Enclosure element
View Patent ↗An enclosure for electronic assemblies is provided, with a first deck surface and a first side wall with a short side and a long side and a second deck surface, disposed such that it faces the first deck surface, and a second side wall, disposed such that it faces the first side wall, with a short side and a long side, as well as with a first venting element, which extends in the direction of the long side along one of both side walls, and a plurality of plug-in slots for electronic assemblies that are arranged in parallel to one another, whereby the electronic assemblies are disposed, in the plugged-in state, vertically to both long sides of both side walls, and the first deck surface includes, along the end oriented toward the first side wall, a first opening and the first venting element, on the enclosure's outer side of the first deck surface, is disposed at least partially above the first opening, and the first and/or the second deck surface includes a second opening, along the end that faces the second side wall, for entering or exiting air, so that the venting element generates in the interior of the enclosure an air current that preferably flows vertically to the surface of the side walls.
1. An enclosure for electronic assemblies comprising:
a first deck surface,
a first side wall with a short side and a long side,
a second deck surface, disposed such that it faces the first deck surface,
a second side wall, disposed such that it faces the first side wall, with a short side and a long side, such that the surfaces of the first deck surface, the first side wall, the second deck surface and the second side wall define an interior of the enclosure,
a first venting element, which extends in the direction of the long side of the side walls, and
a plurality of plug-in slots for electronic assemblies that are arranged on the first side wall in parallel to one another, where the slots are capable of connecting to electronic assemblies arranged perpendicular to the surface of the side wall,
wherein the first deck surface includes, along the end that is adjacent the first side wall, a first opening and the first venting element is substantially outside the interior of the enclosure and adjacent to the first opening of the first deck surface, so as to be capable of venting air through the first opening, and the first deck surface or the second deck surface has a second air opening along the end that is adjacent to the second side wall, so as to create a possible path for air in the interior of the enclosure from the venting element to the second air opening.
2. An enclosure according to claim 1 , wherein the second deck surface includes a first opening of the second deck surface along the end that is adjacent to the first side wall and a second venting element is disposed substantially outside the interior of the enclosure and adjacent to the first opening of the second deck surface.
3. An enclosure according to claim 1 , wherein the venting elements comprise tangential blowers.
4. An enclosure according to claim 1 , wherein the venting elements are each covered with an air guide profile, the air guide profile having an opening along the long side of the side wall for drawing the air current into the enclosure or for discharging the air current from the enclosure.
5. An enclosure according to claim 1 , wherein an air guide profile is disposed above at least one deck surface second opening in order to shape air flow.
6. An enclosure according to claim 4 , wherein the air guide profiles comprise a rectangular, oblique or rounded off profile.
7. An enclosure according to claim 1 , wherein the enclosure comprises a 19-inch slide-in enclosure.
8. An enclosure according to claim 1 , wherein the enclosure includes cover plates on all sides.
9. An enclosure according to claim 1 , wherein one or more of the deck surface openings extend along generally the entire length of the side walls.