Directional grate access floor panel
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1. A grate access floor panel comprising:
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a plurality of spaced vanes supported by the support frame and located interior of the support frame, each of the plurality of vanes having an upstream end and a downstream end with respect to a direction of airflow across the plurality of vanes and opposing faces that extend between the upstream and downstream ends, the plurality of vanes being located and configured to permit air to pass between the vanes from the upstream ends to the downstream ends such that the air exits the vanes at an angle with the vertical;
wherein at least some of the plurality of vanes have airflow openings that extend through the opposing faces thereof, transverse to the airflow between the vanes.
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Abstract
A grate access floor panel comprising a support frame and a plurality of vanes supported by the frame, each of the plurality of vanes having an upstream end and a downstream end with respect to a direction of airflow across the plurality of vanes and faces that extend between the upstream and downstream ends, wherein at least some of the vanes have openings that extend through the faces thereof and have angled tips.
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36 Claims
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1. A grate access floor panel comprising:
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a support frame; and a plurality of spaced vanes supported by the support frame and located interior of the support frame, each of the plurality of vanes having an upstream end and a downstream end with respect to a direction of airflow across the plurality of vanes and opposing faces that extend between the upstream and downstream ends, the plurality of vanes being located and configured to permit air to pass between the vanes from the upstream ends to the downstream ends such that the air exits the vanes at an angle with the vertical; wherein at least some of the plurality of vanes have airflow openings that extend through the opposing faces thereof, transverse to the airflow between the vanes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A grate access floor panel comprising:
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a plurality of vanes provided within a frame, each of the plurality of vanes having an upstream portion and a downstream portion with respect to a direction of airflow between the plurality of vanes, the plurality of vanes being located and configured to permit air to pass between the vanes from the upstream portions to the downstream portions; wherein each vane of the plurality of vanes has a plurality of airflow openings transverse to the airflow between the vanes; and wherein the downstream portion of each vane of the plurality of vanes is angled (1) from a vertical axis and (2) with respect to the upstream portion of each vane. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A grate access floor panel comprising:
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a support frame; and a plurality of spaced vanes supported by and interior of the support frame and having front and rear faces, the plurality of vanes being located in and configured to permit air to pass between the vanes; wherein at least some of the plurality of spaced vanes have openings through the faces thereof that permit airflow through the plurality of spaced vanes as well as between adjacent vanes of the plurality of spaced vanes; and wherein some of the plurality of spaced vanes have downstream portions that are at an angle with a vertical axis. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. In a data center having a source of cooling air and at least one IT rack supported by an access floor system, the improvement comprising:
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a grate access floor panel provided in the access floor system, the grate access floor panel having a plurality of spaced apart vanes provided within a support frame, the plurality of vanes being located and configured to permit air to pass between the vanes, wherein some of the plurality of spaced apart vanes are provided at a predetermined angle of inclination with respect to the support frame so as to direct air from the source of cooling air to a face of the at least one IT rack, and wherein at least some of the spaced apart vanes have airflow openings that extend through opposing faces thereof, transverse to the airflow between the vanes. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A grate access floor panel provided in an access floor system, the grate access floor panel comprising:
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a support frame; and a plurality of spaced vanes supported by and interior of the support frame, each of the plurality of vanes having a downstream portion at a predetermined angle of inclination with respect to the support frame, the plurality of vanes being located and configured to permit air to pass between the vanes, wherein all the downstream portions have the same predetermined angle of inclination, and at least some of the vanes have airflow openings that extend through opposing faces thereof, transverse to the airflow between the vanes. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. A data center comprising:
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an access floor system comprised of an array of access floor panels supported above a subfloor, such that a plenum is formed between the array of access floor panels and the subfloor; and an IT rack supported by the array of access floor panels; wherein the array of access floor panels includes at least one grate access floor panel that permits passage of air through the array of access floor panels; wherein the grate access floor panel has a plurality of spaced apart interior vanes that are located and configured to permit air to pass between the vanes and have at least downstream portions at a predetermined angle with regard to the IT rack so as to direct air from plenum to a face of the IT rack; and wherein at least some of the spaced apart vanes have airflow openings that extend through opposing faces thereof, transverse to the airflow between the vanes. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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Current AssigneeTate Access Floors Incorporated (Kingspan Group PLC)
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Original AssigneeTATE Access Floors Leasing Incorporated (Kingspan Group PLC)
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InventorsCurtin, Daniel J., Reynolds, William W., Kennedy, Daniel B.
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Primary Examiner(s)Chapman, Jeanette E.
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Application NumberUS12/878,657Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,356 DaysField of Search522/208, 525/060.6, 52663-664, 526/66, 525/88, 526/69, 526/60, 521/80, 522/203, 525/07, 526/33, 525/881, 454/184, 454/289, 454/290, 454306-309, 454/313, 454/319, 454/299, 454/330, 361/695, 622/592US Class Current52/664CPC Class CodesE04F 15/02177 Floor elements for use at a...E04F 15/02405 Floor panelsF24F 13/068 formed as perforated walls,...F24F 13/075 having parallel rods or lam...H05K 7/20745 within rooms for removing h...
