Duong A Lu

US Patent:

8270171, Sep 18, 2012

Filed:

May 25, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/787171

Inventors:

Susheela Nanjunda Rao Narasimhan - Fremont CA, US
Hong Tran Huynh - Fremont CA, US
Toan Nguyen - San Jose CA, US
Duong Cu Lu - Hayward CA, US
Phillip S. Ting - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

H05K 7/20

US Classification:

361713, 36167951, 361692, 361710, 174 151, 181198, 181202

Abstract:

To increase air flow, an air intake/outtake (i. e. , intake, outtake, or both) is positioned on a front surface of a housing, such as a rack-mounted computer network switch housing. The front surface includes jacks, controls, plugs, receptacles or other input/output for connection with the processor in the housing. The air intake/outtake is one or more openings on the front surface with the input/output components. In one embodiment, to avoid interference with the input/output components and increasing the height of the housing, the air intake/outtake is a slot extending most of or all of the distance between the sides of the housing and being above or below the input/output. An intermediate plate may be used to form and support the air intake/outtake.