Abstract:
An enclosure has a perforated front door with a replaceable filter, and a perforated rear side allowing air to flow through the enclosure. The enclosure also has mounting brackets for heat generating elements, such as line cards or other rack mounted electronics. A fan draws air through the perforated front door, though the filter, and across the heat generating elements. Side brushes are disposed on a side wall near the front of the enclosure, which allow any cables attached to the heat generating elements to exit the enclosure. The front door is removable, opening up one side of the side brushes and allowing the cables to slide in the side brushes while still connected to the heat generating elements.
Abstract:
A faceplate of a line card is provided, and in one example embodiment, includes a top panel including a portion angled downward towards a front side of the faceplate, the angled portion having a plurality of holes, and a front panel disposed on the front side of the faceplate, attached to the angled portion of the top panel on its top side and having a beveled edge at its bottom side, the angled portion of the top panel and the beveled edge of the front panel facilitating an intake area for air flow between the line card and other parallel line cards assembled on a chassis. In specific embodiments, the plurality of holes are arranged in a honeycomb pattern with each hole comprising a Reuleaux hexagon having rounded corners.
Abstract:
An apparatus includes a frame and one or more heat generating elements supported by the frame. A plurality of ports are located at the front portion of the frame, and are electrically coupled to the heat generating elements. A faceplate is coupled to the front portion of the frame and includes one or more port openings to allow access to the ports and a plurality of airflow openings. Each of the airflow openings has a bottom edge aligned with the front portion of the frame and a top edge aligned with the top portion of the frame. The top edges of the airflow openings are set back a predetermined distance from the front portion of the frame.
Abstract:
A high insertion force ejector is provided. The high insertion force ejector includes an ejector mounting base, a pressure bar-ejector tooth, a first cam, and a second cam. The pressure bar-ejector tooth is connected to the ejector mounting base. A lever handle is operatively connected to the pressure bar-ejector and the ejector mounting base. The first cam and the second cam are operatively connected to the pressure bar-ejector tooth and the lever handle.
Abstract:
An apparatus is provided that includes a planar heat conducting material that comprises a first heat sink conduction portion configured to conduct heat between a first integrated circuit and a first heat sink, a second heat sink conduction portion configured to conduct heat between a second integrated circuit and a second heat sink, and a thermal bridge portion configured to conduct heat between the first heat sink conduction portion and the second heat sink conduction portion, such that the thermal bridge portion allows for flexural compensation for a height difference between the first integrated circuit and the second integrated circuit.
Abstract:
An apparatus is provided that includes a planar heat conducting material that comprises a first heat sink conduction portion configured to conduct heat between a first integrated circuit and a first heat sink, a second heat sink conduction portion configured to conduct heat between a second integrated circuit and a second heat sink, and a thermal bridge portion configured to conduct heat between the first heat sink conduction portion and the second heat sink conduction portion, such that the thermal bridge portion allows for flexural compensation for a height difference between the first integrated circuit and the second integrated circuit.
Abstract:
A set of modular bracket units are mountable end-to-end in series on a support structure adjacent a cable interface area of an electronic equipment assembly, the form a composite cable management bracket. The bracket units are mountable in interchangeable positions in the series to define longitudinally extending series of segregated cable management openings through which cables are receivable for connection to respective electronic equipment ports, to restrain the cables against transverse escape from the respective cable management openings. The set of modular bracket units comprises at least one single-opening bracket unit that defines a single cable management opening, and at least one multi-opening bracket unit that defines, when mounted as part of the composite cable management bracket, two or more cable management openings. The bracket units that define different numbers of cable management openings are of equal modular length and has identical connection formations, to allow mounting of the bracket units in any desire sequence.
Abstract:
An enclosure has a perforated front door with a replaceable filter, and a perforated rear side allowing air to flow through the enclosure. The enclosure also has mounting brackets for heat generating elements, such as line cards or other rack mounted electronics. A fan draws air through the perforated front door, though the filter, and across the heat generating elements. Side brushes are disposed on a side wall near the front of the enclosure, which allow any cables attached to the heat generating elements to exit the enclosure. The front door is removable, opening up one side of the side brushes and allowing the cables to slide in the side brushes while still connected to the heat generating elements.
Abstract:
A high insertion force ejector may be provided. The high insertion force ejector may comprise an ejector mounting base, a pressure bar-ejector tooth, a first cam, and a second cam. The pressure bar-ejector tooth may be connected to the ejector mounting base. A lever handle may be operatively connected to the pressure bar-ejector and the ejector mounting base. The first cam and the second cam may be operatively connected to the pressure bar-ejector tooth and the lever handle.