, and wherein said power source supplies direct current to said fan at no more than about forty volts. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of operating an outdoor enclosure attached to a building, said method comprising the steps of:
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causing room temperature air to flow from the interior of said building, into said outdoor enclosure, and then through an opening in said outdoor enclosure; and
communicating signals through data lines from said outdoor enclosure and into said interior of said building. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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