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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1994
Dana W Kammersqard, Vista, CA (US);
Angus R Colson, Jr, Jamul, CA (US);
Steven B Cook, Vista, CA (US);
Artecon, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
A chassis for encapsulating a standard desk-top mounted electronic computer for juxtaposed mating with computer accessories in a EIA-configured rack including a base plate defined by spaced-apart side walls and spaced-apart front and rear walls, the walls extending upward therefrom to a common contiguous upper edge enclosed by a top plate to create of EIA-sized enclosure, a support plate bounded by the walls and located intermediate between the base plate and the top plate to divide the enclosure into a lower bay and a separate upper bay, the upper bay of a size and shape to encapsulate the computer therein and the lower bay of a size to receive a power supply for the computer and other accessories for interfacing with the computer, a ram air cooling device in the air thereinto for cooling the accessories and power supply and for providing a separate stream of cooling air from the lower bay to the upper bay to cool the computer encapsulated therein and provide additional air for use by the computer's internal cooling system, rails mounted on the side walls for supporting the frame in the rack, and handles mounted on the side walls for lifting the frame.