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20080204997 | HEAT DISSIPATING APPARATUS FOR EQUIPMENT CHASSIS - A heat dissipating apparatus includes a bracket mounted in an equipment chassis, a fixing plate, a fan installed on the fixing plate, a rotating device mounted in the bracket and rotatably connecting with the fixing plate, and a circuit board fixed in the bracket. The circuit board includes a control circuit for controlling the rotating device to rotate the fixing plate to thereby change orientation of the fan. | 08-28-2008 |
20080204998 | Electric device having first and second electric elements - An electric device includes: first and second electric elements, wherein electric power consumption and operation temperature limit of the first electric element is larger than the second electric element; a substrate made of a rigid flexible board; and a casing that accommodates the substrate with the first and second electric elements. The substrate includes first and second rigid portions and a flexible portion. The first and second electric elements are disposed on the first and second rigid portion, respectively. The flexible portion connects the first and second rigid portions. The thickness of the flexible portion is smaller than the first and second rigid portions. The flexible portion further includes a wiring for electrically coupling the first and second electric elements so that high speed communication is performed between the first and second electric elements. | 08-28-2008 |
20080218968 | WINGED PIEZO FAN - A winged piezo-fan to dissipate the heat generated by the devices in an electronic system is disclosed. The winged piezo-fan may comprise a piezo-ceramic element and two blades. The blades may be coupled to the piezo-ceramic element, which may change its physical dimension in response to receiving an alternating voltage signal. The blades coupled to the piezo-ceramic element may move upwards and downwards in a direction that is perpendicular to the axis drawn along the length dimension of the blades in response to the changes in the physical dimension of the piezo-ceramic element. The movement of the blades may cause a flapping movement, which may create turbulence in the surrounding air. The turbulence so created may create eddies, which may dissipate the heat generated by the devices positioned close to the winged piezo-fan. | 09-11-2008 |
20080218969 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WITH ADJUSTABLE VENTING SYSTEM - An electronic system is provided including determining temperature in an enclosure, controlling airflow into the enclosure based on the temperature, and adjusting the airflow through an opening of the enclosure. | 09-11-2008 |
20080225480 | AXIAL FAN APPARATUS, AXIAL-FLOW IMPELLER, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided is an axial fan apparatus including a housing and an axial-flow impeller. The axial-flow impeller is capable of rotating inside the housing and includes a plurality of axial-flow wings each having a negative pressure generation surface for generating a negative pressure, and an auxiliary vane standing on the negative pressure generation surface at an end portion of each of the plurality of axial-flow wings. | 09-18-2008 |
20080225481 | Real Time Adaptive Active Fluid Flow Cooling - The present invention is generally directed to an apparatus providing real time adaptive active fluid flow cooling, for cooling an electronic system, an electronic system utilizing the same, and a method for providing real time adaptive active fluid flow cooling. The electronic system consists of a circuit board having a heat generating component, a heat dissipating element mounted to the heat generating component and an apparatus for providing real time adaptive active flow cooling. The apparatus consisting of a plurality of active cooling devices that remove heated air or fluid with ambient air or fluid by propelling an fluid flow stream in a first direction toward the heat dissipating element, and where at least one active cooling device contained in the plurality of active cooling devices propels an fluid flow stream in a second direction toward the heat dissipating element. | 09-18-2008 |
20080239665 | COOLING FAN MODULE - A cooling fan module comprising a module housing and a fan assembly. The fan assembly comprises a blade assembly coupled to a motor disposed within a fan housing that is disposed within the module housing. The fan housing has an inlet and an outlet that is disposed within the module housing. A fan control circuit board is disposed within the module housing and outside of the fan housing. The fan control circuit board is coupled to the motor. An electrical connector is coupled to the fan control circuit board and projects outside of the module housing. | 10-02-2008 |
20080239666 | FAN MODULE - A fan module is disclosed. The fan module includes a base, at least one first side coupled to the base, and a plurality of fans coupled to the base. The plurality of fans are configured to substantially disperse thermal energy away from one or more electronic components in an enclosure to maintain a current temperature of the one or more electronic components below a critical temperature. The fan module further includes a connector mounted on the at least one first side and coupled to provide power to the plurality of fans. When one of the plurality of fans ceases to operate, the remaining fans in the plurality of fans continue to substantially disperse thermal energy away from the one or more electronic components while maintaining the current temperature below the critical temperature. | 10-02-2008 |
20080239667 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a printed circuit board comprises a printed wiring board, circuit component, reinforcing plate and first and second fixing portion. The printed wiring board includes first and second areas. The first fixing portion is provided on a border line that defines the first and second areas. The first fixing portion can fix the reinforcing plate to both the first and second areas. The second fixing portion comprises a pair of elements arranged symmetrical with respect to the border line. | 10-02-2008 |
20080239668 | OUTSIDE PLANT TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABINET DIRECT AIR COOLING SYSTEM - An outdoor equipment cabinet includes a housing with an equipment compartment therein. An intake air vent and an exit air vent are formed in the housing. A fan is mounted within the housing for pulling air into the intake air vent, moving an air stream through the equipment compartment, and pushing air out of the exit air vent. A membrane is disposed adjacent the intake air vent. The membrane allows air to pass therethrough, but resists the passage of water and contaminants therethrough. In some embodiments, a baffling plate is disposed to direct the air stream within the equipment compartment, and/or the fan speed is controlled by a temperature sensor, and/or a clogging of the membrane is monitored and reported, and/or the intake air vent is located in a first door and the exit air vent is located in a second door of the cabinet. | 10-02-2008 |
20080247134 | HEAT DISSIPATION APPARATUS WITH POROUS TYPE HEAT DISSIPATER - A heat dissipation apparatus ( | 10-09-2008 |
20080247135 | Battery unit with cooling device - A battery unit includes a module assembly, a housing that houses the module assembly, and a blower. The module assembly includes a stack of battery modules, and defines a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The blower is disposed at an end of the module assembly. A rotation shaft of the blower is located between a first plane that includes the first surface and a second plane that includes the second surface. The blower is configured to supply air toward the first surface of the module assembly in a direction perpendicular to a stacking direction of the battery modules. The air is supplied over a range that is substantially equal to a dimension of the module assembly in the stacking direction. | 10-09-2008 |
20080253087 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A configurable multiple inlet thermal management device, such as an air-mover or passive heat sink, for electronic devices. The thermal management device is arranged on a computing device or on a component of a computing device or similar, such as an expansion module or alike, so that incoming air flow decreases the temperature of the heat producing components. In order to provide best possible air flow the air-mover comprises blade design that pressurizes the air flow from at least one side of the air-mover component. The air-mover includes removable covers for providing the openings required for intake air from the desired direction and for providing a fan wind. Depending on the application the openings may be permanently opened or closed. The intake air flow is then directed in form of fan wind towards the heat producing elements. | 10-16-2008 |
20080253088 | Computing device filter system - An computing device filter system, comprises a computing device having a cooling fan and a heat exchanger and a filter disposed between the heat exchanger and the cooling fan. | 10-16-2008 |
20080259563 | Disk array apparatus - In a disk array apparatus, by taking note of a first sound of a specific frequency which is a noise element of original sounds generated from a fan, a second sound whose phase is inverted to that of the first sound is generated by a structure of a cooling air flow path passing through the fan, and the second sound is synthesized with the first sound on the cooling air flow path, thereby reducing the noise. For example, an exhaust duct is located on a fan unit in an upper part of the apparatus, two flow paths extending to an exhaust port are formed in an internal structure of the exhaust duct, and the two flow paths are designed so that the difference in the flow path length therebetween becomes equivalent to half wavelength of the specific frequency. | 10-23-2008 |
20080259564 | AXIAL FAN APPARATUS, HOUSING, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided an axial fan apparatus including an axial-flow impeller, a drive unit, and a housing. The axial-flow impeller is capable of rotating and includes a plurality of blades inclined with respect to a rotational axis direction. The drive unit rotates the axial-flow impeller. The housing is mounted with the drive unit, and includes a sidewall, and a plurality of slits that circulate gas. The sidewall is provided around the axial-flow impeller. The plurality of slits are provided to the sidewall and inclined with respect to the rotational axis direction in a direction opposed to a direction in which the plurality of blades incline. | 10-23-2008 |
20080266790 | SERVER WITH A FLEXIBLE COOLING SCHEME - A server with a flexible cooling scheme is disclosed. The server comprises a case having an inside and an outside. A first fan is positioned inside the case and configured to draw gas from a first area inside the case and force the gas past a first area to be cooled. A first opening in the case is configured to allow gas from outside the case to enter the first area. When the server is in a first cooling configuration the first fan is configured to force the gas past the first area to be cooled and out to the outside of the case through a second opening in the case. When the server is in a second cooling configuration, the server further comprises a heat exchanger located in the first area and configured to seal the first opening in the case thereby preventing outside gas from entering the first area. When the server is in the second cooling configuration, a sealing device is configured to seal the second opening thereby redirecting the first fan to force the gas past the first area to be cooled and back into the first area, thereby re-circulating the gas inside the case. | 10-30-2008 |
20080266791 | REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A redundant power supply system includes a system cabinet, a first power supply apparatus, a second power supply apparatus and a power converting circuit board. The system cabinet at least includes a first receptacle and a second receptacle. The first power supply apparatus has a first connection interface. The second power supply apparatus has a second connection interface. The power converting circuit board is disposed inside the system cabinet and includes a first insertion slot, a second insertion slot and a power converting circuit. A voltage outputted from the first power supply apparatus and/or the second power supply apparatus is converted by the power converting circuit into a regulated voltage when the first connection interface of the first power supply apparatus and the second connection interface of the second power supply apparatus are inserted into the first insertion slot and the second insertion slot, respectively. | 10-30-2008 |
20080266792 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A power supply apparatus for use with a redundant power supply system includes a casing, a main circuit board and an airflow driving device. The casing includes a first airflow opening and a second airflow opening. The main circuit board is disposed within the casing and includes plural electronic components thereon. The airflow driving device is disposed in the middle region of the main circuit board. A cooling air is pumped by the airflow driving device to be introduced into the inner portion of the casing through one of the first airflow opening and the second airflow opening, then the heat generated from the electronic components is removed by the cooling air, and finally a heated air is exhausted through the other one of the first airflow opening and the second airflow opening. | 10-30-2008 |
20080266793 | Cooling structure for power supply - A cooling structure for a power supply is disclosed. The power supply has a housing. The cooling structure includes a cooling fan and a cooler. The cooling fan is located on the inner side of the top surface of the housing. The cooler is located below the cooling fan. The cooler includes a vertical board and a plurality of cooling fins. The cooling fins are disposed slantwise on the vertical board and at intervals. There is a plurality of air-guiding channels between the cooling fins. Thereby, the airflow of the cooling fan can be guided forward to a specified direction. The hot air circulating flow will not occur. The cooling fan blows onto the electronic elements on the circuit board to exhaust the heat generated by the electronic elements, and noise generated from the cooling fans is lowered. | 10-30-2008 |
20080266794 | Processor control of cooling fluid - A processor of an apparatus in one example is configured to control at least one characteristic of a cooling fluid supplied to an electronic component based on a temperature rise of the cooling fluid between an inlet and an outlet of the electronic component. | 10-30-2008 |
20080273304 | Fan fastening structure for computer housing - A fan fastening structure for a computer housing includes a computer housing, an air-guiding mask, and a cooling fan. The computer housing has a front board and a backboard. An opening is located outside of the backboard that links into the interior of the computer housing. One front end of the air-guiding mask is located at the opening of the backboard, and the rear end is installed with the cooling fan. One front end of the air-guiding mask forms an air inlet, and the rear end forms an air outlet. There is a channel that links the air inlet with the air outlet. The cooling fan has an air-entering surface and an air-exhausting surface. The air-entering surface corresponds to the air outlet. By cooperating with the air-guiding mask and the cooling fan, heat is exhausted to the outside of the computer housing quietly, rapidly, and efficiently. Costs are thereby reduced. | 11-06-2008 |
20080273305 | Fan airflow-guiding device - A fan airflow-guiding device matches a cooling fan. One side of the cooling fan has an outlet. The fan airflow-guiding device includes a frame and a plurality of airflow-guiding boards. The frame is assembled on one side of the cooling fan. The airflow-guiding boards are disposed on an outlet of the cooling fan in a predetermined direction and in parallel. The airflow-guiding boards are pivoted in the frame, and its slanting angle is adjustable. Thereby, by adjusting the slanting angle of the airflow-guiding boards, the airflow exhausted from the cooling fan is guided to a predetermined location and the airflow direction of the cooling fan is adjusted. | 11-06-2008 |
20080278911 | Cooling fan and dynamic pressure bearing structure - A cooling fan and dynamic pressure bearing structure is disclosed. The cooling fan includes a base portion, a bearing portion, a dynamic pressure bearing, a coil assembly, and an impeller assembly. The dynamic pressure bearing is received in the bearing portion. A plurality of pressure collecting grooves is arranged in an inner surface of a shaft hole of the dynamic pressure bearing at intervals for receiving lubricating oil. Each pressure collecting groove has two slanted grooves extending slantways which connect with each other at one end to form a connecting point. A transverse groove extends from the connecting point backward the direction of the two slanted grooves. Based on the special design of the pressure collecting groove, the present invention increases the area that creates pressure to increase the intensity of the pressure and decrease the number of pressure collecting grooves to reduce processing loads and production costs. | 11-13-2008 |
20080285233 | SKEWED CARDCAGE ORIENTATION FOR INCREASING COOLING IN A CHASSIS - A chassis ( | 11-20-2008 |
20080291625 | DIRECT COOLING SYSTEM - A direct cooling system is used for cooling one or more heat sources, such as electronic components within an enclosure. A supply air duct is coupled to an existing HVAC register and directed to the enclosure. A vented duct within the enclosure is coupled to the supply air duct and carries cool air directly to the vicinity or vicinities of the one or more heat sources. Vented ducts may be flexible and may contain provisions for future coupling of additional vented ducts for cooling additional heat sources within the enclosure. | 11-27-2008 |
20080298015 | Auxiliary cooling device for memory chips - An auxiliary cooling device includes two side boards with a space defined therebetween and the existed memory chips and the cooling plates on two sides of the memory chips are received in the space. A cooling fan is connected between the two side boards and sends air flows toward the memory chips and the cooling plates to remove heat via air paths defined in the inside of each side board. | 12-04-2008 |
20080304234 | FAN MODULE LATCHING DEVICE - A fan module latching device includes a bezel, a base adapted for enclosing a fan, and a handle assembly rotatably retained between the bezel and the base. The handle assembly has a rearwardly depending cam member and a frontwardly extending handle for actuating the handle assembly between a neutral position and an actuated position. A module latch, attached to the base, includes a cam follower and at least one latching tab, the cam follower engaging the cam member such that when the handle assembly is in the neutral position the latching tab is extended outwardly with respect to the base and when the handle assembly is in the actuated position the latching tab is retracted inwardly with respect to the base. | 12-11-2008 |
20080310105 | HEAT DISSIPATING APPARATUS AND WATER COOLING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A heat dissipating apparatus for a water cooling system includes a heat conducting base, a heat dissipating structure and a water block. The heat dissipating structure includes a heat pipe and a plurality of fins, the heat pipe has a first end and a second end, and the first end is connected to the heat conducting base for conducting heat and the second end is connected in series with each fin. The water block includes a hollow base and two connectors installed at two positions of the base and interconnected with the base, and the base is attached on a heated end of a heat pipe for conducting heat, and the two connectors are extended from the lateral directions. | 12-18-2008 |
20080310106 | MULTI COMPARTMENT GREEN SHELTER - A multi compartment green shelter is disclosed. The multi compartment green shelter comprises a main housing divided into a plurality of chambers. Separators are provided in the chambers to divide the chambers into compartments. At least one cooling unit is provided in middle chamber to provide cooling effect to all the compartments. Phase change material (PCM) panels are provided in the compartments to maintain preset temperature. A door is provided with each of the compartments to allow entry of a person therein. | 12-18-2008 |
20080310107 | AIRFLOW PATH WITHIN AN ELECTRONIC MODULE ENCLOSURE - An enclosure houses electronic modules in a front region and a rear region. Airflow can be transferred through electronic modules in the front region and into a plenum. An airflow path in the enclosure transfers airflow from the front region of the enclosure to electronic modules housed in the rear region of the enclosure. Airflow is transferred through the electronic modules in the rear region and into the plenum. | 12-18-2008 |
20080316703 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ENCLOSURE WITH EXHAUST AIR DUCT AND ADJUSTABLE FILLER PANEL ASSEMBLIES - An electronic equipment enclosure includes a frame structure, one or more enclosure panels mounted on the frame structure, an exhaust duct, and a plurality of adjustable filler panel assemblies. The frame structure and the one or more enclosure panels together define an enclosure. The exhaust duct is substantially the same height as the enclosure and has an air inlet opening formed therein for receipt of exhaust air from equipment mounted in the enclosure. The plurality of adjustable filler panel assemblies selectively block portions of the air inlet opening in order to create a custom-fit air inlet opening for a particular piece of equipment so that exhaust air from the equipment does not flow back into the enclosure after entering the exhaust duct. | 12-25-2008 |
20080316704 | AIR MANIFOLD FOR ELECTRONIC MODULE ENCLOSURE - A central air manifold for an electronic module enclosure includes a front section and a rear section. The front section includes openings adapted to communicate with electronic modules and the rear section includes openings adapted to communicate with fans. The openings of the front section can be open when electronic modules are installed in the front section and the openings in the rear section can be open when operating fans are installed in the rear section. | 12-25-2008 |
20090002944 | Ventilating Exhaust Fan Housing - A ventilating exhaust fan housing substantially is a two-piece construction formed from a first structural member and a second structural member. The housing has six sides surrounding and defining an interior space of the housing. The six sides include five sides defined by walls of the housing, and a sixth open side acting as a fluid inlet. The first structural member substantially defines the walls of four sides of the housing, and one of the walls of the four sides defines a fluid outlet penetrating therethrough. The second structural member substantially defines the wall of fifth side of the housing. Therefore, the first structural member and the second structural member cooperatively form a compact ventilating exhaust fan housing. | 01-01-2009 |
20090002945 | Fan Aspirated Sensor - Described in this specification is a fan aspirated sensor. The enclosure for the device is equipped with an internal fan and has an air flow channel with suitable inlet and exit opening to cooperate with the ventilation openings in the cover of the enclosure. | 01-01-2009 |
