US 12,295,122 B2
Coolant flow partition for cooling 3U boards in 6U chassis
Richard E. Berkenbush, Pompton Plains, NJ (US); Robert E. Scholl, Morristown, NJ (US); Meredith T. Thanos, Morris Plains, NJ (US); and Robert S. Foster, Wharton, NJ (US)
Assigned to BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US)
Filed by BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US)
Filed on May 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/195,623.
Prior Publication US 2024/0381584 A1, Nov. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. H05K 7/20 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/20763 (2013.01) [G06F 1/183 (2013.01); G06F 1/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A chassis configured to hold a plurality of cards of at least two different form factors, the chassis comprising:
side walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall;
a plurality of slots disposed in an inner portion of the top and bottom chassis walls, wherein the slots on the top and bottom portions of the chassis are aligned with one another and configured to act as card guides;
a mid-height structure disposed adjacent a side wall of the chassis, the mid-height structure comprising a second plurality of slots disposed on a top surface of the mid-height structure that is substantially parallel to the top wall of the chassis and a third plurality of slots disposed on a bottom surface of the mid-height structure that is substantially parallel to the bottom wall of the chassis; and
a plurality of cooling channels disposed within the top wall, bottom wall, and at least one side wall of the chassis as well as within the mid-height structure, the cooling channels being configured to convey a cooling medium past the plurality of slots, second plurality of slots, and third plurality of slots,
wherein the second plurality of slots are configured to align with at least a subset of the plurality of slots disposed in the inner portion of the top chassis wall and to act as card guides, and
wherein the third plurality of slots are configured to align with at least a subset of the plurality of slots disposed in the inner portion of the bottom chassis wall and to act as card guides.