US Patent 10524394 4-post rack with integrated intake/exhaust regions

An electronic equipment rack has a support structure made up of post members configured to form a cage having a front, a back, a top, a bottom, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side and defining a space therebetween. A first plenum is arranged along the first lateral side of the support structure. A second plenum is arranged along the second lateral side of the support structure. A sealing panel defining a first wall of the first plenum has a length extending substantially from the top of the support structure to the bottom of the support structure. A portion of the first sealing member is selectively removable to define an intake port in the first plenum.