20090009965 | HEAT DISSIPATING STRUCTURE OF MICROCOMPUTER - A heat dissipating structure of a microcomputer includes a retaining board; a heat dissipating unit installed on the retaining board and having at least one heat conducting portion disposed on a side of the retaining board and a heat dissipating fin module installed between the heat conducting portions and having a plurality of passage portions; and an air guide unit being a cross flow fan and having an air outlet corresponding to the passage portion of the heat dissipating fin module, such that the heat dissipating structure can be applied in a microcomputer for dissipating a heat source rapidly by the heat dissipating unit in conformity with the air guide unit, so to achieve a better heat dissipating effect | 01-08-2009 |
20090009966 | COMPUTER WITH HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM - A computer includes a motherboard ( | 01-08-2009 |
20090009967 | Fan unit and electronic apparatus and method of controlling the same - The inventors have revealed that the actual rotation speed of the rotor in a fan structured as a centrifugal fan exceeds the designated rotation speed if the ventilation opening of the centrifugal fan is occluded. If a larger amount of dust accumulates at the ventilation opening of the centrifugal fan, for example, the actual rotation speed of the rotor in the centrifugal fan exceeds the designated rotation speed by a predetermined deviation. The accumulation of dust at the ventilation opening can in this manner be observed in a facilitated manner. The occlusion of the ventilation opening can thus be detected. | 01-08-2009 |
20090016018 | ELECTRONIC MODULE CONFIGURED FOR FAILURE CONTAINMENT AND SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME - An electronic module. The electronic module includes a chassis, a plurality of capacitors, and a heat sink. The chassis includes a first end and a second end. The first end is opposite the second end. The chassis also includes a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side. The second side is opposite the first side. The third side is connected to at least one of the first and second sides. The fourth side is connected to at least one of the first and second sides, and is opposite the third side. The chassis is fabricated from a material which stops component debris from passing through the sides of the chassis. The capacitors are positioned within the chassis. The heat sink is positioned between the capacitors and the second end. | 01-15-2009 |
20090016019 | AIRFLOW CONTROL AND DUST REMOVAL FOR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS - Airflow control and dust removal systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a plurality of blade servers is mounted in a chassis. A blower generates airflow through the chassis. Air enters the chassis uniformly across the blade servers and flows in parallel through the servers. An airflow directing mechanism is provided for allowing airflow through a selected one of the blade servers while reducing or closing airflow to the other blade servers, to individually clean and remove dust from the selected blade server. The airflow directing mechanism may include a movable vane actuated by a rotary or linear solenoid to selectively block airflow ports of the servers. The vane may be held in a closed position, assisted by an electromagnet. The airflow directing mechanism may alternatively comprise a rolled shade having a pattern of openings. The position of the rolled shade may be controlled to align openings in the shade with airflow ports in the servers, to control which servers airflow may pass through. | 01-15-2009 |
20090016020 | HEAT-DISSIPATING MODULE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A heat-dissipating module suitable for dissipating heat generated by a heat-generating element is provided. The heat-dissipating module includes a first heat-conducting plate, a first heat-dissipating tube, and a fan. The first heat-conducting plate is thermally coupled to the heat-generating element. The first heat-dissipating tube has a first opening and a second opening opposite to the first opening. The first heat-conducting plate is connected to the first heat-dissipating tube and located at an outside of the first heat-dissipating tube. The fan is disposed adjacent to the first opening and corresponding to first opening. The fan is adapted for generating an air current flowing in the first heat-dissipating tube. The heat-dissipating module can transfer the heat generated by the heat-generating element during operation to an external environment. | 01-15-2009 |
20090021910 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING A DETACHABLE FILTER - A detachable filter of the electronic apparatus can be positioned to the side of the housing of the electronic apparatus in a lateral way. With the help of fixing elements such as the supporters having arches or the magnetic elements adhering to the side of the detachable filter, the detachable filter can be positioned to the side of the housing laterally and fixed to the side of the housing tightly in an easy way. The detachable filter can be removed for cleaning by directly being drawn laterally along the side of the housing without the need to shutdown the electronic apparatus. | 01-22-2009 |
20090021911 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly for dissipating heat from an electronic device, includes a fan bracket ( | 01-22-2009 |
20090021912 | FAN HOLDER FOR RECEIVING MULTIPLE FANS - A fan holder for mounting fans includes a first plate having a plurality of airflow openings, and a second plate having a plurality of airflow openings aligned with the airflow openings of the first plate, thereby forming a plurality of rooms for mounting the fans between the first plate and the second plate, an airflow-blocking member has an engaging piece on an upside and a flange on an underside, the engaging piece and the flange of the airflow-blocking member engage on the first plate, thereby the airflow-blocking member is mounted on the first plate to close the airflow opening. | 01-22-2009 |
20090027853 | Tangential drive module assembly and method of assembly for airflow induction - A fan module assembly includes at least one a rotatable fan ( | 01-29-2009 |
20090034190 | AIRFLOW-GUIDING DEVICE AND COMPUTER HAVING SAME - An airflow-guiding device for guiding airflow to heat generating components includes an airflow-guiding shield and at least one airflow-guiding piece rotatable in the airflow-guiding shield. The airflow-guiding piece includes a guiding surface guiding airflow, and a blocking surface blocking airflow. An airflow-guiding position where the guiding surface faces the heat generating components guides airflow thereto, and an airflow-blocking position where the blocking surface faces the airflow blocks the airflow. The airflow-guiding piece rotates between the airflow-guiding position and the airflow-blocking position. | 02-05-2009 |
20090034191 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR FAN - A mounting apparatus for fan includes a receiving bracket for receiving the fan, and two securing boards for sandwiching the fan therebetween. The receiving bracket includes a pair of opposite sidewalls. A top flange is perpendicularly bent from a top edge of each sidewall. A slot is defined in the top flange and corresponding sidewall. The securing boards are perpendicular to the pair of sidewalls and mounted therebetween. Two securing tabs protrude laterally from two sides of each securing board and are respectively received in the slots of the receiving bracket. The securing tabs are blocked by the top flanges to prevent the securing boards moving with the fan in directions parallel to the sidewalls. | 02-05-2009 |
20090034192 | Overheat Prevention Device - An overheat prevention device for use in a projection apparatus is provided. The projection apparatus comprises a light source module. The overheat prevention device comprises an inclination angle detector, a cooling module, and a control circuitry. The inclination detector is adapted to detect a first inclination angle and a second inclination angle, which the light source module is subject to relative to a reference plane, and transmit a first inclination signal and a second inclination signal, respectively. In response to the first inclination signal, the control circuitry alters the cooling module from a first operation mode to a second operation mode. In response to the second inclination signal, the control circuitry alters the projection apparatus from the first operation mode to the second operation mode. | 02-05-2009 |
20090040717 | HEAT DISSIPATING DEVICE WITH AIR DUCT - A heat dissipating device used for dissipating heat from a heat generating device ( | 02-12-2009 |
20090046424 | Fan adapter - This invention provides a fan adapter for electrically connecting a circuit board and a fan connection port. The circuit board has at least a fan pulse width modulation signal node, a first fan waveform feedback signal node, a fan power input signal node, a fan power output signal node, and a second fan waveform feedback signal node. The fan adapter includes a base and first to fifth electrical pins disposed on the base and equidistantly spaced apart in sequence, wherein the first to fifth electrical pins respectively have one end electrically connected to the fan pulse width modulation signal node, the first fan waveform feedback signal node, the fan power input signal node, the fan power output signal node, and the second fan waveform feedback signal node of the circuit board respectively, and respectively have the other end electrically connected to the fan connection port, thereby allowing a single fan adapter to be fit for use with various types of fan connection ports and to control conjoined fans or two fans. | 02-19-2009 |
20090046425 | Heat transfer apparatus - The present application relates to apparatus ( | 02-19-2009 |
20090046426 | Cooling Device for Cooling A Heat-Generating Component, and Electronic Apparatus Having the Cooling Device - A cooling device comprises a heat radiating portion, heat-transferring component, such as a heat pipe, a fan and a support member. The heat radiating portion radiates the heat generated by the heat-generating component. The heat-transferring component transfers the heat generated by the heat-generating component, from the heat receiving portion to the heat radiating portion. The fan applies cooling air to the heat radiating portion. The fan is coupled to the heat radiating portion. The support member includes a first part to hold the heat radiating portion, and a second part to hold the fan. | 02-19-2009 |
20090046427 | Cold Row Encapsulation for Server Farm Cooling System - Apparatuses, methods, and systems directed to efficient cooling of data centers. Some embodiments of the invention allow encapsulation of cold rows through an enclosure and allow server fans to draw cold air from the cold row encapsulation structure to cool servers installed on the server racks. In other particular embodiments, the systems disclosed can be used to mix outside cool air into the cold row encapsulation structure to cool the servers. In some embodiments, the present invention involves using multiple cold row encapsulation structures to cool the servers installed on the racks. | 02-19-2009 |
20090052131 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus is provided with a case, a printed circuit board which is contained in the case and includes a first surface and a second surface formed on the side opposite from the first surface, a first heating element mounted on the first surface, a second heating element mounted on the second surface, a first cooling fan used to cool the first heating element, and a second cooling fan used to cool the second heating element. A thickness of the second cooling fan is smaller than a thickness of the first cooling fan. The second cooling fan is mounted so as to overlap the first cooling fan in a direction parallel to the first surface of the circuit board and be situated within a range of the thickness of the first cooling fan. | 02-26-2009 |
20090059521 | FAN MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR HEAT DISSIPATION - A fan mounting apparatus for dissipating heat from an electronic device, the mounting apparatus includes a bracket ( | 03-05-2009 |
20090059522 | STORAGE CONTROL DEVICE - A storage control device comprising a plurality of logic boards having a plurality of cooling objects, comprises a first cooling device for cooling the plurality of cooling objects on each of the logic boards, and a second cooling device for cooling at least one special cooling object out of the plurality of cooling objects on each of the logic boards. | 03-05-2009 |
20090059523 | Cabinet for electronic equipment - An electronic equipment cabinet is provided, which includes an upper portion, a lower portion and a support configured to receive electronic equipment. The bottom portion defines a base plenum configured to receive a low temperature gas and communicates with a gas flow distribution pathway, which includes a first plenum communicating with the base plenum and configured to direct the low temperature gas to the support. The gas flow distribution pathway further includes a second plenum configured to receive a high temperature gas flow from the support and direct the high temperature gas flow to the top portion. The top portion includes at least one fan configured to direct the high temperature gas flow from the gas flow distribution pathway. A temperature sensor senses the temperature of the high temperature gas flow and communicates with a control module to control the first plenum and the at least one fan for regulating temperature. | 03-05-2009 |
20090073653 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, FAN CONTROL METHOD, AND ENERGY-SAVING CONTROL DEVICE - An image processing apparatus includes an image processing unit, a main control unit, a fan, a fan control unit, and an energy-saving control unit. The energy-saving control unit includes a fan-rotation maintaining unit that maintains rotation of the fan for a predetermined time after the operating state of the image processing apparatus is shifted to the energy-saving state, and then turns off the power supply to the fan control unit. | 03-19-2009 |
20090080155 | ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS - In a conventional cooling device, a heat pipe or a circulation-type liquid cooler provided with a pump is used and therefore, a large space is needed for the cooling device. There is provided a cooling device which includes a plurality of cooling modules | 03-26-2009 |
20090086429 | FRONT/REAR REMOVABLE FAN MOUNTING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A fan assembly and mounting method is provided for mounting a fan within an electrical enclosure. The assembly includes a mounting assembly which houses the fan and can be removed from the exterior of the enclosure. The fan assembly also includes an interior mounting plate which can be detached from the mounting assembly to allow fan removal from the interior of the enclosure. Thus, the fan assembly allows the fan to be accessed from both the interior and exterior of the enclosure. | 04-02-2009 |
20090086430 | COOLING UNIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A cooling unit to cool the display apparatus including a heat generating unit to generate heat and a casing to accommodate the heat generating unit, the cooling unit includes a cooling fan to generate air flow; a duct which is coupled with the casing and forms a cooling path to connect the cooling fan and the heat generating unit; an inlet portion which is provided to one side of the casing to communicate with the duct; an inlet grill which is provided in the inlet portion to guide air to be inhaled in a direction inclined to a rear surface of the casing; an outlet portion which is provided to an other side of the casing to communicate with the duct, being spaced from the inlet portion; and an outlet grill which is provided in the outlet portion to guide air to be exhaled in a direction inclined to a rear surface of the casing, wherein the exhaled direction provided by the outlet grill is different from the air-inhaling direction provided by the inlet grill. With this configuration, the cooling path is effectively provided to enhance cooling efficiency and thermal reliability. | 04-02-2009 |
20090086431 | CIRCUIT DEVICE, CIRCUIT MODULE, AND OUTDOOR UNIT - Provided is a circuit device capable of increasing the packaging density and also suppressing the thermal interference between incorporated circuit elements. In a hybrid integrated circuit device, a first circuit board and a second circuit board are incorporated into a case member being arranged in a way that the first circuit board is overlaid with the second circuit board. A first circuit element is arranged on the upper face of the first circuit board and a second circuit element is arranged on the upper face of the second circuit board. In addition, inside the case member, a hollow portion (internal space) which is not filled with a sealing resin is provided, and this hollow portion communicates with the outside through a communicating opening, which is provided by partially opening the case member. | 04-02-2009 |
20090097202 | Systems and Methods for Cleaning Filters of an Electrical Device - In one embodiment, a filter cleaning system and method pertain to, during a filter cleaning operation, reversing a flow direction of an inlet fan associated with a filter of the electrical device, the inlet fan being adapted to force air into a housing of the electrical device during normal operation of the electrical device, and reversing a flow direction of an outlet fan adapted to draw air out from the electrical device housing during normal operation of the electrical device so as to increase pressure within the electrical device housing during the filter cleaning operation, wherein the combined action of the reversed inlet fan and the reversed outlet fan purges particulate matter from the filter. | 04-16-2009 |
20090097203 | SERVO DAMPER CONTROL OF AIRFLOW WITHIN AN ELECTRONICS CHASSIS - Provided is an apparatus and a system. The apparatus, in one embodiment, includes a chassis having one or more slots configured to hold circuit boards and a plenum coupled to the chassis. The apparatus, in this embodiment, further includes a fan assembly coupled to the plenum and configured to provide an airflow therethrough, and servo dampers associated with the one or more slots and configured to allocate a portion of the airflow to associated air paths. | 04-16-2009 |
20090097204 | HORIZONTAL CHASSIS HAVING FRONT TO BACK AIRFLOW - Provided is an apparatus, a system, and a method for operating the same. The apparatus, in one embodiment, includes a chassis having a front configured to accept one or more circuit boards, a back, and first and second sides. The apparatus, in this embodiment, further includes one or more slots located within the chassis, each slot configured to receive one of the circuit boards at an angle with respect to the first and second sides. The slots, in this embodiment, at least partially define a first plenum opening to the front and a second plenum opening to the back. The apparatus additionally includes a fan assembly coupled to one of the first plenum or the second plenum. | 04-16-2009 |
20090103263 | Hand-held electric power tool with monitoring of motor temperature - A hand-held electric power tool has a hand-held outer housing ( | 04-23-2009 |
20090109619 | METHOD APPARATUS FOR COOLING SYSTEM HAVING AN S-SHAPED AIR FLOW PATH FOR USE IN A CHASSIS - A method and apparatus cooling a chassis. The apparatus includes a telecommunication shelf structure or chassis ( | 04-30-2009 |
20090116188 | LIQUID RESISTANT A/C ADAPTOR - An external AC power adapter. The adapter includes a housing which, in one embodiment, defines an air inlet compartment, an air outlet compartment and a partially sealed electronics compartment containing electrical components for converting an AC input to a DC output. A blower generates an airflow within the electronics compartment for cooling the electrical components in the electronics compartment. Barriers are located in the air inlet compartment and the air outlet compartment to prevent liquid from entering the electronics compartment. | 05-07-2009 |
20090116189 | Cooling System for a Computer Power Supply Unit - A cooling system for a computer power supply unit includes: a housing; a plurality of cooling fans; a temperature controller; at least one temperature sensor coupled electrically to the temperature controller; and a plurality of fan-driving circuits coupled electrically and respectively to the cooling fans and controlled by the temperature controller for activating and deactivating the cooling fans, respectively. The temperature controller is configured with different temperature settings, each corresponding to a number of the cooling fans, and controls the fan-driving circuits to activate a number of the cooling fans according to the temperature setting corresponding to a temperature detected by the temperature sensor. | 05-07-2009 |
20090116190 | Controlling Airflow In A Computer Chassis - Computer chassis configured for controlled airflow including at least one component board; a segmented curtain suspended across a region of airflow in the computer chassis above the component board; and at least one component mounted on the component board displacing at least one segment of the segmented curtain creating an airflow channel under the displaced segment. Segmented curtains for controlling airflow in a computer chassis including one or more segments capable of being displaced by components mounted on a component board in the computer chassis; and one or more fasteners for suspending the segmented curtain across a region of airflow in the computer chassis. Controlling airflow in a computer chassis including inserting a component board into the computer chassis; displacing, a segment of a segmented curtain thereby creating an airflow channel; and providing airflow through the airflow channel created by the displacement of the segment of the segmented curtain. | 05-07-2009 |
20090116191 | BOARD CARD AND ELECTRICAL FAN THEREOF - A board card having a control circuit includes a first substrate and an electrical fan. The first substrate has a heat source and the electrical fan is disposed on the first substrate. The electrical fan includes a revolving spindle, a plurality of blades and a LED module. The revolving spindle is disposed on the first substrate and rotates about an axis. The blades are joined with the revolving spindle. The LED module is electrically connected to the control circuit, wherein when the revolving spindle drives the blades rotate, the light-emitting direction of the LED module is along a radial direction of the revolving spindle. | 05-07-2009 |
20090122485 | FIXING FRAME - A fixing frame is used to fix at least one heat sink fan on a case of an electronic device. The fixing frame includes a cradle and at least one fastener. The cradle has two oppositely disposed plates, and the two plates respectively have a combining portion and a latching portion, such that at least one accommodation region is partitioned from the cradle for accommodating the fan, and the latching portion and the combining portion are combined with each other to form a clamping region. The fastener is disposed on the case and clamped in the clamping region, such that the cradle is fixed on the case. | 05-14-2009 |
20090129017 | BLOWER AND ELECTRIC DEVICE WITH SUCH BLOWER MOUNTED THEREON - A supply current control circuit controls the voltage of a low-voltage direct-current power source so that the average current of an inverter circuit detected by a current detecting circuit becomes constant at a specified current value. Accordingly, characteristics that are little in the amount of change of air volume are obtained. | 05-21-2009 |
