Abstract: An enclosure containing and operating electronic equipment is envisioned. The enclosure alleviates sound energy emanating from the enclosure. The enclosure is made from a plurality of exterior walls. An aperture is disposed in one of the exterior walls, where the aperture is operable to draw an airflow into the enclosure. A structure is disposed adjacent to the aperture interior to the enclosure. The interior structure is made of a first wall disposed in the enclosure to block the aperture from a line of sight to a noise source emanating from within the enclosure. The interior structure also has a lower wall, an upper wall, and a side wall all connected to the first wall. The interior structure forms an open-ended cage about the aperture.

Abstract: A housing for an electronic device has a first volume bounded by a first face and a second volume bounded by a second face. The second face is indented from the first face. A plurality of electronic components are housed in the first volume, and one or more power supplies are housed in the second volume. The electronic components are operable to be powered by a coupling to the one or more power supplies, the coupling running between the indented second face and the first face.

Abstract: A vent for a computer enclosure is envisioned. The vent system has a fan, operable to draw a flow of air from within the enclosure and direct it out through an outlet vent disposed in a wall of the enclosure. The outlet vent is made of an outlet path. The outlet path is defined by a first and a second side member. The first and second side members are attached to the enclosure and form an environmental seal. The outlet vent also has an outlet face oriented at a first angle relative to the wall. A plurality of slats are rotatably coupled to the outlet face. The plurality of slats maintain a first position when the fan is not operating. When the fan goes into an operational mode and produces an airflow, the plurality of slats swing radially outward to a second position. The plurality of slats return to the first position when the airflow is not present. The angle of the slats in the first position is nearer to parallel to the first angle than when in the second position.

Abstract: A power supply is contained substantially within an enclosure of length, L. A first end of the enclosure has a first end wall containing an air intake port, with a second end of the enclosure having a second end wall containing an air exhaust port. An exterior wall surrounding the power supply is coupled to the first and second end walls so that substantially all air entering the power supply does so through the air intake port and all air leaving the power supply does so through the air exhaust port. The enclosure contains an airflow generator for inducing an air flow within the enclosure from the air intake port to the air exhaust port, located at least a distance L/5 from the air intake port and air exhaust port.

Abstract: An enclosure for operationally retaining a plurality of electronic modules has a housing comprising front, side, upper, lower, and rear walls, and housing enclosing an inner volume. The enclosure has an inner wall running between the side walls and attached to the lower wall. The inner wall is positioned between the front and back walls, and splits the inner volume into a first inner volume and a second inner volume. The inner wall extends from the bottom wall to a height less than that of the height of said top wall, and defines an opening between the first inner volume and the second inner volume. An exhaust vent is disposed through the rear wall of the housing. Openings exist in the housing into the first inner volume. This allows an airflow into the first inner chamber. An environmental flow mechanism, such as a fan, is coupled in proximity to the exhaust vent.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a shim assembly for supporting a hardware module flush with a bottom side of a printed circuit board. A bottom side of the shim assembly is attached to a top side of the printed circuit board and generally conforms to the shape of a slot in the printed circuit board into which the hardware module is inserted. The shim assembly is of sufficient thickness to fill a gap between the hardware module and the top side of the printed circuit board such that the hardware module does not materially extend past a bottom side of the printed circuit board when inserted in the slot.