Housing for holding electronic plug-in assemblies
A housing for holding electronic plug-in assemblies having a component installation space open toward the front side of the housing for the plug-in assemblies and a fan space arranged above the component installation space with a cover plate and a lateral air outlet. The fan space contains at least one axial fan with an air outlet on the top side of the fan. The axial fan is arranged in the fan space such that air is drawn out from the component installation space. An air-guiding plate that runs in the direction of the air outlet of the fan space is positioned between the top side of the fan and the cover plate of the fan space.
1. A housing for holding electronic plug-in assemblies comprising:
a component installation space open toward the front side of the housing for the plug-in assemblies;
a fan space arranged above the component installation space, the fan space being at least defined in part by a cover plate and having an air outlet of the fan space lateral to the cover plate; at least one axial fan with an air outlet on the top side of the axial fan, the axial fan being arranged in the fan space such that air is drawn from the component installation space; and
an air-guiding plate that runs in the direction of the air outlet of the fan space, the air-guiding plate being positioned above and extending across the air outlet of the axial fan between the top side of the axial fan and the cover plate of the fan space, the air-guiding plate being oriented perpendicular to the air outlet of the axial fan.
2. A housing according to claim 1 , wherein the air-guiding plate runs from a side wall of the fan space opposite the air outlet in the direction of the air outlet of the fan space.
3. A housing according to claim 1 , wherein the air-guiding plate is arranged vertically in the fan space.
4. A housing according to claim 1 , wherein the air-guiding plate is arranged in the fan space such that it has a defined distance to the axis of the fan.
5. A housing according to claim 4 , wherein the distance between the air-guiding plate and the fan axis of the axial fan equals up to 70% of the radius of the air outlet of the axial fan.
6. A housing according to claim 1 , wherein
the housing has an intermediate floor between the fan space and the component installation space, the intermediate floor having an opening; and
the fan is arranged above the opening of the intermediate floor such that the bottom side of the fan contacts the intermediate floor.
7. A housing according to claim 1 , wherein the vertical dimension of the air-guiding plate is at least 40% of the distance between the cover plate of the fan space and the top side of the fan.
8. A housing according to claim 1 , wherein the fan space contains at least two axial fans that are arranged one next to the other such that one of the two axial fans is arranged close to the air outlet of the fan space and the other axial fan is arranged close to a side wall opposite the air outlet of the fan space.
9. A housing according to claim 8 , further comprising a separate air-conduction space for each of the two fans.
10. A housing according to claim 9 , wherein the separate air-conduction spaces are arranged at least partially one above the other.
11. A housing according to claim 10 , wherein the air-guiding plate is arranged in the air-conduction space of the axial fan adjacent to the air outlet.
12. A housing for holding electronic plug-in assemblies comprising:
a component installation space open toward the front side of the housing for the plug-in assemblies;
a fan space arranged above the component installation space, defined at least in part by a cover plate and having an air outlet of the fan space lateral to the cover plate; at least one axial fan with an air outlet on the top side of a fan, the axial fan being arranged in the fan space such that air is drawn from the component installation space; and
an air-guiding plate that runs in the direction of the air outlet of the fan space is positioned between the top side of the axial fan and the cover plate of the fan space;
wherein the air-guiding plate runs from a side wall of the fan space opposite the air outlet in the direction of the air outlet of the fan space; and
wherein the air-guiding plate is arranged in the fan space such that it extends above and across the air outlet of the axial fan and has a defined distance to the axis of the fan, the air-guiding plate being oriented perpendicular to the air outlet of the axial fan.
13. A housing according to claim 12 , wherein
the housing has an intermediate floor between the fan space and the component installation space, the intermediate floor having an opening; and
the fan is arranged above an opening of the intermediate floor such that the bottom side of the fan contacts the intermediate floor.
14. A housing according to claim 12 , wherein the vertical dimension of the air-guiding plate is at least 40% of the distance between the cover plate of the fan space and the top side of the fan.
15. A housing according to claim 12 , wherein the fan space contains at least two axial fans that are arranged one next to the other such that one of the two axial fans is arranged close to the air outlet of the fan space and the other axial fan is arranged close to the side wall opposite the air outlet of the fan space.
16. A housing for holding electronic plug-in assemblies comprising:
a component installation space open toward the front side of the housing for the plug-in assemblies;
a fan space arranged above the component installation space, the fan space being at least defined in part by a cover plate and having an air outlet of the fan space lateral to the cover plate; at least one axial fan with an air outlet on the top side of a fan; the axial fan being arranged in the fan space such that air is drawn from the component installation space; and
an air-guiding plate that runs in the direction of the air outlet of the fan space, the air-guiding plate being positioned between the top side of the axial fan and the cover plate of the fan space, the air-guiding plate being arranged vertically in the fan space and extending across and above an air outlet of the axial fan to one side of an axis of the axial fan.
17. A housing according to claim 16 , wherein
the housing has an intermediate floor between the fan space and the component installation space, the intermediate floor having an opening; and
the fan is arranged above an opening of the intermediate floor such that the bottom side of the fan contacts the intermediate floor.
18. A housing according to claim 16 , wherein the vertical dimension of the air-guiding plate is at least 40% of the distance between the cover plate of the fan space and the top side of the fan.
19. A housing according to claim 16 , wherein the fan space contains at least two axial fans that are arranged one next to the other such that one of the two axial fans is arranged close to the air outlet of the fan space and the other axial fan is arranged close to the side wall opposite the air outlet of the fan space.
20. A housing according to claim 16 , wherein the air-guiding plate runs from a side wall of the fan space opposite the air outlet in the direction of the air outlet of the fan space.