20090135560 | HIGH EFFICIENCY FLUID MOVERS - Fluid movers produce at least predominantly laminar flow internally in an axial or a radial direction in a rotor. A fluid mover rotor comprises a matrix of passages of appropriate size to produce at least predominantly laminar flow spaced circumferentially around the rotor. The passages may provide axial, radial or mixed flow. “Appropriate” dimensions may be selected for a specified volume flow rate. In a radial embodiment, a matrix of radially extending passages could comprise walls having an axial height projecting from an annular disk. The passages may be offset with respect to the radial direction to provide an angle of attack that minimizes incidence losses. The matrix structure allows the use of thin-walled passages to minimize blockage of entering air. | 05-28-2009 |
20090141448 | LOW-COST, SELF-ALIGNING, BLIND MATING, TOOL-LESS FAN MODULE - A fan module, including a housing for receiving a fan, a connector configured to mate with a connector housing, and a vibration pad configured to isolate vibrations of the fan from transferring through the fan module, wherein the fan module is configured to receive an alignment attachment standoff. | 06-04-2009 |
20090141449 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR FAN - A mounting apparatus is used to mount a fan having a bottom panel with a mounting hole defined therein. The mounting apparatus is configured to support the bottom panel on a top side thereof. The board forms a clip on the top side of the board, and defines a through hole adjacent the clip. The clip includes a elastic shank standing on the top side of the board, a flange formed on a top end of the shank and suspended over the shank, and a driving pole extending downwards from the shank and through the through hole of the board to have a driving end of the driving pole located below the board adapted to bend the shank. The clip is inserted in the mounting hole of the bottom panel with the flange engaging on a top surface of the bottom panel. The bottom panel is sandwiched between the flange and the top side of the board. The driving end of the driving pole is manually bendable to disengage the flange of the clip from the top surface of the bottom panel. | 06-04-2009 |
20090147473 | FAN SUSPENSION FOR REDUCTION OF NOISE - The electronic system has a chassis having a base and a set of flanges extending from the base. The electronic system has electronic circuitry housed within the chassis. The electronic system has a fan assembly having a fan arranged to generate an air stream suitable for cooling the electronic circuitry, and a fan mount. The fan mount has an attachment portion arranged to attach to the fan. The fan mount has a set of chassis interface portions arranged to form a cantilever with the set of flanges relative to the base to vibrationally isolate the fan from the base. | 06-11-2009 |
20090147474 | APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING REFLUENCE OF AIR IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus including a base plate, and a plurality of diaphragms is provided for preventing refluence of air in an electronic device. Each diaphragm includes a hollow main body, and a plurality of movable petaline portions extending out from an end of the main body. Difference in air pressure may cause the petaline portions of each of the diaphragms to press together to form a closed position to block passage of air through the main bodies of the diaphragms from one direction or move away from each other to form an open position to allow passage of air through the main bodies from an opposite direction. | 06-11-2009 |
20090154097 | HEAT-DISSIPATING DEVICE HAVING AIR-GUIDING COVER - A heat-dissipating device having an air-guiding cover includes a heat-dissipating body, an air-guiding cover, a plurality of heat pipes, a fixing base and a fan. The heat-dissipating body is constituted of a plurality of heat-dissipating pieces that are stacked up at intervals. On the heat-dissipating body, venting channels and a plurality of through holes are provided. The air-guiding cover includes a hollow cylinder and an air-guiding blade. The hollow cylinder covers the heat-dissipating body. The air-guiding blade is accommodated in the venting channel. Each of the plurality of heat pipes includes a section to be heated and a heat-releasing section extending from the section to be heated. The heat-releasing section penetrates into the through hole. The bottom of the fixing base is provided with a plurality of grooves for accommodating the sections to be heated of the heat pipes. The fan is provided above the air-guiding cover. Via the above arrangement, the air-guiding cover guides the airflow blown by the fan, thereby enhancing the heat-dissipating effect. | 06-18-2009 |
20090154098 | SINGLE FAN TRAY IN A MIDPLANE ARCHITECTURE - A chassis may include a front section that contains a first electronic circuit board oriented in a first plane, a rear section that contains a second electronic circuit board oriented in a second plane, where the first plane and the second plane are substantially orthogonal, a midplane dividing the front and the rear sections, and a fan tray assembly including a plurality of fans to cool both the first electronic circuit board of the front section and the second electronic circuit board of the rear section. | 06-18-2009 |
20090168346 | Device for air-cooling electronic apparatus - A device for air-cooling an electronic apparatus, where a suction opening ( | 07-02-2009 |
20090168347 | PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLED HEAT DISSIPATING FAN - The invention is related to a programmable controlled heat dissipating fan which is comprised of a base, a stator assembly, a magnet frame assembly, a fan blade assembly, an inductor set, a first circuit board and a second circuit board, whereof the said stator assembly is firmly installed in the base, while the said magnet assembly is sleeved into the periphery of the said stator assembly, whereof the fan blade assembly is rotated through the alternatively changing magnetic field produced by the stator winding and magnet frame, while the said second circuit board is rotated along accordingly and powered by electromagnetic coupling, whereby the data content stored in the data repository is loaded by the microprocessor to drive the light emitting unit to display, thereby to achieve a decoration effect of dynamic flashing and display along with the rotating process of fan blade assembly. | 07-02-2009 |
20090168348 | HIGH DENSITY COMPONENT ASSEMBLY METHOD AND APPARATUS - Apparatus and method for providing high density component assemblies, such as electromechanical or electro-optical assemblies. | 07-02-2009 |
20090175003 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOLING ELECTRONIC DEVICES USING AIRFLOW DIVIDERS - An electronic device can be provided with a heat-generating component and a cooling module for dissipating heat. In some embodiments, the cooling component may include a fan configured to produce an outflow of air, and a divider configured not only to direct a first portion of the outflow between a first surface of the divider and the heat-generating component, but also to direct a second portion of the outflow along a second surface of the divider. In other embodiments, the cooling component may include a divider and a pressure clip. A first portion of the pressure clip may be configured to exert a pressure on a first surface of the divider such that the pressure may hold a portion of a second surface of the divider in contact with the heat-generating component. | 07-09-2009 |
20090175004 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND HARDWARE DEVICE FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL - The invention provides a temperature control method, system and hardware device, wherein, the method comprising: after the system logs in operation system, a temperature control function module obtains a temperature-control control right, and controls the system temperature based on predefined first temperature control strategy; if it is determined that the temperature control function module is at fault and stops working, a temperature control hardware device obtains the temperature-control control right, and controls the system temperature based on predefined second temperature control strategy. The system comprises a temperature control hardware device and a temperature control function module. The temperature control hardware device comprises: a temperature detecting unit, a fan detecting unit, a temperature control logic unit and a timing unit, wherein the timing unit periodically determines if the temperature control function module based on operation system works normally, and if fault occurs in the temperature control function module, activates the temperature control logic unit. The above technical solution can achieve better temperature control effect and improve the system reliability as a whole. | 07-09-2009 |
20090180252 | HOT PLUGGABLE FAN SYSTEM AND CONNECTION APPARATUS - The present invention discloses a hot pluggable fan system and connection apparatus. The system includes at least one fan assembly, and a hot pluggable fan connection apparatus. The hot pluggable fan connection apparatus includes a bottom plate; a crossbar existed on the bottom plate, for dividing the bottom plate into a forepart and a rear part; two side panels located on both sides of the bottom plate and vertical to the crossbar; a beam connected to the two side panels and above the crossbar; and one or more fan baffles combined with the side panels for forming at least one slot for accommodating the fan assembly, the baffles located at the forepart of the bottom plate and parallel to the side panels. | 07-16-2009 |
20090185347 | HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL ELECTRONIC SIGNBOARD - A heat dissipation system for digital electronic signboard includes a first heat dissipation subsystem disposed in a main circuit board area of a digital electronic signboard, and a second heat dissipation subsystem disposed in a computer mainboard area of the digital electronic signboard. The main circuit board area has a plurality of heat dissipation fans disposed therein, wherein one heat dissipation fan is disposed at a side of the main circuit board area, while another heat dissipation fan is disposed at a side of a power supply and can be externally connected to an air guide pipe. The computer mainboard area can also have a plurality of heat dissipation fans disposed therein, wherein one heat dissipation fan is disposed at a side of the computer mainboard, while another heat dissipation fan is disposed on the top of a microprocessor of the computer mainboard. | 07-23-2009 |
20090185348 | System For Cooling Electrical Components And Devices - The invention relates to a system for cooling electrical and electronic components and devices placed in a housing. The invention is particularly intended for outdoor cabinets and housings of the telecommunications technology. | 07-23-2009 |
20090190309 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH AIR GUIDING ELEMENT - An electronic apparatus includes an enclosure ( | 07-30-2009 |
20090195981 | Heat dissipating air flow channel structure of electronic device - The present invention discloses a heat dissipating air flow channel structure of an electronic device, and the structure is mainly used in an electronic device having a fan. The electronic device includes a casing, a fan installed in the casing, a body disposed on an external side of the casing and parallel to the axial direction of the fan, and air guide holes disposed on the body and having air guide hoods for guiding the air of an air flow channel, so that the hot air produced by the electronic device is guided in a specific direction along the air guide hoods and will not sucked back into the electronic device again, so as to improve the heat dissipating effect. | 08-06-2009 |
20090195982 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND FAN MODULE THEREOF - The invention discloses an electronic apparatus and a fan module thereof. The fan module includes a base, an impeller, a liquid container, an atomizing device and a cover. The impeller is provided in the base. The liquid container is placed at the center of the impeller, and the liquid container contains a liquid. The atomizing device is disposed on the liquid container, and the atomizing device can atomize the liquid to form a mist to spray in order to absorb the heat in the electronic apparatus. The cover covers the base and forms an air outlet with the base. Furthermore, the cover has an air inlet. When the impeller rotates, the blade of the impeller drives airflow mixed the heated mist to enter into the base through the air inlet of the cover, and to exit from the base through the air outlet. | 08-06-2009 |
20090201642 | Systems and methods for connecting a circuit board with a chassis - Systems and methods for connecting a circuit board, such as a circuit board of a fan tray, with a chassis are described herein. Systems and methods for floating, aligning, centering, grounding and blind-mating a connector set are also described herein. | 08-13-2009 |
20090213544 | VARIABLE POSITION DAMPERS FOR CONTROLLING AIR FLOW TO MULTIPLE MODULES IN A COMMON CHASSIS - An apparatus comprising a chassis providing a plurality of module bays, one or more modules received in the module bays, wherein each module has at least one damper actuator extending from a distal end of the module. A fan assembly and a plurality of air flow dampers are secured in a distal end of the chassis, wherein each damper is aligned with one module bay to control air flow through the aligned module bay. Each damper is biased to close in the absence of contact with a damper actuator and opens in response to contact with a damper actuator. Each damper opens to a variable extent determined by the profile of the contacting damper actuator. The damper actuator of a particular module has a profile corresponding to the thermal load of that module, such that installing a module into the chassis automatically opens the aligned damper to the desired extent. | 08-27-2009 |
20090219687 | Memory heat-dissipating mechanism - A memory heat-dissipating mechanism includes: at least two memory devices, a heat dissipater, and a plurality of screw components. Each memory device comprises two inter-cooperating heat-dissipating pieces and a memory module sandwiched between the two heat-dissipating pieces. The heat-dissipating pieces of each memory device are provided thereon with locking holes. The heat dissipater comprises a base, a plurality of heat-dissipating pillars extending from the base, and a plurality of fixing slots. Each fixing slot corresponds to the locking hole of each memory device. The top surface of the heat-dissipating piece of each memory device abuts against a bottom surface of the base of the heat dissipater. The screw components penetrate the fixing slots of the heat dissipater respectively to be screwed into the locking holes of corresponding memory device, thereby secure the heat dissipater. Via this arrangement, the present invention can dissipate the heat of the memory module. | 09-03-2009 |
20090219688 | FAN HOLDER - A fan holder for mounting a fan, includes two opposite sidewalls defining a receiving area therebetween, each of the sidewalls defining a through hole therein; two or more polygonal auxiliary members arranged in the through hole of each of the sidewalls and located about an axis; and wherein the polygonal auxiliary members are rotationally offset from each other. | 09-03-2009 |
20090219689 | HOUSING FOR HOLDING ELECTRONIC PLUG-IN ASSEMBLIES - A housing for holding electronic plug-in assemblies having a component installation space open toward the front side of the housing for the plug-in assemblies and a fan space arranged above the component installation space with a cover plate and a lateral air outlet. The fan space contains at least one axial fan with an air outlet on the top side of the fan. The axial fan is arranged in the fan space such that air is drawn out from the component installation space. An air-guiding plate that runs in the direction of the air outlet of the fan space is positioned between the top side of the fan and the cover plate of the fan space. | 09-03-2009 |
20090231808 | Enclosure For Flat Panel Monitors - A device generally intended to be used for providing an enclosure for a wall-mounted flat panel monitor. The device comprises an enclosure with a front face angled to match the mounting angle of the flat panel monitor. The device can further comprise a ventilation port to provide circulation around the flat panel monitor. The device can further comprise a cooling fan to improve airflow around the flat panel monitor. The device can be constructed from wood, plastic, metal, other suitable materials, or a combination of suitable materials. The device can provide a surface for attaching a flat panel monitor mounting bracket or can enable the mounting bracket to be attached to the adjoining wall. | 09-17-2009 |
20090237881 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR A PORTABLE DEVICE - A cellular cooling part includes a number at least one movable part, that can be the removable flap or movable cover for a fan. The fan, for example, can be moved or opened to expose it. A flap can also be opened. In addition, different covering structures can be used. | 09-24-2009 |
20090244839 | Electronic device - An electronic device that includes a cabinet having a top face, an undersurface, and a side that completely surrounds the top face and the undersurface by connecting the outer edge of the top face and the outer edge of the undersurface together; and an electronic part disposed inside the cabinet, wherein the cabinet has an exhaust hole provided in the undersurface of the cabinet, at a position distant from the side of the cabinet; a fan disposed inside the cabinet, which blows air inside the cabinet from the exhaust hole; and at least one protrusion disposed at the back of the undersurface of the cabinet, protruding from the undersurface of the cabinet and holding the cabinet placed on a flat plate in a state of being lifted. | 10-01-2009 |
20090244840 | Electronic device - An electronic device is provided that includes a first component generating heat, a second component to be heated, a heating part configured to heat the second component, and a case containing the first component, the second component, and the heating part. The second component is heated with the heating part and the heat generated by the first component. | 10-01-2009 |
20090244841 | In-vehicle apparatus - An audio-integrated apparatus has a body casing attached in an instrument panel of a vehicle. The body casing contains a media reader, a circuit board having a CPU, a CPU fan for cooling the CPU, and an exhaust fan. A media loading slot is in a front face of the body casing for inserting a media. A movable display section is in front of the body casing to be movable in a back-and-forth direction. A display movement mechanism can move the movable display section in the back-and-forth direction to thereby change an inclination against the front face of the body casing. A gear motor can detect a position of the movable display section. According to the detected position of the movable display section, rotational frequencies of the CPU fan and the exhaust fan are controlled. | 10-01-2009 |
20090244842 | COOLING DEVICE FOR ACOMMODATED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD IN A CHASSIS - A cooling device includes a chassis that partitions a first space, a second space, and a third space sandwiched between the first space and the second space, a printed circuit board accommodated in the chassis that extends from the first space to the second space while traversing the third space, a fan occupying the third space outside a predetermined space that produces an air flow from the first space toward the second space by rotation of a rotor blade, wherein the predetermined space is ensured between the printed circuit board and the fan in the third space and an air duct member that occupies the predetermined space to form a flow passage of the air flow from an intake port to an exhaust port on the printed circuit board, wherein the intake port is opened to the second space and the exhaust port is opened to the first space. | 10-01-2009 |
20090251861 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE FOR EXPANSION CARD AND BRACKET THEREOF - The invention relates to a heat dissipation device with a bracket for dissipating heat of a heating element of an expansion card. The heat dissipation device also includes an auxiliary card, a heat dissipating element. The bracket includes a securing element configured for securing the heat dissipating element thereto, a locking element, and a connecting element connecting the securing element to the locking element. The securing element clamps the expansion card, and the locking element is slidably mounted to the auxiliary card, to align the heat dissipating element with the heating element of the expansion card. | 10-08-2009 |
20090257192 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR FAN - An electronic device enclosure includes a chassis having a base plate, a number of fans, a number of securing boards mounted on the corresponding fans, and a number of pivot members. The receiving bracket includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall parallel to the first sidewall, and a bottom wall secured to the base plate and connecting the first sidewall to the second sidewall together such that the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the bottom wall cooperatively define a receiving housing configured for receiving the fans. The pivot members each has a pivot end attached to the corresponding securing boards and a securing end secured to the first sidewall of the receiving bracket. Each pivot member is capable of rotating about a pivot axis of the securing board and configured for securing the corresponding fan to the receiving housing. | 10-15-2009 |
20090262499 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WITH GUIDE APPARATUS FOR GUIDING AIR FLOW THEREIN - An electronic system includes a case, a plurality of fans, a plurality of shafts, at least one leaf member, and a plurality of elastic elements. The case defines a plurality of exits. The fans are fixed in the case corresponding to the exits. The shafts are fixed in the case corresponding to the fans. The at least one leaf member is rotationally mounted to one of the shafts. The elastic elements are mounted to one of the shafts to bias the at least one leaf member to close the corresponding exit. A guide apparatus for the electronic system is provided as well. | 10-22-2009 |
20090273903 | Installation structure for a fan - An installation structure for a fan includes a housing, a fastening frame, and a protection structure. The housing has an opening. The fastening frame is combined with the housing and has a fan receiving area. The fan receiving area links to the opening. The protection structure is combined with the fastening frame. Thereby, after the user disassembled the fan from the fastening frame, it can prevent the electronic components in the housing from being damaged due to external force. | 11-05-2009 |
20090279254 | Heat dissipating structure - A heat dissipating structure with a casing and at least a power-free heat-dissipating device therein is provided. The power-free heat-dissipating device is driven by an air stream outside and inside the casing to rotate. The rotating power-free heat-dissipating device introduces the air stream into the casing and expels the air stream from the casing so as to facilitate circulation favorable for heat dissipation, thereby enhancing heat dissipation, enabling power-free operation, and serving a power-saving purpose. | 11-12-2009 |
