Electronic cabinet, and air inlet therefore

Abstract

The electronic cabinet for enclosing electronic components generally has a housing having a base and a cover being connected to one another a plurality of lateral walls, one of the plurality of lateral walls having a first opening; a lateral perforated plate being mounted to the housing and extending over the first opening, the lateral perforated plate having a plurality of perforations; and a protector plate being mounted to the housing and extending over the lateral perforated plate to cover the plurality of perforations of the lateral perforated plate, the protector plate defining at least one air inlet between the protector plate and the lateral perforated plate.

1 .- 10 . (canceled) 
     
     
         11 . An air outlet module for an outdoor weather-resistant electronic cabinet having an housing, the air outlet module comprising:
 an enclosure being mountable to the housing and comprising a bottom perforated plate characterized by a plurality of perforations at a first end and a bottom air inlet at a second end opposite the first end; and   a filter element, including chicane members, being mountable inside the enclosure.   
     
     
         12 . (canceled) 
     
     
         13 . The air outlet inlet module of  claim 11  further wherein the enclosure is receivable in a air outlet module opening, the perforated plate being mountable to the housing via the enclosure. 
     
     
         14 . The air outlet module of  claim 13  wherein the filter element has a base which is removably receivable onto a base of the enclosure. 
     
     
         15 - 21 . (canceled) 
     
     
         22 . The air outlet module of  claim 11 , wherein the filter element extends within the enclosure between the perforations at the first end and the bottom air inlet at the second end of the bottom perforated plate.