Collapsible enclosure cover for facilitating air flow for an enclosure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9668369-B2
Application number	US-201514974284-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 18, 2015
Priority date	May 15, 2014
Publication date	May 30, 2017
Grant date	May 30, 2017

Abstract

A collapsible enclosure cover for facilitating air flow for an enclosure having a collapsible frame with a first guide rail having a mounting bracket and an elongated member. The collapsible frame also has a second guide rail having a mounting bracket and an elongated member. The collapsible frame also has a plurality of poles extending from the first guide rail to the second guide rail that swivel around the elongated members. The collapsible enclosure cover also has a fabric portion connected to and disposed over the plurality of poles.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A collapsible enclosure cover comprising:
a top guide rail of a collapsible frame, the top guide rail including a top mounting bracket and a top elongated member, the top mounting bracket designed to attach to a top of an opening of an enclosure, the enclosure having an electronic module storage location and a cooling system storage location, the top mounting bracket further designed to attach to the top of the opening of the enclosure between the electronic module storage location and the cooling system storage location, the top elongated member extending along an axis through a hole in the top mounting bracket;
a bottom guide rail of the collapsible frame, the bottom guide rail opposite the top guide rail, the bottom guide rail including a bottom mounting bracket substantially similar to the top mounting bracket and a bottom elongated member substantially similar to the top elongated member, the bottom mounting bracket designed to attach to a bottom of the opening of the enclosure, the bottom mounting bracket further designed to attach to the bottom of the opening of the enclosure between the electronic module storage location and the cooling system storage location, the bottom elongated member extending along the axis through a hole in the bottom mounting bracket;
a first pole of the collapsible frame, the first pole extending from the top guide rail to the bottom guide rail, the first pole having a first shape including a top portion, a middle portion, and a bottom portion, the top portion and the bottom portion substantially orthogonal to the axis, the middle portion substantially parallel to the axis, a top end of the first pole attached to the top guide rail by the top elongated member, a bottom end of the first pole attached to the bottom guide rail by the bottom elongated member, the first pole designed to swivel about the axis, the first shape of the first pole substantially similar to a perimeter of the electronic module storage location in the enclosure;
a second pole of the collapsible frame, the second pole extending from the top guide rail to the bottom guide rail, the second pole having a second shape including a top portion, a middle portion, and a bottom portion, the top portion and the bottom portion substantially orthogonal to the axis, the middle portion substantially parallel to the axis, a top end of the second pole attached to the top guide rail by the top elongated member, a bottom end of the second pole attached to the bottom guide rail by the bottom elongated member, the second pole designed to swivel about the axis, the second shape of the second pole substantially similar to a perimeter of the cooling system storage location in the enclosure, wherein the first shape is different from the second shape;
at least two intermediate poles of the collapsible frame between the first pole and the second pole, the at least two intermediate poles extending from the top guide rail to the bottom guide rail, the at least two intermediate poles each including a top portion, a middle portion, and a bottom portion, the top portion and the bottom portion substantially orthogonal to the axis, the middle portion substantially parallel to the axis, a top end of each of the at least two intermediate poles attached to the top guide rail by the top elongated member, a bottom end of each of the at least two intermediate poles attached to the bottom guide rail by the bottom elongated member, the at least two intermediate poles designed to swivel about the axis;
a flexible air tight fabric fastened to the first pole and the second pole and disposed over the at least two intermediate poles, the flexible air tight fabric providing an air flow channel between the electronic module storage location and the cooling system storage location when the collapsible enclosure cover is installed over the enclosure, the first pole of the installed collapsible enclosure cover snugly adjacent to the perimeter of the electronic module storage location, the second pole of the installed collapsible enclosure cover snugly adjacent to the perimeter of the cooling system storage location; and
a metallic material coating the flexible air tight fabric.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Cox Aaron R
• Sassano Camillo
• Saylor Joni E
• Schultz Kevin L

Classifications

• H05K5/0217

  Mechanical details of casings (covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03) · CPC title

• H05K7/20145

  Means for directing air flow, e.g. ducts, deflectors, plenum or guides · CPC title

• H05K5/03 Primary

  Covers · CPC title

• H05K7/20745 Primary

  within rooms for removing heat from cabinets, e.g. by air conditioning device · CPC title