20090284918 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH PHONONIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURE - An exemplary electronic device includes a housing and a plurality of parallel bars. The housing defines a chamber therein and a heat-dissipating opening at one side thereof. The bars are configured for abating noises, and are received in the chamber and adjacent to the heat-dissipating opening. The bars are arranged in a two-dimensional crystal lattice. | 11-19-2009 |
20090284919 | HOT-PLUGGING FAN MODULE AND HOT-PLUGGING FAN SUITE - The present disclosure discloses a hot-plugging fan module, which includes a fan, a fan holder for holding the fan, and a transit circuit board module. A flexible conductive metal fin is set on one side of the transit circuit board module, and the flexible conductive metal fin is connected with a cable led out of the fan through the opposite side of the transit circuit board module. The present disclosure also discloses a hot-plugging fan suite. The embodiments of the present disclosure save space and enhance the heat dissipation capability of the system. | 11-19-2009 |
20090290306 | HEAT DISSIPATING ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING SAME - A heat dissipating assembly capable of being placed between a circuit board and a casing of an electronic device includes a fan assembly and a bracket. The fan assembly is mounted on the circuit board. The fan assembly includes an enclosure defining a chamber and an opening at a side wall thereof, along with a blower received in the chamber. The bracket is located between the fan assembly and the casing of the electronic device. The bracket has a side wall thereof defining a cutout connected with the chamber. The cutout and the opening of the enclosure are defined at two different sides of the heat dissipating assembly. | 11-26-2009 |
20090290307 | CENTRIFUGAL BLOWER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCORPORATING THE SAME - A centrifugal blower includes a housing, a stator and a rotor. The housing includes a base plate defining an air inlet therein and a sidewall extending upwardly from a periphery of the base plate. The sidewall defines an air outlet therein. The base plate includes a supporting portion disposed in the air inlet. The supporting portion protrudes downwardly beyond a bottom surface of the base plate and connects with the base plate via a plurality of ribs extending radially outwardly and upwardly from a periphery of the supporting portion toward the base plate. The stator is mounted on the supporting portion and the rotor is rotatably disposed around the stator. | 11-26-2009 |
20090303682 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCORPORATING CENTRIFUGAL BLOWER - An electronic device includes a casing and a centrifugal blower. The casing includes a bottom cover and a top cover. A sidewall extends from the bottom cover towards the top cover. The centrifugal blower is surrounded by the sidewall and includes a supporting member mounted to the bottom cover, and an impeller rotatablely supported by the supporting member. The impeller includes a hub and a plurality of blades extending outwardly from the hub. Outer portions of the blades extend beyond the supporting member along a radial direction of the hub. Inner portions of the blades have a height gradually increasing along an outward direction. The outer portions have a height equal to a maximum height of the inner portions. Bottom faces of the outer portions of the blades are located below a top surface of a base plate of the supporting member. | 12-10-2009 |
20090310301 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VENTURI FAN-ASSISTED COOLING - Systems and methods for Venturi fan-assisted cooling of electrical equipment are provided. In one embodiment, a cooling unit for an enclosure housing electronics is provided. The cooling unit comprises: a fan shroud having at least one electrical fan; and a Venturi chamber having a first inlet for receiving a heated airflow from a heatsink, a second inlet for receiving an airflow from a surrounding environment, and an outlet coupled to the fan shroud, the fan drawing air from the Venturi chamber via the outlet when the fan is on. The Venturi chamber comprises a wall for directing the airflow air from the surrounding environment in from the second inlet and across the heated airflow from the heatsink in a manner to as to draw the heated airflow through the heatsink using a Venturi effect, when the fan is on. | 12-17-2009 |
20090310302 | HEAT-DISSIPATING STRUCTURE HAVING AN EXTERNAL FAN - A heat-dissipating structure having an external fan includes a casing, a connecting piece and a heat-dissipating fan. The casing is provided with a plurality of heat-dissipating holes. The connecting piece is provided outside the casing. The heat-dissipating fan is assembled on the connecting piece to correspond to the positions of the heat-dissipating holes. An accommodating space is formed between the heat-dissipating fan and the casing. Via this arrangement, the heat-dissipating fan can be provided outside the casing to cooperate with the heat-dissipating holes, thereby dissipating the heat within the casing quickly. | 12-17-2009 |
20090310303 | ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY FOR MOUNTING ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An attachment assembly for mounting at least one electronic device is provided with a cradle ( | 12-17-2009 |
20090323283 | INVISIDUCT - AIRFLOW OPTIMIZATION DEVICE - A fan enclosure for a system including one more fans and a system enclosure includes a first pivot removably attached to the system enclosure, a safety compliant fan grill attached to the first pivot rotatably between a natural closed position and a forced open position, and a cam disposed on the safety compliant fan grill. The safety compliant fan grill covers the one or more fans in the natural closed position. The cam is configured to force the safety compliant fan grill into the forced open position when a top cover of the system enclosure is placed in a closed position. | 12-31-2009 |
20100002382 | FRONT-TO-BACK COOLING SYSTEM FOR MODULAR SYSTEMS WITH ORTHOGONAL MIDPLANE CONFIGURATION - A front-to-back cooling system allows cooling of an apparatus containing two orthogonal sets of modules. Each set of modules is independently cooled. A vertical set of modules is cooled with vertical air flow across the modules that enters from a front of the apparatus and exhausts from a back of the apparatus. A horizontal set of modules is cooled with horizontal front-to-back air flow. When the horizontal set of modules is at the front of the apparatus, a plenum extending exterior to the vertical set of modules allows exhausting horizontally flowing air to the rear of the apparatus. When the horizontal set of modules is at the rear of the apparatus, a plenum extending exterior to the vertical set of modules allows moving air from the front of the apparatus to a chamber holding the horizontal modules. | 01-07-2010 |
20100002383 | COMPUTER ENCLOSURE - A computer enclosure includes a fan, a base and a cover. The base includes a support plate. The support plate defines a plurality of air vents. The fan is located on a bottom side of the support plate, and a plurality of operating components is mounted on a top side of the support plate. The cover is mounted on the top side of the support plate to enclose the plurality of operating components. The cover includes a top plate. The top plate defines a plurality of air vents cooperating with the air vents of the support plate to form an air flowing channel. | 01-07-2010 |
20100002384 | HEAT DISSIPATING DEVICE AND SUPPORTING ELEMENT THEREOF - A heat dissipating device includes a bracket, a heat dissipater and a circuit board. The bracket includes a bracket and a cover. The bracket includes an inside wall, an outside wall, a pair of sidewalls extending perpendicularly from opposite ends of the outside wall and opposite ends of the inside wall, and a bottom wall perpendicularly positioned between the sidewalls and connected to the inside wall. The cover is attached to the bracket. The heat dissipater is attached to the bottom wall and receiving in the cover. The circuit board is configured to supply power for the heat dissipater and attached to the bracket. The circuit board is capable of connecting with a power interface of the electrical device to power the heat dissipaters. | 01-07-2010 |
20100002385 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING ACTIVE NOISE CONTROL AND A PORT ENDING WITH CURVED LIPS - An electronic device includes an enclosure for the electronic device and a fan to create an airflow for cooling electronic components contained in the enclosure. A port extends from an interior to an exterior of the enclosure and is arranged to allow airflow to pass therethrough, where the port comprises a port duct and an end having curved lips. An active noise control device detects a noise generated by the fan and generates an acoustic wave to reduce the noise. | 01-07-2010 |
20100002386 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AIRFLOW REVERSAL PREVENTION ASSEMBLY - An electronic device includes a housing, and an active fan and an airflow reversal prevention assembly installed in the housing. The assembly includes a first grid plate defining a plurality of vents, a second grid plate abutting against the first grid plate, a passive fan, and an elastic member. The second grid plate defines a plurality of vents being selectively aligned with the vents of the first grid plate. The passive fan is driven by air from the active fan to rotate, thereby driving the second grid plate to slide relative to the first grid plate. Thus the vents of the second grid plate are aligned with the corresponding vents of the first grid plate. The elastic member is capable of urging the second grid plate to slide to return, whereby the vents of the second grid plate are out of alignment with the vents of the first grid plate. | 01-07-2010 |
20100002387 | SYSTEM FOR COOLING A DISPLAY - The present invention relates to a system for cooling a display in a moving head projector, which moving head comprises a head rotatable in relation to a yoke, which yoke is rotatable in relation to a base, which base comprises at least one display, which display is cooled. It is the object of the invention to protect and cool a LCD display. The object can be fulfilled by a system if modified by protecting the display by a front cover where between front cover and the display is formed a cooling channel, in which cooling channel an air stream is flowing. Hereby can be achieved a highly effective combined protection and cooling of a display. | 01-07-2010 |
20100002388 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a printed circuit board comprises a printed wiring board, circuit component, reinforcing plate and first and second fixing portion. The printed wiring board includes first and second areas. A reinforcing plate secured to the other of the first and second surfaces in said at least one of the first and second areas. The first fixing portion is provided on a border line that defines the first and second areas. The first fixing portion can fix the reinforcing plate to both the first and second areas. The second fixing portion comprises a plurality of apertures arranged symmetrical with respect to the border line. | 01-07-2010 |
20100014248 | AIRFLOW/COOLING SOLUTION FOR CHASSIS WITH ORTHOGONAL BOARDS - A front-to-back cooling system allows cooling of an apparatus containing two orthogonal sets of modules. A vertical set of modules is cooled with vertical air flow across the modules that enters from a front of the apparatus and exits from the back of the apparatus. A horizontal set of modules is cooled with air flow that passes through openings in a midplane connecting the two sets of modules. | 01-21-2010 |
20100014249 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a main body and a centrifugal fan. The main body includes a bottom wall, an opposite top wall and a side wall connecting the top wall with the bottom wall. The bottom wall, the top wall and the side wall cooperatively define a space in the main body. A groove is defined in the top wall for communicating the space with an outside environment of the main body. The top wall is provided with an active cover plate corresponding to the groove. The cover plate is capable of moving upwardly relative to the top wall to define an air intake between the cover plate and the top wall. A centrifugal fan is received in the space of the main body. The centrifugal fan sucks air into the space from the outside environment via the air intake and the groove. | 01-21-2010 |
20100014250 | INTERIOR COOLING STRUCTURE AND ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS - An interior cooling structure according to the present invention includes a frame in which a plurality of circuit board modules are stacked, with electronic components mounted on the plurality of circuit board modules by being classified by function; an external housing which covers the frame together with the plurality of circuit board modules; a plurality of cooling devices which reduce temperature rises in the external housing caused by heat produced by the plurality of circuit board modules; and a heat generating region a partitioned in such away as to enclose a circuit board module which has the highest total power consumption out of the plurality of circuit board modules, wherein the plurality of cooling devices are arranged in such away as to reduce temperature rises in the heat generating region by displaying capacity higher than capacity of each of the cooling devices. | 01-21-2010 |
20100020493 | FAN FRAME - A fan frame has at least one protrudent connector and at least one recessed connector. The at least one protrudent connector is formed on a corner of a surface of the fan frame. The at least one recessed connector is formed on another corner of the same surface of the fan frame, opposite to the at least one protrudent connector and corresponding to the at least one protrudent connector of another same fan frame. Two fan frames can be securely connected against each other by engaging corresponding protrudent and recessed connectors. | 01-28-2010 |
20100033929 | NOTEBOOK COMPUTER WITH A HEAT DISSIPATING DEVICE - A notebook computer includes a chassis and a heat dissipating device. The chassis has a receiving space for detachably receiving the heat dissipating device. For example, if the receiving space is configured to receive an installable device such as a CD drive or a battery compartment, then the heat dissipating device has a shape corresponding to the CD drive or a battery module. The heat dissipating device can be detachably received in the receiving space to further dissipate heat from the chassis when the installable device is not received in the receiving space. | 02-11-2010 |
20100033930 | Storage apparatus, fan device, and controller unit device - The invention proposes a cooling structure of a storage apparatus in which cooling air in a chassis is stirred or evened out without affecting the layout in the chassis. The storage apparatus includes fan devices that introduce outside air to heat areas generated from heat generating members arranged on a logical substrate which constitutes a controller unit section for inputting and outputting a data to and from a hard disk drive in response to a data I/O request from a host system, cool the heat areas by stirring the cooling air therein or by causing the cooling air to blow evenly thereon, and discharge the outside air passed through the heat areas to the outside. | 02-11-2010 |
20100053893 | SELF-RETAINING VIBRATION ISOLATING FAN MOUNT ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly for an electronic device is provided. The assembly comprises a fan housing, at least one bracket member, and at least one retention peg. The fan housing defines a recess therein for directing heat away from a electrical components positioned within the electronic device. The bracket member supports the fan housing within the electronic device. The retention peg is disposed about the bracket member and includes a plurality of ribs for insertion into the recess to retain the bracket member to the fan housing. | 03-04-2010 |
20100053894 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING USING IMPINGING JET CONTROL | 03-04-2010 |
20100073872 | AIR-COOLING OF ELECTRONICS CARDS - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a card chamber, an air intake, an airway, an exhaust plenum, and at least one fan. At least one electronics card can be supported in the card chamber. Ambient air from outside the apparatus can flow into the card chamber via the air intake. The airway is located across the card chamber from the air intake. Air flows substantially linearly across the card chamber from the intake to the airway. The exhaust plenum is located adjacent the card chamber and the airway. The fan is operable to draw air from the airway into the exhaust plenum. | 03-25-2010 |
20100073873 | Inner-Rotor-Type Heat Dissipating Fan - An inner-rotor-type heat dissipating fan comprises a fan housing, a seal casing, an inner-rotor-type motor, an impeller and a circuit board. The fan housing includes an outer frame portion and a motor casing. The seal casing is a hollow housing made of magnetically conductive material. One end of the seal casing forms a connecting portion coupling to the motor casing. The inner-rotor-type motor is mounted inside the seal casing. The impeller is coupled to the inner-rotor-type motor and outside the seal casing. The circuit board is electrically connected to the stator. By this configuration, rotation stability of the impeller is enhanced by the inner-rotor-type motor, airflow generated by rotation of the impeller is effectively concentrated and guided by the fan housing and a sealing effect for avoiding magnetic flux leakage is provided by the seal casing. Consequently, heat dissipating efficiency is enhanced. | 03-25-2010 |
20100073874 | Cooling unit and electronic device - A cooling unit includes: a heat absorbing section which absorbs heat from a heat-producing element; a heat radiating section which defines a ventilation area and radiates the heat, which is transferred from the heat absorbing section, into air passing through the ventilation area; and a fan having a blowing opening, and blowing air toward the ventilation area from the blowing opening while allowing the air to pass by a predetermined element. The cooling unit further includes: a filter which is detachably installed between the blowing opening and the ventilation area to remove foreign substances present in the air blown to the ventilation area from the blowing opening; and a filter fixing section which is integral with the filter and extended astride the element, while allowing the filter to be removably fixed. | 03-25-2010 |
20100073875 | Cooling unit and electronic device - A cooling unit includes: a heat-radiating section in which a coolant flows and which radiates heat caught by the coolant; and a path where the coolant flows through the heat-radiating section; a pump on the path to cause the coolant to flow; and heat absorbing sections disposed on the path to touch heat-producing elements having different heating values, in which the coolant runs to absorb heat produced by the heat-producing elements. One of the heat-absorbing sections is a maximum-heat-absorbing section that touches a maximum-heat-producing element and is disposed downstream from the pump and upstream from the heat-radiating section in a flow of the coolant on the path. Another one of the heat absorbing sections is a low-heat absorbing section that touches the heat-producing element except the maximum-heat-producing element and is disposed upstream from the pump and downstream from the heat-radiating section in the flow of the coolant on the path. | 03-25-2010 |
20100079944 | POWER ELECTRONIC MODULE COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An improved cooling mechanism for a power electronics device is provided. More specifically, a cooling mechanism is provided that includes an air passageway configured to allow cooling air to bypass a portion of a heatsink adjacent to the rectifier circuitry and direct cooling air into an area of the heatsink that is nearer to the inverter circuitry. Another embodiment employs an air passageway with an air directing structure configured to provide an air flow that impinges on a lateral surface of the heatsink. In another embodiment, the air directing structure is chosen to provide a turbulent air flow in the heat dissipating structure within the vicinity of the inverter circuitry. | 04-01-2010 |
20100079945 | Heat-dissipating structure applied to at least one portable electronic device - A heat-dissipating structure includes a support unit and a fan unit disposed in the receiving space. The support unit has a plane portion, a support portion extending downwards from a front side of the plane portion, and an opening passing through the plane portion. The plane portion has a board body, a concave space formed on the top surface of the plane portion, a non-skid pad detachably received in the concave space, a slender block body disposed on a base of the top surface of the board body, and a slender non-skid body disposed on a base of the bottom surface of the board body. The support portion has a support body, a receiving space formed in its inside, a plurality of slender openings formed on two opposite lateral sides of the support body, and a slender non-skid body disposed on a base of the support body. | 04-01-2010 |
20100079946 | Air cooling system including airflow deflector for electric drive machine - An electric drive machine includes an axle assembly having a central axle housing. An electric drive motor, having a motor housing, is oriented along an axis and disposed within the central axle housing. An air cooling system includes a blower fluidly connected to and positioned upstream of an opening of the central axle housing. An airflow path through the central axle housing includes an upstream segment and a downstream segment. The upstream segment extends from the opening to an airflow deflector, and is configured for airflow in a first direction along an axial path. The downstream segment extends from the airflow deflector to the motor housing, and is configured for airflow in a second direction, which is opposite the first direction, along a helical path. | 04-01-2010 |
20100079947 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a casing that includes a vent, with the vent venting dust inside the casing, a heat radiating fin that is housed in the casing and includes an edge portion, a cooling fan that is housed in the casing and cools the heat radiating fin, with the cooling fan including an edge portion that faces the edge portion of the heat radiating fin. The electronic apparatus has a clearance between the edge portion of the heat radiating fin and the edge portion of the cooling fan becomes narrower the further it is from the vent. | 04-01-2010 |
20100085707 | Temperature Control for an Information Handling System Rack - A system for controlling the temperature of a rack includes a connecting plenum configured to receive incoming cooling air from outside a rack for cooling the rack; a front plenum connected to the connecting plenum and configured to receive cooling air from the connecting plenum and deliver the cooling air to the rack, the cooling air being warmed by powered electrical components as it passes through the rack; at least one ventilator for recycling warmed cooling air from the rack back to the connecting plenum to be mixed with incoming cooling air; a sensor for sensing temperature of air in the rack; and a controller for controlling the at least one ventilator based at least on the sensed temperature. | 04-08-2010 |
