Ducted exhaust equipment enclosure
First Claim
1. An electronic equipment enclosure for mounting one or more electronic components, comprising:
- (a) a frame structure formed from a plurality of support posts and at least partially enclosed by a plurality of panels, the panels including at least side, top and back panels defining a compartment in which the one or more electronic components are mounted, wherein;
(i) the compartment has a top, a bottom and a rear, and(ii) the top panel includes an opening therethrough that is rectangular in shape; and
(b) a collapsible exhaust air duct extending upward from the top panel of the compartment, wherein the exhaust air duct is rectangular in cross-section and is disposed in surrounding relation to, and in fluid communication with, the top panel opening, and wherein walls of the exhaust air duct are collapsible against each other;
(c) wherein the exhaust air duct is adapted to segregate hot air being exhausted from the compartment from cool air entering the compartment, thereby improving thermal management of the enclosure; and
(d) wherein the collapsible exhaust air duct is adapted to telescope in length.
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Abstract
An electronic equipment enclosure includes a frame structure at least partially enclosed by a plurality of panels defining a compartment in which one or more electronic components are mounted and an exhaust air duct that is adapted to segregate hot air being exhausted from the compartment from cool air entering the compartment, thereby improving thermal management of the enclosure. The exhaust duct includes a lower duct section extending upward from the top panel of the compartment and an upper duct section telescoping upward from an upper end of the lower duct section. Each duct section includes four panels connected together by hinged corner fittings such that the section is collapsible. The upper duct section includes an outwardly flared portion.
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18 Claims
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1. An electronic equipment enclosure for mounting one or more electronic components, comprising:
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(a) a frame structure formed from a plurality of support posts and at least partially enclosed by a plurality of panels, the panels including at least side, top and back panels defining a compartment in which the one or more electronic components are mounted, wherein; (i) the compartment has a top, a bottom and a rear, and (ii) the top panel includes an opening therethrough that is rectangular in shape; and (b) a collapsible exhaust air duct extending upward from the top panel of the compartment, wherein the exhaust air duct is rectangular in cross-section and is disposed in surrounding relation to, and in fluid communication with, the top panel opening, and wherein walls of the exhaust air duct are collapsible against each other; (c) wherein the exhaust air duct is adapted to segregate hot air being exhausted from the compartment from cool air entering the compartment, thereby improving thermal management of the enclosure; and (d) wherein the collapsible exhaust air duct is adapted to telescope in length. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A collapsible exhaust duct, for an electronic equipment enclosure having a frame structure formed from a plurality of support posts and at least partially enclosed by a plurality of panels, the panels including at least side, top and back panels defining a compartment in which the one or more electronic components are mounted, wherein the compartment has a top, a bottom and a rear, and the top panel includes an opening therethrough that is rectangular in shape, the collapsible duct comprising:
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(a) first and second duct sections nestingly arranged relative to one another, each duct section having a plurality of walls, one or more of which walls are collapsible against each other; (b) wherein the exhaust duct is adapted to extend upward from the top panel of the compartment; (c) wherein the exhaust duct is rectangular in cross-section; (d) wherein the exhaust duct is adapted to be disposed in surrounding relation to, and in fluid communication with, the top panel opening; (e) wherein the exhaust duct is adapted to segregate hot air being exhausted from the compartment from cool air entering the compartment, thereby improving thermal management of the enclosure; and (f) wherein the collapsible exhaust duct is adapted to telescope in length. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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