Rack device, rack system, and housing structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9500388-B2
Application number	US-201313853624-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 29, 2013
Priority date	Apr 24, 2012
Publication date	Nov 22, 2016
Grant date	Nov 22, 2016

Abstract

A rack device includes a housing at which an electronic device and an air conditioner are installed; a partition plate that divides a space in the housing into a first space in which the electronic device is disposed and a second space in which the air conditioner is disposed; and a shielding member that divides the second space into a space in which an outlet of the air conditioner is disposed and which is coupled to a suction side of the electronic device in the first space and a space in which an inlet of the air conditioner is disposed and which is coupled to a discharge side of the electronic device in the first space.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rack device comprising:
a housing at which an electronic device and an air conditioner that cools sucked air and discharges cooled air are installed,
a partition plate that divides a space in the housing into a first space in which the electronic device is disposed and a second space in which the air conditioner is disposed; and
a shielding plate that divides the second space into a space in which an outlet of the air conditioner is disposed and which is coupled to a suction side of the electronic device in the first space and a space in which an inlet of the air conditioner is disposed and which is coupled to a discharge side of the electronic device in the first space, wherein
an end of the shielding plate is provided with a first fitting member, the end of the shielding plate being provided at a side towards which the shielding plate extends towards of the air conditioner,
the end of the shielding plate contacts the partition plate when the shielding plate is rotated around an axis extending in a widthwise direction of the housing, and
the partition plate is provided with a second fitting member at a location where the end of the shielding plate contacts the partition plate, the second fitting member being fitted to the first fitting member.

2. The rack device according to claim 1 , wherein
the shielding plate is a plate member that extends into the second space from the partition plate towards the air conditioner and that has a length that is equal to a width of the housing.

3. The rack device according to claim 2 , wherein
the shielding plate is arranged along a side surface of the air conditioner where the outlet of the air conditioner exists.

4. The rack device according to claim 2 , wherein
the shielding plate is disposed so as to contact a front portion of the air conditioner.

5. The rack device according to claim 1 , wherein
the partition plate has an opening near a suction-side end portion of the electronic device and an opening near a discharge-side end portion of the electronic device, when the electronic device is installed at the housing.

6. The rack device according to claim 5 , wherein
a size of the opening of the partition plate near the suction-side end portion of the electronic device is less than a size of the opening of the partition plate near the discharge-side end portion of the electronic device.

7. The rack device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a side partition plate that is disposed in the first space of the housing, the side partition plate dividing a suction-side space and a discharge-side space of the electronic device.

8. The rack device according to claim 7 , wherein
the side partition plate is mounted along a front side of the electronic device.

Assignees

• Fujitsu Ltd

Inventors

• Shimada Shozo
• Kamatani Hideo
• Kanemoto Daisaku

Classifications

• H05K7/20754

  Air circulating in closed loop within cabinets · CPC title

• H05K7/20

  Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating · CPC title

• H05K5/0213

  Venting apertures; Constructional details thereof · CPC title

• F24F13/32 Primary

  Supports for air-conditioning, air-humidification or ventilation units · CPC title

• H05K7/20609 Primary

  Air circulating in closed loop within cabinets wherein heat is removed through air-to-liquid heat-exchanger · CPC title