20100091458 | ELECTRONICS CHASSIS WITH ANGLED CARD CAGE - A configuration for a computer system chassis that allows for more efficient cooling airflow. The card cage is deliberately tilted relative to the remainder of the chassis at a non-orthogonal angle, such as approximately 5°-10°, while otherwise maintaining the standard vertical and lateral dimensions and orientation of the chassis's cabinet. This results in an increase in the size of the inlet air opening and the exhaust air opening, and a corresponding decrease in the airflow resistance in the system. Other aspects and methods are also disclosed. | 04-15-2010 |
20100097760 | Impingement Cooling - An apparatus and a method for impingement cooling. The apparatus may include a plenum having a fluid. The plenum may be configured to contact a plate. A duct may be attached to the plate, wherein the duct may include a hole configured to pass the fluid, such as an air or a gas. A heat source, such as an electric or electronic component, may be located proximate to the hole, such as on a printed circuit board. The hole may be configured to make a contact between the fluid and the heat source. Methods to make the foregoing structure are also described. | 04-22-2010 |
20100097761 | MOTHERBOARD - A motherboard includes a mounting area, a number of first mounting holes, and a plurality of second mounting holes. The mounting area is configured to support an electronic component. The first mounting holes are configured to mate with a first fan. The second mounting holes are configured to mate with a second fan having a greater size than the first fan. The first and second mounting holes are located surrounding an exterior of the mounting area, a first distance between each of the first mounting holes and a center point of the mounting area is longer than a second distance between one of the second mounting holes and the center point of the mounting area. The first and second fans are configured to cool the electronic component. | 04-22-2010 |
20100103616 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CENTRIFUGAL FAN - An electronic device includes a shell and a centrifugal fan. The shell includes a top wall, a bottom wall parallel to the top wall, and a sidewall perpendicular to the top wall and the bottom wall. The centrifugal fan is arranged between the top wall and the bottom wall. The centrifugal fan defines a first inlet facing the top wall and a second inlet facing the bottom wall. The first inlet and the second inlet are slantwise to the top wall and the bottom wall of the shell. | 04-29-2010 |
20100110631 | SPLASH RESISTANT POWER ADAPTER - An external AC power adapter defines a power conversion chamber that retains power conversion circuitry operable to convert an input power to an output power. The power adapter further include an intake chamber and an outlet chamber, both having an aperture that places the respective chamber in fluid communication with the power conversion chamber. Each chamber may have at least one vent to the ambient environment such that an air mover is operable to circulate ambient air through the power conversion chamber. Each chamber may include a guard that deters liquid that has entered the respective chamber from flowing into the associated aperture. | 05-06-2010 |
20100110632 | Network switch cooling system - A high-performance network switch chassis has multiple network ports and air openings on the front end of the chassis, and multiple fan modules mounted on the back end of the chassis. The fan modules are hot-swap replaceable so that replacement of one of the fan modules does not require interruption of network switch operation. Air-blockers associated with each fan module prevent recirculation of air when fan modules are removed. Different types of fan modules may be used to provide either front-to-rear or rear-to-front airflow through the chassis. A fan speed controller determines fan speed based on temperature using one of two profiles. The two profiles correspond to the two different airflow directions. | 05-06-2010 |
20100110633 | INTEGRATED ACTIVE COOLED CABINET/RACK FOR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTS - An integrated active cooled cabinet/rack for electronic equipments. An aspect of the present invention is to provide a control unit for the cabinet, that enables individual equipment monitoring and control and thereby ensure that the equipment housed in the cabinet and generating the highest level of heat is cooled down to an acceptable preset temperature. | 05-06-2010 |
20100118491 | PORTABLE HIGH-VOLTAGE TEST INSTRUMENT WITH HOUSING - A portable high-voltage test instrument comprises an electronic unit having means for producing a test voltage located in the kV range, a control area cooperating with the electronic unit, at least one terminal for the component or cable to be tested and for an external voltage supply, a housing for permanently accommodating the electronic unit and a cooling system, disposed inside the housing, for cooling the electronic unit, the cooling system comprising an air-cooled assembly having an air inlet and an air outlet. This housing is provided with a lid part that can be moved between an open and a closed position, such that all terminals, the control area and the air inlet and air outlet are covered in closed position thereof, whereas all terminals, the control area and the air inlet and air outlet are unobstructed in open position thereof. | 05-13-2010 |
20100124017 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AIRFLOW REVERSAL PREVENTION ASSEMBLY - An electronic device includes a housing, an active fan installed in the housing, and an airflow reversal prevention assembly. The assembly includes a fixed rack secured to the housing opposite to the active fan, a movable rack, a passive fan, a curtain shelter, a shaft, and a resilient member. The curtain shelter is attached between the fixed rack and the movable rack. The shaft is fixedly passed through the movable rack and the passive fan to be rotatably secured to the fixed rack. The passive fan is driven by air from the active fan to rotate, thereby driving the movable rack to rotate relative to the fixed rack by the shaft to allow the curtain shelter being folded up. The resilient member can urge the movable rack to rotate back to allow the curtain shelter being spread open. | 05-20-2010 |
20100124018 | ELECTRONIC UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electronic unit includes: a circuit board that has a device mounting surface mounted with circuit devices and that is supported in a condition that the device mounting surface is arranged in a direction of gravity; an opposed member that is disposed in opposition to the circuit board so that a passage space through which a refrigerant for cooling the circuit devices passes is formed between the opposed member and the device mounting surface; an exhaust unit that is disposed in opposition to the circuit devices disposed on the circuit board and that exhausts the refrigerant having passed through the passage space; and a protruding member that is provided in an upper portion of the exhaust unit in the direction of gravity and that protrudes from the opposed member toward the circuit devices. | 05-20-2010 |
20100124019 | BLOWER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A blower for an electronic device includes a fan frame having an opening through which air passes for cooling the electronic device; a blade arranged in the opening of the fan frame; a motor configured to rotationally drive the blade; an attachment portion provided outside the opening of the fan frame, the attachment portion causing the fan frame to be attached to the electronic device; and a holder fixed to the electronic device and holding the attachment portion in a direction perpendicular to a rotational axis of the blade. | 05-20-2010 |
20100128435 | FAN MODULE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A fan module is disposed in an electrical device. The electrical device has a main board and a casing. The fan module includes a vane module, a fan motor, a circuit board and a fan housing. The vane module has a hub and a plurality of vanes disposed around the edge of the hub. The fan motor is disposed in the hub. The circuit board is used to control the fan motor, so that the vanes rotate related to an axis of the hub for generating an air flow. The fan housing has a main body portion, a protruding portion and a fixing portion, wherein the protruding portion is located in a side of the main body portion, the vane module and the fan motor are disposed in the main body portion and the circuit board is disposed in the protruding portion. | 05-27-2010 |
20100134976 | HEAT DISSIPATING PAD STRUCTURE FOR NOTEBOOK COMPUTER - A heat dissipating pad structure of a notebook computer includes a retaining unit, a baffle wall and at least two air guide units (fans). Air can be entered from the bottom of the notebook computer. The external periphery of a ventilation hole is disposed on the baffle wall for enclosing a space area, such that the air guide unit keeps guiding air into the space area to increase the volume of air and produce a positive air pressure, and a fan installed in the notebook computer produces a negative air pressure suction, such that cold air is compressed, sucked and guided simultaneously into the computer for a heat exchange and a discharge of hot air from the interior of the computer, so as to achieve a better heat dissipating effect. | 06-03-2010 |
20100134977 | PORTABLE HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE WITH CROSS FLOW FAN - A portable heat dissipation device is provided for operation with various devices of different purposes for heat dissipation therefrom and includes an enclosure and an air flow generation device. The air flow generation device is set in a given chamber inside the enclosure to effect flowing of air, causing air to enter through an inlet opening defined in a top of the enclosure and forcing the air flowing out through an outlet opening defined in a front wall of the enclosure. The portable heat dissipation device, when applied to remove heat, provides high performance of heat dissipation and effectively extended time interval of operation to thereby extend the lifespan of the device. | 06-03-2010 |
20100142146 | CENTRIFUGAL FAN AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A centrifugal fan includes a housing and an impeller. The housing includes a base plate, a side plate extending upwardly from a periphery of the base plate and a concave portion depressed downwardly from a central portion of the base plate. The concave portion includes a bottom wall spaced from the base plate and a side wall interconnects with the base plate. An air inlet is defined in the bottom wall. The impeller includes a hub and a plurality of blades extending radially from the hub. The impeller is rotatably arranged on the bottom wall of the concave portion. A bottom face of each of the blades extends into the concave portion. | 06-10-2010 |
20100149753 | Heat dissipating fan structure of dual motor - A heat dissipating fan structure of a dual motor includes: a base device, having a fan base, and the fan base having a fan motor; a fan, connected and rotated by the fan motor, and the fan having a plurality of vanes; a support frame device, installed at the fan base, and having a frame-fan motor; a frame-fan device, connected and rotated by the frame-fan motor, and having a frame-fan frame, and a plurality wing plates disposed around the frame-fan frame, and the wing plates being disposed around the external periphery of the fan and perpendicular to the vane, so that the plurality wing plates on the frame-fan base can produce an auxiliary airflow to increase the airflow of the fan and give a better heat dissipating effect. | 06-17-2010 |
20100165571 | MOBILE MODULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A mobile, modular communications device, featuring a multiple-slot base chassis designed to support a plurality of individual user-configurable and interchangeable personality modules, capable of providing the ability to accept secure/classified user communications, including voice, data and video, the means to encrypt or secure such user communications through either internal or external encryption capabilities, the means to optimize the secure voice, data and video communications for transmission across a remote reachback communications link and the ability to provide multiple network/uplink reachback transmission alternatives, such as local area networks, satellites, cellular, ISDN or other forms of fixed or wireless communications. The invention is intended to provide a standardized, structured and modular approach to the provisioning of different technologies within the overall system and to be capable of being deployed as a man-carry or rack-embedded unit. | 07-01-2010 |
20100165572 | DATA CENTER COOLING - A system for restricting mixing of air in a data center includes a plurality of racks, each of the racks having a front face, and a back face. The system includes an enclosure for collecting air released from the back faces of the plurality of racks, the enclosure configured to substantially contain the air in an area between the first row and the second row and having a roof panel coupled to the first row of racks and the second row of racks configured to span a distance between the first row of racks and the second row of racks. The enclosure is configured to maintain a first air pressure inside of the enclosure that is substantially equal to a second air pressure outside the enclosure. | 07-01-2010 |
20100172094 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink, a fan mounted on a top side of the heat sink, and a wire clip pivotally engaging with the heat sink and pressing the fan toward the heat sink. The heat sink includes a base, and a plurality of fins extending from the base. The fan includes a bracket. The clip includes a pivoting portion pivotally engaging with a fin of the heat sink, an engaging portion connecting with an end of the pivoting portion and an operating portion extending from another end of the pivoting portion. The operating portion is pressed downwardly to engage with the heat sink and to cause the engaging portion to rotate towards the fan and press the bracket of the fan toward the heat sink thereby securing the fan to the heat sink. | 07-08-2010 |
20100172095 | CROSSFLOW BLOWER APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - Some embodiments of an apparatus and system are described for a crossflow blower. An apparatus may comprise an enclosure having a first side and a second side where a portion of the first side is recessed in a direction of the second side. The enclosure may also comprise a first internal height between the first side and the second side and a second internal height between the recessed portion of the first side and the second side. The enclosure may also comprise a motor and a crossflow blower arranged to generate a flow of air between the first side and the second side in a direction substantially perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the crossflow blower. Other embodiments are described. | 07-08-2010 |
20100172096 | Cooling Device for Cooling A Heat-Generating Component, and Electronic Apparatus Having the Cooling Device - An electronic apparatus comprises a housing that contains a heat-generating component, a heat radiating component and a fan that is adapted to apply air to the heat radiating component and including an inlet port and an outlet port. The electronic apparatus further comprises a support member situated within the housing and arranged so that that the outlet port of the fan faces the heat radiating component. Being coupled to the fan and the heat radiating component, the support member comprises an opening portion to direct air to the fan, where the opening portion is aligned with the inlet port of the fan. | 07-08-2010 |
20100182749 | Power supply - A power supply includes a power supply casing, a fan module, a PCB module and a power-output element. The power supply casing has a first opening portion and a second opening portion. The fan module passes through the first opening portion in order to detachably combine with the power supply casing. The PCB module is disposed inside the power supply casing, and the PCB module has a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) and a plurality of electronic elements electrically disposed on the PCB. The power-output element is electrically connected to the PCB module in order to output power to supply external electronic device. | 07-22-2010 |
20100195283 | APPARATUS, MOUNTING STRUCTURE, AND MOUNTING METHOD - An apparatus has a plurality of printed board units each including a printed board, a frame to have the printed board arranged therein, a first rail to be arranged at a first lower end of an inner wall of the frame having the printed board located thereon in a lower opening of the frame, and a second rail to be arranged at a second lower end opposed to the first lower end in the opening; a housing including a rail holding unit to movably hold the first rail of a first printed board unit and the second rail of a second printed board unit adjacent to the first printed board unit among the plurality of printed board units; and a cooling fan to be arranged on an upper side or underside of the housing to send air into the frame. | 08-05-2010 |
20100208426 | POWER SUPPLY ASSEMBLY - A power supply assembly includes two brackets, a fan detachably mounted between the brackets, and a main body. Each bracket includes an elastic member extending from an end of the bracket. The main body includes a receiving space, and two opposite mounting walls bounding the receiving space. The brackets together with the fan can be detachably mounted to the main body via being received in the receiving space and the elastic members engaging with the mounting walls. | 08-19-2010 |
20100220445 | Electronic Apparatus and Cooling Fan - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus is provided with a housing, a circuit board in the housing, fan blades configured to rotate and blow air in a centrifugal direction, and a casing which contains the fan blades. The casing includes an exhaust port and a cut portion which opens in a centrifugal direction different from a direction in which the exhaust port opens, from a perspective of a rotation center of the fan blades, and into which a part of the circuit board is inserted. | 09-02-2010 |
20100226091 | Shared Isolated Gas Cooling System for Oppositely Facing Electronic Displays - A system and method for cooling back to back electronic displays. Transparent first and second gas chambers are co-existive with the front display surfaces of the first and second electronic displays. A closed loop of isolated gas enters the first and second gas chambers and contacts the front surfaces of the electronic displays, where it may extract heat from the front display surfaces. The isolated gas is then directed into a cooling chamber where it is cooled and re-introduced into the first and second gas chambers. Fans may be used to propel the isolated gas through the cooling chamber and the first and second gas chambers. The circulating gas removes heat directly from the electronic display surfaces. The isolated gas is transparent or at least semi-transparent to ensure that the image quality of the electronic displays is minimally impacted. | 09-09-2010 |
20100226092 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND COOLING SYSTEM - An electronic apparatus comprises a case configured to house an electronic circuit unit and includes an air intake, through which external air is taken into the case, and an exhausting opening, from which the air is ejected, an circulator provided in the case and configured to take the external air into the case through the air intake and supply the air to the electronic circuit unit, an evaporation unit provided in the case and configured to cool the air by thermal exchange between the air and a working medium and guide the air to the exhausting opening, the working medium being vaporized as a result of the thermal exchange, and a condenser provided out of the case and configured to liquidize the working medium and supply the working medium to the evaporation unit. | 09-09-2010 |
20100232107 | Cooling System for Outdoor Electronic Displays - A cooling system for an electronic display. Transparent cooling chambers are used to extract heat from the front display surface of an electronic display. A refrigerated air source is in gaseous communication with the cooling chamber. Additional fans may be used to cool other components of the electronic display. Multiple displays may be used where each display and the refrigerated air source is housed within the housing. The housing contains air inlet and air exhaust ports. An air curtain device may be used with some embodiments. An open-loop, closed-loop, or both types of designs may be used with the cooling chambers. Temperature sensors may allow the refrigerated air source(s) to be selectively engaged depending on the temperature of the air within the cooling chamber or the temperature of the front display surface. Ambient temperature sensors may also direct the switch between open and closed loops. | 09-16-2010 |
20100238627 | POWER MODULE - A power module includes a power device having a top electrode and a bottom electrode, an upper metal block connected to the top electrode, a lower metal block connected to the bottom electrode, a resin covering the power device, the upper metal block and the lower metal block so as to expose a upper surface of the upper metal block and a lower surface of the lower metal block, an upper terminal-cooling power-applying block connected to the upper metal block, a lower terminal-cooling power-applying block connected to the lower metal block, an upper terminal connected to the upper terminal-cooling power-applying block, a lower terminal connected to the lower terminal-cooling power-applying block, and a insulating case covering all elements so as to expose a part of the upper terminal and a part of the lower terminal. | 09-23-2010 |
20100246124 | Enclosure for Confining the Released Chemicals of Electrical Devices - An enclosure comprised of at least two members creates a sealable enclosed space. At least one of the members is a vessel that absorbs thermal energy from the enclosed space and transfers it into material it holds. Built into the enclosure is a connection means for connecting an enclosed device to outside devices. Disclosed is a moat based sealing configuration for a top and base enclosure. Also disclosed is an easily detachable heat transfer apparatus in which thermal energy transfer contact from an enclosed device to a housing member is formed as a housing portion is moved into closed position and concluded as the housing portion is moved away from closed position. | 09-30-2010 |
20100246125 | Electronic Apparatus - An electronic apparatus includes: a housing; a circuit board accommodated in the housing; a face mounting component mounted on the circuit board; a heating component mounted on the circuit board; a reinforcing member having a thermal conductivity and configured to reinforce a region on the circuit board on which the face mounting component is mounted; and a radiation unit extended from the reinforcing member and connected thermally to the heating component. | 09-30-2010 |
20100254083 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE AND FASTENERS THEREOF - A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink, a heat absorbing plate, a heat pipe thermally connecting the heat sink and the absorbing plate, a pressing plate secured to the heat absorbing plate and pressing an end of the heat pipe to the heat absorbing plate, and a plurality of fasteners extending through the pressing plate to secure the end of the heat pipe, the heat absorbing plate and the pressing plate to a printed circuit board. Each of the fasteners includes a connecting portion extending through the pressing plate, a first operating portion extending from the connecting portion, and a second operating portion formed at an end face of the first operating portion. The first and second operating portions are configured to be operated by different tools. | 10-07-2010 |
20100254084 | MOTHERBOARD INTEGRATED WITH FAN - A motherboard integrated with a fan includes a circuit board, a stator, and a blade assembly. The circuit board has at least one hole. The stator is disposed at the circuit board. The blade assembly is rotatably mounted to the stator. When the stator drives the blade assembly to rotate, airflow is formed and passes through the hole. | 10-07-2010 |
20100254085 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided is an electronic apparatus capable of preventing an unnecessary space from being made inside the housing, and of improving ventilation efficiency of the air flowing along the power circuit. An electronic apparatus includes: a power circuit; a power circuit case ( | 10-07-2010 |
20100259895 | NOVEL PERSONAL ELECTRONICS DEVICE WITH THERMAL MANAGEMENT - A novel personal electronic device includes a first (embedded) and second (non-embedded) processors including associated operating systems and functions. In one aspect, the first processor performs relatively limited functions, while the second processor performs relatively broader functions under control of the first processor. Often the second processor requires more power than the first processor and is selectively operated by the first processor to minimize overall power consumption. Protocols for functions to be performed by the second processor may be provided directly to the second processor and processed by the second processor. In another aspect, a display controller is designed to interface with both processors. In another aspect, the operating systems work with one another. In another aspect, the first processor employs a thermal control program. Advantages of the invention include a broad array of functions performed by a relatively small personal electronics device. | 10-14-2010 |
20100265659 | ELECTRIC DRIVE - An electric drive is disclosed which includes at least a choke unit, a power step unit, and a capacitor unit for implementing power supply to an electricity-consuming device. A cooling arrangement is disclosed for cooling the choke unit, the power step unit, and the capacitor unit. The choke unit, the power step unit, and the capacitor unit can be distributed into at least two separate and separately coolable entities, and the cooling arrangement can include parallel cooling apparatuses for cooling the at least two separate and separately coolable entities. | 10-21-2010 |
20100271778 | ADHESIVE AIR GUIDING DEVICE AND MOTHERBOARD HAVING THE SAME - A motherboard including an electronic component is provided. Airflow flows through the motherboard along a direction. An adhesive air guiding device including at least one air guiding surface facing the direction of the airflow is stuck to the electronic component, for guiding the airflow to flow over the electronic component. | 10-28-2010 |
20100284149 | POWER SUPPLY AND A HOUSING STRUCTURE WITH THE POWER SUPPLY - A power supply and a housing structure with the power supply are disclosed. The power supply includes a power supply housing, a cooling fan, a circuit structure, and a plurality of lighting elements. One side of the power supply housing has a first wall, and the first wall has air inlet holes. Another side of the power supply housing has a second wall, and the second wall has air outlet holes. The cooling fan is located in the power supply housing and corresponds to the air inlet holes. The circuit structure is combined with the first wall and adjacent to the air inlet holes. The lighting elements are located at one side of the circuit structure to emit light to outside of the power supply housing. When the housing structure is installed with the power supply, the housing structure has a function of illuminating the interior of the housing structure. | 11-11-2010 |
20100284150 | EXPLOSION-PROOF ENCLOSURES WITH ACTIVE THERMAL MANAGEMENT USING SINTERED ELEMENTS - Enclosures for use in hazardous areas include sintered filters for thermal management. The enclosures include an opening to which a filter holder housing and sintered filter are coupled. The enclosures can also include a second opening to which a vent or a second filter holder housing and sintered filter are coupled. The internal temperature of the enclosures can be actively managed by such a system because air within the enclosure can be displaced to and from the atmosphere through the sintered filters. Air from the atmosphere enters the enclosure via the second opening and exits the enclosure via the first opening. | 11-11-2010 |
20100290187 | AIRFLOW GUIDING COVER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An electronic device includes a base, a motherboard having an electronic component, a fan unit, and an airflow guiding cover. The airflow cover includes a top panel and two side panels. An air channel is bounded by the top panel and the side panels. The electronic component is received in the air channel. The air channel includes opposite open ends. The fan unit aligns with one of the open ends of the air channel, to draw airflow in the air channel out. The top panel defines a plurality of through holes adjacent to the fan unit, to discharge a part of the airflow in the air channel out of the airflow guiding cover, for reducing change of the pressure gradient of the airflow, thereby reducing aerodynamic noise. | 11-18-2010 |
20100296244 | MICROCHP WITH IMPROVED SHUT DOWN SYSTEM - A microCHP unit including at least one pump ( | 11-25-2010 |
20100296245 | System for Using Constricted Convection with Closed Loop Plenum As the Convection Plate - A cooling system and a method for cooling an electronic display. A preferred embodiment utilizes a closed loop cooling system in a constricted convection cooling setup to remove heat from the backlight of a display assembly. Cooling air can be pulled or pushed through a gap between the display (or backlight) and a rear cooling chamber. The resulting warm air can then be exhausted out of the display housing. The cooling air may be air conditioned or may be exposed to a thermoelectric device. A thermostat may be used so that cooling fans are only energized when the temperature reaches a predetermined point. | 11-25-2010 |
20100296246 | FAN UNIT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A fan unit holds a cooling fan and is detachable from a main body of an inverter apparatus. The fan unit is provided with a fan-unit retainer plate having keyhole-shaped apertures and provided between an upper case and a lower case. The fan unit is fixed by pressing the fan-unit retainer plate with fixing screws. The fan unit is easily and reliably removed by moving the fan-unit retainer plate without directly moving the fan unit and without removing the fixing screws. | 11-25-2010 |
20100315777 | Weatherproof outdoor plasma/LCD cover - A wall mounted or encapsulated apparatus sealed from the elements for outdoor intended use for protection of a “PLASMA” or “LCD” television and or components. It is a fully acrylic housing intended to “weatherproof” and aid in “security” from theft or physical damage. The apparatus would be made of an acrylic fashion with an optional anti-glare version. The apparatus will be clear to allow viewing of the Plasma or LCD screen. | 12-16-2010 |
20100315778 | AIRFLOW-ADJUSTABLE ACTIVE HEAT-DISSIPATING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING SAME - An active heat-dissipating mechanism includes a fan module, an airflow-guiding part and an airflow shunt part. The fan module includes an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet. The airflow-guiding part is disposed at the same side of the airflow outlet of the fan module and in communication with the fan module. An airflow channel is defined by the airflow-guiding part. An airflow inhaled by the fan module is guided to a hotspot region of the electronic device through the airflow channel so as to remove the heat generated from the hotspot region. The airflow shunt part is formed on the airflow-guiding part. The airflow shunt part defines a stopping block in the airflow channel. A portion of the airflow is hindered by the stopping block and guided into a sub-hotspot region of the electronic device so as to remove the heat generated from the sub-hotspot region. | 12-16-2010 |
20100321887 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display unit is disclosed. A display apparatus includes a panel unit displaying images, a circuit unit provided a rear surface of the panel unit, a chamber surrounding the circuit unit, the chamber forming a predetermined space and at least one ventilation fan ventilating air inside the chamber along a circulation path passing beyond the circuit unit. According to a display apparatus according to the present invention, parts which are mounted in the display apparatus may be protected from external moisture or dust. Furthermore, heat radiation may be performed efficiently in the display apparatus according to the present invention even if environments of heat exchanging with an outside may not be formed enough in a structure of the display apparatus. | 12-23-2010 |
20100321888 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a printed wiring board, a first heat generating part and a second heat generating part secured to one surface of the printed wiring board, a plurality of first heat pipes, a second heat pipe and a heat sink. The first heat pipes each include a first end portion, a second end portion on an opposite side to the first end portion and a middle portion located between the first and second end portions and thermally connected to the first heat generating part. The second heat pipe includes a third end portion connected to the second end portion and a fourth end portion provided on an opposite side to the third end portion and thermally connected to the second heat generating part. The second heat pipe has a width dimension larger than that of the first heat pipe. | 12-23-2010 |
20100328885 | Rotatable Cooling Module - A rotatable cooling module includes a cooling coil. An input line is coupled to the cooling coil via a coupler that allows the cooling coil to rotate independent of the input line. An output line is coupled to the cooling coil via a second coupler that allows the cooling coil to rotate independent of the output line. A coolant flows through the input line and the first coupler and passes through the cooling coil, which removes heat from an electronic assembly to which the cooling unit is attached. The coolant then flows through the second coupler and through the output line and returns to a heat exchanger, which cools the liquid before recirculating through the cooling unit. The couplers are disposed about a single axis which allows the cooling module to be rotated, and the couplers prevent damage from occurring to any of the elements of the cooling module. | 12-30-2010 |
20100328886 | SINGLE FAN TRAY IN A MIDPLANE ARCHITECTURE - A chassis may include a front section that contains a first electronic circuit board oriented in a first plane, a rear section that contains a second electronic circuit board oriented in a second plane, where the first plane and the second plane are substantially orthogonal, a midplane dividing the front and the rear sections, and a fan tray assembly including a plurality of fans to cool both the first electronic circuit board of the front section and the second electronic circuit board of the rear section. | 12-30-2010 |
20110013362 | Test Slot Cooling System for a Storage Device Testing System - A test slot cooling system for a storage device testing system includes a storage device transporter having first and second portions. The first portion of the storage device transporter includes an air director and the second portion of the storage device transporter is configured to receive a storage device. The test slot cooling system includes a test slot housing defining an air entrance and a transporter opening for receiving the storage device transporter. The air entrance is in pneumatic communication with the air director of the received storage device transporter. The test slot cooling system also includes an air mover in pneumatic communication with the air entrance of the test slot housing for delivering air to the air director. The air director directs air substantially simultaneously over at least top and bottom surfaces of the storage device received in the storage device transporter. | 01-20-2011 |
20110019363 | FIELD SERVICEABLE DISPLAY DEVICE - An electronic display panel is ruggedized by optically bonding optically transparent plates to the front and back of the display panel. Electronic devices associated with the display panel, such as drivers, may be encased in a resin or other material to provide environmental and mechanical protection for the electronic devices. An outdoor display device includes a two part housing with a weatherized electronic display panel mounted in one part and a back light mounted in the second part. The housing is easily opened at the display device location to provide access to the back light components and the back of the weatherized electronic display panel for maintenance or other purposes. Fans and air passages may be provided to circulate air through the housing to help cool the display device. | 01-27-2011 |
20110026224 | DISPLAY DEVICE - An air duct plate is provided on the back of a substrate on the surface of which a light emitting element group for display as well as an integrated circuit are disposed; a fan acts to send an air into a space surrounded by a case body extending over and around the air duct plate and the air duct plate; and a plurality of openings acting to blow a cooling air having been generated by the fan to a predetermined portion on the side of the substrate are formed in the air duct plate. | 02-03-2011 |
20110032674 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS - A power conversion apparatus includes a casing and an inverter unit housed in the casing. The inverter unit includes a unit case, a capacitor block removably provided at a position on an inner side of a detachable side plate of the unit case, and a fan block placed in the unit case in such a manner as to be removable from a front side. The capacitor block includes a capacitor case having a plurality of capacitor insertion holes, a plurality of electrolytic capacitors placed in the capacitor insertion holes, respectively, and a laminated bus bar connected to the electrolytic capacitors. The fan block includes a fan case and a cooling fan provided in the fan case. | 02-10-2011 |
20110051368 | EXTERNAL THERMAL DEVICE AND RELATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An external thermal device for connecting to a thermal module disposed inside an electronic device is disclosed. The external thermal device includes a heat conducting component. An end of the heat conducting component is for inserting into an opening of the electronic device so as to connect to the thermal module in a removable manner. The heat conducting component is for conducting heat transmitted from the thermal module. The external thermal device further includes a heat dissipating component or a heat storage component disposed on the other end of the heat conducting component for dissipating or storing heat transmitted from the heat conducting component. | 03-03-2011 |
20110058334 | FAN APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND FAN-ATTACHED CASE - A fan apparatus includes an array of a plurality of axial fans arranged in at least two rows and at least two columns in parallel with a mounting surface provided in a case of an electronic device. Each of the plurality of axial fans has a rotation axis extending perpendicularly or substantially perpendicularly to the mounting surface. At least one of the plurality of axial fans is arranged to rotate in a first rotation direction to introduce air into the case or discharge air out of the case, while the other of the plurality of axial fans are arranged to rotate in a second rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction to cause a flow of air in the same direction in which the at least one axial fan is arranged to cause a flow of air. Thus, a reduction in noise is achieved. | 03-10-2011 |
20110063798 | HEAT-MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A CABINET CONTAINING ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A heat-management system is described for use in a cabinet containing electronic equipment ( | 03-17-2011 |
20110063799 | FAN AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A fan including, an impeller to which a plurality of propeller-shaped blades are attached on a side surface of a substantially cylindrical huh centered on a rotation axis, a motor disposed inside of the hub operable to rotationally drive the impeller centered on the rotation axis, a tubular air duct operable to form an air passage on a periphery of the blades of the impeller and the rotation axis, wherein the rotation axis penetrates the inside of the air duct, and an exhaust outlet which is larger than an outer diameter of a rotation trajectory of the blades is formed on one end of the air duct in the rotation axis direction, and an air flow guiding plate provided to block an opening on an other end of the air duct in the rotation axis direction, a suction inlet through which the rotation axis passes being formed in approximately the center of the air flow guiding plate, wherein the blades are closer to the air flow guiding plate than the air duct. | 03-17-2011 |
20110069451 | Inverter with Electrical and Electronic Components Arranged in a Sealed Housing - An inverter ( | 03-24-2011 |
20110075359 | Audio Amplifier in Compact Case with Peak Voltage and Current Limiting Circuit and Thermal Cooling Tunnel - An audio sound system has a printed circuit board disposed within a compact case. The PCB has a power conversion circuit for generating an operating potential, audio amplifier circuit coupled for receiving the operating potential to amplify an audio signal, and peak voltage and current limiting circuit coupled to the audio amplifier circuit to avoid hard clipping of the audio signal. The power conversion circuit has heat-generating components. A cooling tunnel is mounted over the printed circuit board. A cooling fan is mounted in the compact case adjacent a first opening of the cooling tunnel for directing air flow through a second opening of the cooling tunnel over the PCB. The cooling tunnel has a notch formed in a side of the cooling tunnel for directing air flow over the PCB. The audio amplifier circuit can generate greater than 500 watts into a 4-ohm load. | 03-31-2011 |
20110075360 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a heat dissipating member disposed inside the housing, a first heat generating element mounted on the circuit board, a second heat generating element mounted on the circuit board, a first heat pipe, and a second heat pipe. The first heat pipe includes a first heat receiving portion thermally connected to the first heat generating element, and a first heat releasing portion thermally connected to the heat dissipating member. The second heat pipe includes a second heat receiving portion thermally connected to the second heat generating element, a second heat releasing portion thermally connected to the heat dissipating member, and a fluid capturing structure configured to temporarily hold a working fluid enclosed inside the second heat pipe. | 03-31-2011 |
20110075361 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display having a display panel, a housing, and a plurality of heat pipes. The housing has a sealing part and has aeration paths. The sealing part seals the display panel to box the display panel therein, while making a display screen of the display panel viewable from outside. The aeration paths are arranged outside the sealing part and communicate with the outside of the housing. The heat pipes extend from a rear surface of the display panel to the aeration paths. | 03-31-2011 |
20110085301 | Heat Exchanger for Back to Back Electronic Displays - A cooling assembly for a dual electronic image assembly having an open and closed gaseous loop. A closed gaseous loop allows circulating gas to travel across the front surface of a pair of electronic image assemblies and through a heat exchanger. An open loop allows ambient gas to pass through the heat exchanger and extract heat from the circulating gas. An optional additional open loop may be used to cool the back portion of the electronic image assembly (optionally a backlight). The cooling assembly can be used with any type of electronic assembly for producing an image. Some embodiments use cross-flow heat exchangers comprised of corrugated plastic. | 04-14-2011 |
20110085302 | Display Apparatus - A display apparatus has a display panel, a circuit unit which controls the display panel, a first chamber which accommodates the display panel, a second chamber which arranged behind the first chamber, the second chamber accommodates the circuit unit, a cooling device which cools the display panel, and a ventilating part which ventilates between the first and the second chamber. The air emitted from the cooling device is led to the back side of the display panel via the front side thereof, and then ventilates the ventilating part. | 04-14-2011 |
20110096498 | APPARATUS FOR EXTERNALLY CHANGING THE DIRECTION OF AIR FLOWING THROUGH ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A first conduit is externally attached to one of two opposing sidewalls of electronic equipment and a second conduit is externally attached to the other of the opposing sidewalls. Each conduit has an open end, a closed end, and a side having a vent that is aligned with a vent in the sidewall of the electronic equipment to which that conduit is attached. The first conduit takes air in through its open end, channels the air in a direction substantially orthogonal to the direction of air flowing through the electronic equipment, and directs the air into the electronic equipment through its aligned vents. The second conduit receives air from the electronic equipment through its aligned vents, channels the air in a direction that is substantially orthogonal to the direction of air flowing through the electronic equipment, and exhausts the air through the open end of the second conduit. | 04-28-2011 |
20110096499 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes an electronic component, a first fixing member, a second fixing member, and a locking member. The first fixing member and the second fixing member are respectively mounted on two sides of the electronic component. The locking member connects the first fixing member to the second fixing member. A pivot portion is formed on one side of the locking member to engage with the first fixing member. A latching portion is formed on the other side of the locking member to latch the second fixing member. | 04-28-2011 |
20110096500 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH EXPANSION CARD AND HOLDER - An electronic device includes a chassis, a motherboard, an airflow duct, and an expansion card. The chassis includes a bottom wall, a rear wall, and a sidewall. A motherboard is disposed on the bottom wall, and a riser card perpendicularly connected to the motherboard. An expansion card is parallel to the motherboard and inserted in the riser card. The expansion card has a first end and a second end. The first end is secured to the rear wall of the chassis. An airflow duct is located on the bottom wall of the chassis. The airflow duct includes a mounting wall parallel to the chassis rear wall. The first end of the expansion card is secured to the rear wall, and the second end of the expansion card is mounted to the mounting wall of the airflow duct. | 04-28-2011 |
20110103013 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device is provided with a chassis supporting a display panel on its front surface, circuit boards arranged within a specific region of the back surface of the chassis, a back cover having an edge portion that covers the outside of the specific region of the back surface of the chassis and a projecting portion that accommodates the circuit boards, and a fan arranged inside the space defined by projecting portion. The projecting portion includes a main wall and a peripheral wall, and the peripheral wall is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet. The edge portion is provided with a sound absorbing material on its outer wall surface in the vicinity of the air outlet. | 05-05-2011 |
20110103014 | Data Center Cooling - A system for restricting mixing of air in a data center includes a plurality of racks, each of the racks having a front face and a back face. The system includes an enclosure for collecting air released from the back faces of the plurality of racks, the enclosure configured to substantially contain the air in an area between the first row and the second row and having a roof panel coupled to the first row of racks and the second row of racks configured to span a distance between the first row of racks and the second row of racks. The enclosure is configured to maintain a first air pressure inside of the enclosure that is substantially equal to a second air pressure outside the enclosure. | 05-05-2011 |
20110103015 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes: a chassis for housing an electronic unit; and a hold member capable of holding to a fan unit blowing air toward the electronic unit and attachable to and detachable from a plurality of positions of the chassis. | 05-05-2011 |
20110110039 | INVERTER SYSTEM - A housing includes a first chamber having an exhaust aperture to provide fluid communication with an outside environment, a wall disposed in the first chamber and containing an electrical component, wherein a thermal energy generated by the electrical component is transferred from the first chamber to the outside environment through the exhaust aperture, a second chamber formed adjacent the first chamber and including a control means for the electrical component, and a means for selectively providing access to the first chamber and the second chamber. | 05-12-2011 |
20110116231 | FIELD SERVICEABLE ELECTRONIC DISPLAY - An electronic display which can be serviced without having to remove the display from its mounted position. A front housing and a rear housing are hingedly attached so that the front housing can rotate and allow access to the interior of the display. An axial force mechanism can be used to aid in rotating the front housing to an open position. A locking collar, support member, or axial locking member may be used to ensure that the front housing remains open. A removable front glass assembly or removable glass panel may be used with an exemplary embodiment. The front glass assembly or glass panel can be easily replaced if it becomes damaged by minimally-trained personnel. Gutters may be used between the front and rear housing as well as the front housing and front glass assembly to ensure an adequate seal against contaminates. | 05-19-2011 |
20110116232 | MOBILE DISPLAYS AND RELATED METHODS - Mobile display apparatus and methods of operating mobile display apparatus are disclosed. Mobile display apparatus include a structure for attaching the display apparatus to a mobile structure and at least one display module coupled to the structure. The mobile display apparatus may include a ventilation feature. Methods of operating mobile display apparatus include disposing a plurality of removable display modules within a frame structure. A channel may be formed between the plurality of removable display modules and the frame structure and fluid may be forced through the channel and at least partially across the plurality of removable display modules. | 05-19-2011 |
20110116233 | Fan Tray that is Installable and Removable from the Front and Back of a Network Element Chassis - A fan tray for a network element that is installable and removable from the front and back of a network element. The fan tray includes one or more fans in a housing to provide cooling for the network element, an engagement rod with ends that protrude out a front and back of the housing, a first engagement lever at one end of the engagement rod and a second engagement lever at an opposite end of the engagement rod, the first and second engagement levers are movable between an unlocked and locked position and movement is tied together, a gearing mechanism coupled to the engagement rod to translate rotational force applied to the engagement levers into linear force to extend and withdraw a backplane connector assembly coupled to the gearing mechanism. The backplane connector assembly includes a backplane connector to engage and disengage with a fan tray connector of a backplane of the network element in a plane perpendicular to the installation plane of the fan tray according to movement of the engagement levers responsive to the engagement levers respectively moving to the locked and unlocked position. | 05-19-2011 |
20110116234 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND FAN MODULE THEROF - An electronic device includes an enclosure, an expansion card received in the enclosure, and a fan module received in the enclosure for dissipating heat of the expansion card. The fan module includes a cooling fan and a fixing member. The fixing member includes a fixing portion fixed on the cooling fan, a first rotary portion rotatably connected to the fixing portion, and a second rotary portion rotatably connected to the fixing portion. The first rotary portion and the second rotary portion are fixed on the enclosure. | 05-19-2011 |
20110122580 | COOLING SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A cooling system includes a plurality of fans and a fan bracket accommodating the fans. Each fan comprises a fan intake and a fan outlet. The fan bracket defines a plurality of air inlets and a plurality of air outlets therein. The fan bracket is provided with a fan guard in each air outlet and a plurality of noise-reducing holes in the fan guard. The air inlets of the fan bracket communicate with the fan intakes and the air outlets of the fan bracket communicate with the fan outlets, respectively. Airflow generated by the fans through the fan outlets comprises a portion exiting through the noise-reducing holes. | 05-26-2011 |
20110122581 | HEAT EXCHANGE DEVICE AND CLOSED-TYPE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A heat exchange device includes a housing, an internal circulating fan, an external circulating fan and a heat exchange unit. The internal and external circulating fans and the heat exchange unit are disposed in the housing. The internal and external circulating fans are disposed at the same side relative to the heat exchange unit. A closed-type electronic apparatus including the heat exchange device is also disclosed. | 05-26-2011 |
20110128702 | CIRCUIT BOARD MODULE - A circuit board module includes a circuit board, a plurality of electronic components, a plurality of connectors and a cover. The circuit board includes a heat dissipation unit. The electronic components, the connectors and the heat dissipation unit are disposed on a first surface of the circuit board. The cover has a plurality of openings with the shapes and the sizes corresponding to the connectors and the heat dissipation unit. When the cover covers the circuit board, the openings expose the connectors and the heat dissipation unit. Users can plug and pull the connectors of the circuit board through the openings. The size of the cover is corresponding to the circuit board. The circuit board module is dust-proof and can prevent the users from accidentally touching the electronic components. | 06-02-2011 |
20110149511 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCORPORATING CENTRIFUGAL BLOWER - An electronic device includes a casing, a centrifugal blower and sidewall received in the casing. The casing is adapted for accommodating electronic components therein, and includes a bottom cover and an opposite top cover. The centrifugal blower is surrounded by the sidewall and includes a sleeve directly mounted to the bottom cover, a bearing member mounted in the sleeve, a stator mounted to the sleeve and an impeller rotatably supported by the bearing member. The bottom cover of the electronic device functions as a bottom plate of the centrifugal blower. | 06-23-2011 |
20110149512 | POWER ELECTRONIC APPARATUSES WITH COOLING ARRANGEMENTS - A power electronic device with cooling arrangement includes a housing that accommodates power electronic components. At least two adjacent axial fans are connected to the housing for inducing an airflow from outside into the housing in order to cool the power electronic components. Furthermore, the device can include a separating wall that extends outside the housing from between the at least two adjacent axial fans in order to reduce noise caused by the fans. Such a cooling arrangement can provide a power electronic device with effective cooling in compact size and also having an acceptable level of noise. | 06-23-2011 |
20110149513 | POWER ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH COOLING ARRANGEMENT - A power electronic apparatus with cooling arrangement comprises a housing ( | 06-23-2011 |
20110157822 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HEAT DISSIPATING MECHANISM - An electronic device includes a base and a sidewall attached to the base. The sidewall includes a heat dissipating area defining a plurality of vents, a sliding plate slidably coupled to an inner side of the sidewall, and a controlling arm made of metal material having high coefficient of thermal expansion. The controlling arm is connected between the sliding plate and the sidewall, for driving the sliding plate to slide to cover or uncover the vents of the heat dissipating area according to different interior temperature of the electronic device. | 06-30-2011 |
20110157823 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing, a wiring, a wiring holder, and a wall portion. The housing houses a plurality of components including a first component and a second component located near the first component The wiring is installed around the second component in the housing and connected to at least one of the components. The wiring holder is located around the second component in the housing to hold the wiring. The wall portion includes a cover that covers the second component and an opening. The opening includes a first area where the first component is exposed and a second area where a periphery of the wiring holder is exposed. The second area is formed around the cover continuously from the first area. | 06-30-2011 |
20110157824 | CENTRIFUGAL FAN AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a centrifugal fan includes an impeller and a fan casing containing the impeller. An intake port configured to draw air and a first outlet port and a second outlet port configured to expel the air are provided in the fan casing. The first outlet port is open in a direction different from a direction in which the intake port is open. The second outlet port is open in a direction same as the direction in which the intake port is open in a position apart from the impeller. | 06-30-2011 |
20110176275 | COOLING CONTROLLING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND COOLING CONTROLLING METHOD - A cooling controlling apparatus that cools an electronic apparatus includes a cooling fan that discharges air in an inside of the electronic apparatus to an outside of the electronic apparatus; an intake air temperature detector that detects a temperature of air taken into the electronic apparatus by the cooling fan; a part temperature detector that detects a temperature of an electronic part arranged inside the electronic apparatus; and a fan controller that controls a rotation number of the cooling fan based on the detected temperature of the electronic part and the detected intake air temperature. | 07-21-2011 |
20110188201 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH VIBRATION-ABSORBING FUNCTION - An electronic device includes a base, a cover covering on the base, and a cooling assembly mounted between the base and the cover. A vibration-absorbing pad is sandwiched between a bottom of the cooling assembly and the base, and a vibration-absorbing block is sandwiched between a top of the cooling assembly and the cover. | 08-04-2011 |
20110194251 | ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE INTERFACE SYSTEM - An electronic gaming machine interface system including a first circuit board, a bracket coupled to the first circuit board, a fan coupled to the bracket and disposed over the first circuit board, a second circuit board coupled to the bracket, a first cable coupled between a connector of the first circuit board and a connector of the second circuit board; and a second cable coupled between a connector of the first circuit board and a connector of the second circuit board. | 08-11-2011 |
20110194252 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED PERSONAL COOLING FAN - A personal cooling fan is integrated into a mobile electronic device ( | 08-11-2011 |
20110199730 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes the following: a heat dissipation chamber that is formed by liquid tightly separating the inside of s main unit case with a partition, has an inlet air vent and an outlet air vent in the partition, and includes a heat dissipation portion; a cooling fan that is located in the heat dissipation chamber; an inlet that is provided in the main unit case to introduce outside air into the heat dissipation chamber through the inlet air vent; and an outlet that is provided in the main unit case to exhaust an air flow sent from the cooling fan to the outside through the outlet air vent. An air channel that extends from the inlet air vent through a side wall of the main unit case to communicate the heat dissipation chamber with the inlet is liquid tightly sealed from the internal space of the main unit case with a sealing wall. A plurality of plate-shaped ribs are provided in the air channel so as to extend in a flow path direction and arranged in a lateral direction of the inlet air vent. The rigidity of the main unit case can be ensured sufficiently while maintaining the liquid tightness between the inside of the main unit case and the heat dissipation chamber. | 08-18-2011 |
20110205703 | GIMBAL SYSTEM WITH FORCED FLOW OF EXTERNAL AIR THROUGH A CHANNEL TO REMOVE HEAT - Gimbal system, including apparatus and methods, with forced flow of external air through a channel to remove heat. The system may comprise a support portion including at least one electronic component and defining a channel, a gimbal assembly pivotably connected to and supported by the support portion, and a payload pivotably orientable with respect to the support portion by the gimbal assembly. The support portion alone or collectively with the gimbal assembly may define a chamber in which the electronic component is disposed. The support portion may include a forced-air device configured to drive flow of external air through the channel, thereby removing heat transferred to the channel from the electronic component. | 08-25-2011 |
20110205704 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a main unit having a front face and a rear face and housing an electronic component; a support base; and a post provided upright on the support base and connected to the rear face of the main unit while supporting the main unit in such an orientation that the front face of the main unit extends upright, the post including a fan producing a flow of air passing through an inside of the main unit. | 08-25-2011 |
20110216504 | HOUSING FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A housing for an electronic device. The housing includes a first shell at least partly enclosing the electronic device, a second shell, and at least a first fan. The first shell is arranged to allow a gaseous fluid to surround the electronic device. The second shell at least partly encloses the first shell, and is arranged in relation to the first shell such that the gaseous fluid may be present between the shells. The at least first fan is arranged in an opening of the first shell such that it is capable of providing a flow of the gaseous fluid through the opening in the first shell of the gaseous fluid to the second shell and thereby provide heat transport from the electronic device to the second shell. | 09-08-2011 |
20110222242 | Photovoltaic Inverter - A DC to AC inverter used in a solar cell power system can include an improved control scheme for cooling itself and optimizing power output. | 09-15-2011 |
20110228476 | Memory Cooling Fan Tray - A memory cooling fan tray is composed of a bracket and a plurality of fans. The bracket is formed respectively with a plurality of abutting members, insertion members, and pivoting members. An interior of the bracket is formed with notch members, with a quantity corresponding to the number of fans. After the fans are loosely pivoted at the pivoting members, the fans can rotate freely on the bracket. Upon using, the bracket is inserted into a memory socket, and the fans are electrically connected with a power supply. Blow angles of the fans are adjusted by turning over the fans to change wind directions, so as to actively dissipate heat from the memory. | 09-22-2011 |
20110228477 | HEAT DISSIPATING STRUCTURE - A heat dissipating structure includes a frame. An accommodating space is formed inside the frame for accommodating a fan, and an opening is formed on a lateral side of the frame. The heat dissipating structure further includes at least one shutter connected to the frame in a rotatable manner. The fan is disposed on a side of the shutter. The shutter prevents airflow driven by the fan from flowing back to the other side of the shutter through the opening when the shutter rotates to a close position. The heat dissipating structure further includes a resilient component for providing a resilient force to the shutter so as to drive the shutter to the close position. | 09-22-2011 |
20110242759 | POWER SUPPLY - A power supply including a housing, a sliding member, a plurality of terminals and a fan module is provided. The housing has an opening and an inner sidewall. The sliding member is disposed on the inner sidewall of the housing. The sliding member has at least one fixing slot parallel to the inner sidewall. The terminals are disposed on the sliding member and can slidably move parallel to the inner sidewall. The fan module is mounted in the housing from the opening. A terminal connector is disposed on an outer sidewall of the fan module and located on a moving direction of the terminals, so that the terminal connector can be electrically connected to the terminals. | 10-06-2011 |
20110249400 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a printed circuit board, a heat pipe, a fan unit and a fixing unit. The heat pipe has a first end physically fixed to and thermally connected to a first circuit component, and a second end opposite to the first end. The fan unit is provided in the vicinity of the second end of the heat pipe, and cools the second end. The fixing unit fixes the position of the heat pipe at a position different from the position of the first circuit component. | 10-13-2011 |
20110255245 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE HAVING HEAT-DISSIPATING FUNCTION - A power supply device includes a transformer and a heat-dissipating mechanism. The heat-dissipating mechanism includes a heat-dissipating fan unit and an activating unit. The heat-dissipating fan unit is connected pivotally to the transformer, and is pivotable relative to the transformer to lie on a top surface of the transformer. An inclination angle of the heat-dissipating fan unit relative to the top surface of the transformer is adjustable. The activating unit includes a control switch for controlling activation of the heat-dissipating fan unit. | 10-20-2011 |
20110279975 | MOTOR DRIVING CIRCUIT - A first calculation unit subtracts third digital data which indicates the minimum value of the duty ratio from first digital data which indicates the duty ratio of the PWM driving operation. A slope calculation unit generates slope data which is dependent on the temperature based upon second digital data which indicates the temperature. A second calculation unit multiplies the slope data by the output data of the first calculation unit. A third calculation unit sums the output data of the second calculation unit and the third digital data. A selector receives the output data of the third calculation unit and the third digital data, selects one data that corresponds to the sign of the output data of the first calculation unit, and outputs the data thus selected as a duty ratio control signal. | 11-17-2011 |
20110292604 | AIR COOLING OF MEDIUM VOLTAGE DRIVE COMPONENTS - A parallel redundant fan system includes at least first and second fans located adjacent each other. Each fan includes: (i) a fan housing defining a fan chamber in which an impeller is supported for rotation about an axis of rotation; (ii) a first chamber outlet in communication with the fan chamber and defined by an opening in a first wall of the fan housing; (iii) a second chamber outlet in communication with the fan chamber and defined by an opening in a second wall of the fan housing; and, (iii) first and second backflow prevention dampers respectively associated with the first and second chamber outlets. The first and second dampers respectively include first and second damper plates that selectively pivot from their closed positions toward their opened positions against the closing force of respective first and second counterweights in response to exhaust air flow pressure exerted thereon. | 12-01-2011 |
20110292605 | HEAT-DISSIPATING HINGE AND A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE SAME - A portable electronic device has a cover, a base and a heat-dissipating hinge. The heat-dissipating hinge has a cam and a foot. The cam is attached to the cover. The foot abuts the cam and protrudes out of the base. When the cover is opened, the cam is rotated to push the foot protruding out of the base and standing on the table. Therefore the base is elevated to easily dissipate heat so heat dissipation efficiency of the portable electronic device is increased. | 12-01-2011 |
20110292606 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH FIXING MEMBERS - An electronic device includes a fan including a frame, an enclosure, and many fixing members engaged with the enclosure to fix the fan in the enclosure. The frame includes many mounting holes positioned in corners of the frame, respectively. The enclosure includes many sidewalls and many fixing members corresponding to the mounting holes. Each fixing member includes a base, a fixing portion extending from a top surface of the base, an angle shaped clasping portion extending from a sidewall of the base. Each base includes a locating block received in a corresponding locating member, and at least one fixing arms abuts against the corresponding locating member. Each fixing portion extends through the locating member and is received in a corresponding mounting hole. Each clasping portion extends through the corresponding locating member and clasps an inner wall of the corresponding mounting hole. | 12-01-2011 |
20110292607 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE HAVING A COOLING FAN AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A semiconductor package includes: a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, the first surface having a fan placement zone, a hole and a ventilation hole penetrating the substrate formed at the fan placement zone of the substrate; an electronic component disposed on the first surface surrounding the fan placement zone, the electronic component electrically connected to the substrate; an encapsulant formed on the electronic component and the first surface of the substrate, the encapsulant having an encapsulant opening exposing the fan placement zone; and a fan unit disposed in the encapsulant opening and electrically connected to the substrate. Since the electronic component is disposed on the substrate outside the fan placement zone, heat generated by the electronic component can efficiently dissipate while damage problems of over heat will not occur, and the overall height of the fan unit can thus be decreased. | 12-01-2011 |
20110299247 | System and Method for Regulating Motor Rotation Speed - The present invention relates to a system and method controlling motor rotation speed and provides a cooling system and method configured to control a temperature associated with an integrated circuit. The cooling system includes a brushless motor, a temperature monitoring input, a clock input, and a motor controller. The motor controller is configured to control the rotational speed of the motor using at least a speed control method by comparing the environmental temperature signal to a predetermined threshold: if the environmental temperature signal is less than the predetermined threshold T | 12-08-2011 |
20110299248 | COOLING DEVICE FOR COOLING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A cooling device for cooling electronic components includes a base plate, a power source, and a cooling module. The cooling module includes a cooling sheet and a thermal conductive base. The cooling sheet includes a hot surface and a cooling surface. The thermal conductive base is located above the cooling surface of the cooling sheet, and configured to support electronic components on a printed circuit board and transfer heat between the electronic components and the cooling surface. When the cooling sheet is powered on, the cooling surface is in a constant state of low temperature. Due to the heat transfer between the cooling surface and the thermal conductive base, heat from the electronic components can be transferred from the thermal conductive base to the cooling surface continuously. | 12-08-2011 |
20110310558 | COMPACT SERVER POWER SUPPLY HAVING HIGH POWER DENSITY - The present invention discloses a compact server power supply having high power density has a casing, a main printed circuit board, a sub-printed circuit board, a power supplying circuit, a power output terminal set and a fan. The power supplying circuit has a primary side circuit unit, a transformer and a secondary side circuit unit. Electric elements of the primary and secondary side circuit units and the transformer are soldered on the main printed circuit board except parts of the electric elements of the secondary side circuit unit are soldered on the sub-printed circuit board. The sub-printed circuit board is vertically mounted and soldered on the main printed circuit board, so the length of the main printed circuit board is shortened to implement the server power supply having a compact size and high power density. | 12-22-2011 |
20110317362 | ENCLOSURE OF ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An enclosure of an electronic apparatus, includes a chassis and a fan bracket assembly. The fan bracket assembly is mounted in the chassis. The fan bracket assembly includes a first fan bracket with a first fan mounted therein and a second fan bracket with a second fan mounted therein. The second fan bracket is pivotably mounted on the first fan bracket, and configured to be positioned at different positions relative to the first fan bracket. | 12-29-2011 |
20110317363 | ENCLOSURE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An enclosure of an electronic device includes a bottom plate, a rear plate connected to the bottom plate, and a power supply unit. A heat generation apparatus is located on the bottom plate. An opening is defined in the rear plate. A power supply unit includes a wide first receiver portion and a narrow second receiver portion. A fan is mounted in the wide first receiver portion. The wide first receiver portion includes a rear wall located in the opening and a first front wall that is parallel to the rear wall. The first front wall and the rear wall define vent holes. The narrow second receiver portion includes a second side wall perpendicular to the first front wall. The second side wall and the heat generation apparatus form an air flow channel therebetween. The fan drives air flow through the air flow channel. | 12-29-2011 |
20120008281 | ELECTRONIC UNIT, ELECTRONIC SYSTEM, AND CONTAINING DEVICE - In an electronic unit accommodated in a containing device so as to be adjacent to another electronic unit accommodated in the containing device, the electronic unit includes: a housing that is formed into a tub shape, that is provided with a plate comprising an air blowing hole, and that is closed by said another electronic unit when the electronic unit and the other electronic unit are accommodated in the containing device; and an interrupting portion that interrupts power supply to the electronic unit when said another electronic unit is detached from the containing device and the housing of the electronic unit is opened. | 01-12-2012 |
20120020021 | MATRIX CONVERTER - A matrix converter includes first to third AC reactors connected in series with first- to third-phase outputs of three-phase AC electric power, and a first cooling fan that generates cool air for cooling the first to third AC reactors. The first to third AC reactors are arranged side-by-side in a direction intersecting a direction in which the cool air flows. | 01-26-2012 |
20120026688 | AXIAL FAN AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - In an axial fan, a housing includes a side wall arranged to surround an outer circumference of an impeller, and a substantially square or substantially rectangular flange arranged to project radially outward from an outer circumferential surface of the side wall. The side wall preferably includes three slit groups each including a plurality of slits arranged in a circumferential direction and arranged to extend through the side wall from an inner circumferential surface to the outer circumferential surface thereof. Two of the slit groups are defined in portions of the side wall which correspond to two adjacent corner portions in an upper half portion of the flange, while the remaining slit group is defined in a portion of the side wall which corresponds to a lower half portion of the flange. The upper and lower half portions are divided at a line parallel or substantially parallel to two opposing sides of the flange and passing through a central axis. | 02-02-2012 |
20120026689 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING AND CONTROLLING FANS IN THE APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a plurality of fans; a drive part for driving each of the fans; and a controller for controlling the drive part in such a way that while the apparatus is operated, a part of the plurality of fans are stopped and the fan to be stopped is changed and the amount of change in a noise level of all the fans before and after the change of the fan to be stopped is limited to within a specified range. | 02-02-2012 |
20120033379 | AIRFLOW CONTROL IN AN ELECTRONIC CHASSIS - An electronic equipment cabinet includes a chassis and a fan coupled thereto. The fan is configured to move an airstream through the chassis. A plenum is coupled to the chassis and has a first opening in a first side located to receive the airstream, and a second opening in an adjacent second side. An airflow diverter is located within the plenum. The airflow diverter has a surface oriented to redirect the airstream between the first opening and the second opening. | 02-09-2012 |
20120033380 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR EXPANSION CARD - A mounting apparatus for mounting an expansion card to a printed circuit board (PCB), includes a connector on the PCB, and a latch member pivotably connected to the connector. The connector defines a slot to receive the expansion card. The latch member is a rectangular wire frame comprising a lock portion, two connection arms extending down from the lock portion, and two pivot portions extending from distal ends of the connection arms toward each other. The pivot portions are pivotably attached to two sidewalls of the connector. After the expansion card is plugged into the slot of the connector, the latch member is pivoted to make the lock portion press against a portion of the expansion card, thereby locking the expansion card to the connector. | 02-09-2012 |
20120039040 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND INDUCTOR THEREOF - An electronic device includes an enclosure, a cooling fan and a circuit board received in the enclosure, and an inductor mounted on the circuit board. The cooling fan generates airflow to the inductor to dissipate heat therefrom. The inductor includes a casing and a coil assembly received in the casing. The inductor has at least one uneven outer surface. | 02-16-2012 |
20120039041 | HEAT MANAGEMENT USING POWER MANAGEMENT INFORMATION - A multi-core microprocessor provides an indication of the power management state of each of the cores on output terminals. Cooling of the cores is adjusted responsive to the indication of the power management state of the respective cores with additional cooling being provided to those cores in a more active state and less cooling provided to those cores in a less active state. | 02-16-2012 |
20120044644 | FAN SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A fan system includes a pulse signal generation portion and a plurality of fans. Each of the plurality of fans preferably includes a motor portion; an impeller arranged to be rotated by the motor portion; a drive circuit arranged to drive the motor portion; a rotation detection portion arranged to detect rotation of the motor portion; and a rotation rate control circuit arranged to, based on a reference pulse signal supplied from the pulse signal generation portion and an actual rotation pulse signal supplied from the rotation detection portion, exercise feedback control on a rotation rate of the motor portion in accordance with a period of the reference pulse signal. | 02-23-2012 |
20120044645 | Electronic device and rack system having the same - An electronic device including a fan unit capable of setting an air blowing direction toward any of an interface plate side of a casing and a back plate side opposite to the interface plate; a power supply unit; a first housing portion capable of housing the power supply unit and provided within the casing to be close to the back plate; a second housing portion capable of housing the power supply unit and provided within the casing to be close to the interface plate; a detection portion that detects the air blowing direction of the fan unit and a position where the power supply unit is housed; and a warning portion that operates based on the detection portion to give a warning in a case where the air blowing direction of the fan unit is different from the side where the casing houses the power supply unit. | 02-23-2012 |
20120063086 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a chassis, a blower, a first block, and a second block. The chassis includes a top surface and a bottom surface parallel to the top surface. The blower is received in the chassis. The blower includes an upper surface, a lower surface parallel to the upper surface, and an outlet defined between the upper surface and the lower surface. The first block is disposed between the upper surface and the top surface to seal a gap between the upper surface and the top surface. The second block is disposed between the lower surface and the bottom surface to seal a gap between the lower surface and the bottom surface. | 03-15-2012 |
20120075803 | MOUNTING DEVICE AND AN AIR FLOW CONTROL DEVICE - A mounting device includes a housing for accommodating electronic units, a fan for sending cooling air to the electronic units and air flow control devices for controlling flow of the cooling air. Each air flow control device includes a first panel having at least one opening for the cooling air to pass therethrough, a second panel, slidably provided to overlap the first panel, for opening or closing the opening of the first panel, a driving force generation mechanism provided in the airflow path for cooling air and having an air receiving member for receiving an air pressure of the cooling air, the driving force generation mechanism for generating a driving force corresponding to the air pressure received by the air receiving member and a link mechanism, for receiving the driving force generated by the driving force generation mechanism and for providing a driving force that slides the second panel. | 03-29-2012 |
20120092829 | DOCKING DEVICE FOR A HARD DISK - A docking device for a hard disk has a protective box housing an electronic unit including a printed circuit card and a fan arranged in or in the vicinity of an opening formed in a first wall of the protective box. The box also has a location for a hard disk. The fan is arranged in the vicinity of an edge of the printed circuit card so that the air stream driven by said fan sweeps over both main faces of the printed circuit card. The guide is designed to guide at least a portion of the air stream driven by the fan directly to the location for a hard disk. | 04-19-2012 |
20120099277 | ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT IN WHICH HEAT BEING DISSIPATED THROUGH SUPERFICIAL TEMPERATURE MAINTAINING MEMBER AND EXCHANGING FLUID - The present invention relates to a heat exchange device equipped with a primary fluid circulation loop and a secondary fluid circulation loop and installed between an electrical equipment and a superficial temperature maintaining member, such that the heat generated by the electrical equipment is transmitted by a primary side fluid of the heat exchange device, and a secondary side fluid passes through a heat equalizer installed in the superficial temperature maintaining member so as to dissipate heat through the superficial temperature maintaining member. | 04-26-2012 |
20120113591 | FAN FIXING APPARATUS - An apparatus for fixing a fan on a specific surface is disclosed, which comprises: a bracket, formed with a hollow section; a plurality of side panels, disposed on the specific surface as an array while enabling each side panel to be disposed perpendicular to the specific surface and the bracket; a first clamping piece; and a second clamping piece. The fan is sandwiched between any two neighboring side panels while enabling an end of the fan module where the first clamping piece is mounted to face toward the hollow section. The first clamping piece is configured with a spring that is capable of moving relatively to the fan so as to enable a first protrusion formed on the spring to inset into the hollow section when the spring is moved to a first position, and detach from the hollow section when the spring is move to a second position. | 05-10-2012 |
20120113592 | SERVER RACK - A server rack includes a cabinet, at least one fan, and at least one circuit board, in which the cabinet has a first side surface and a second side surface arranged along a first direction and opposite to each other. The fan is installed on the first side surface of the cabinet and blows an airflow in the first direction, the circuit board is installed in the cabinet along the second direction, and the second direction and the first direction are perpendicular to each other, so the airflow generated by the fan is blown to the circuit board, thereby performing heat dissipation. | 05-10-2012 |
20120120601 | FAN MOUNTING APPARATUS - A mounting apparatus for fixing a fan defining fixing notches in an exterior surface of the fan to a chassis includes a frame. The frame includes a base panel fixed to the chassis, two side panels respectively extending up from opposite ends of the base panel, and two elastic fixing portions respectively extending up from the side panels away from the base panel. When the fan is disposed in the frame, the base panel, the side panels, and the locking portions of the frame resist the exterior surface of the fan and the fixing portions are received in the corresponding fixing notches of the fan. | 05-17-2012 |
20120120602 | SERVER - A server including a rack, at least one chassis, a plurality of electronic modules, and a cable module is provided. The rack has an opening. The chassis is movably disposed in the rack along a first axis, and moves in and out the rack through the opening. The electronic modules are vertically and detachably disposed in the chassis. A plurality of channels parallel to a second axis and each of the channels is disposed between two adjacent electronic modules, and the first axis is perpendicular to the second axis. The cable module is disposed at a side of the chassis. The cable module is connected to at least one of the electronic modules. When the chassis is moved out from the rack, the electronic module connected to the cable module is next to the opening of the rack. | 05-17-2012 |
20120127664 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING FAN DUCT - An exemplary fan duct includes a top plate, two sidewalls and a baffle. The sidewalls extend from opposite ends of the top plate. The baffle engages with the top plate and is located between the two sidewalls. The baffle includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the first end pivotably engages with the top plate, and the baffle rotates about the first end to make the second end engage with the top plate or one of the sidewalls. | 05-24-2012 |
20120134110 | SERVER CABINET AND SERVER SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A server cabinet adapted for receiving servers therein includes a top plate and a bottom plate opposite to the top plate, a left side plate and a right side plate connecting with the top and bottom plates respectively, and a curtain assembly disposed at a front side of the server cabinet. The curtain assembly includes a pivot and a curtain coiled on the pivot. The curtain assembly defines through holes therein. The curtain is capable of spreading out from the pivot toward the bottom plate to thereby cover the front side of the server cabinet. | 05-31-2012 |
20120134111 | SERVER CABINET AND SERVER SYSTEM UTILIZING THE SAME - A server cabinet adapted for receiving servers therein includes a top plate, a bottom plate opposite to the top plate, a left side plate and a right side plate connecting with the top and bottom plates respectively, and a front side plate disposed between the top and bottom plates. The front side plate defines through holes therein. A total area of the through holes in an upper half portion of the front side plate is different from a total area of the through holes in a lower half portion of the front side plate. The front side plate is rotatable in a plane defined by the front side plate. | 05-31-2012 |
20120134112 | CIRCUIT MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a mechanism, a circuit module and a fixing element. The circuit module is disposed inside the mechanism. The circuit module includes a circuit board and a fan. The circuit board has at least one edge and a fixing hole. The fan has a first lateral side and a second lateral side. The first lateral side has a first hook buckled on the edge. The second lateral side has at least one screwed board, wherein the screwed board has a screwed hole. The fixing element is screwed on the screwed hole and the fixing hole to screw the fan on the circuit board. | 05-31-2012 |
20120134113 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING SAME - A cooling system includes a fan and an air conducting cover. The air conducting cover includes a first airflow channel and an opposite second airflow channel. The first airflow channel includes a first air inlet and an opposite first air outlet, the second airflow channel includes a second air inlet and an opposite second air outlet. The first air inlet and the second air inlet are both aligned with the fan. | 05-31-2012 |
20120162913 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE THEREOF - An electronic device includes a housing, a printed circuit board received in the housing, a plurality of heat-generating elements mounted on the printed circuit board and a heat dissipation device secured to an end of the housing. The heat dissipation device includes a fan module and a bracket securing the fan module onto the housing. The housing includes a first side wall and a second side wall with a passage defined therebetween. The heat-generating elements are positioned in the passage. The fan module includes first and second fans arranged side by side. The bracket defines first and second openings corresponding to the first and second fans respectively for air flow generated by the fans. An air baffle is pivotally connected to the bracket and capable of turning to close a corresponding opening corresponding to a failing fan upon failure of either the first or second fan. | 06-28-2012 |
20120162914 | POWER MODULE AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A power module includes a power conversion circuit, a fan, a controlling unit, a capacitor, a current-adjusting element and a soft start controlling unit. The power conversion circuit is used for outputting a DC voltage. The fan is connected with the power conversion circuit. The controlling unit is used for issuing a control signal to the fan, thereby controlling operation of the fan. The capacitor is connected with the fan in parallel. The current-adjusting element is connected with the capacitor in series for adjusting the magnitude of current flowing through the capacitor. The soft start controlling unit is connected with the current-adjusting element. When the power module is connected with a connector of a power supply system, the soft start controlling unit controls the magnitude of current flowing through the current-adjusting element to be gradually increased, so that the magnitude of current flowing through the capacitor is gradually increased. | 06-28-2012 |
20120162915 | FAN FIXING DEVICE AND FAN MODULE HAVING SAME - A fan fixing device for fixing fan units includes two parallel first sidewalls, two parallel second sidewalls, and a number of fixing members. Each first sidewall defines a number of vent ports and includes a vertical plate, a lower plate, and an L-shaped engagement member. The lower plate and the engagement member are positioned at opposite sides of the vertical plate. | 06-28-2012 |
20120162916 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC-DEVICE HOUSING - Provided is an electronic-device housing capable of storing therein an electronic circuit and a cooling fan, the electronic-device housing including a first surface having at least one opening to release heat outside, and at least one projected portion projected toward an outside of the electronic-device housing, and when the electronic-device housing is installed on an installation surface so that the first surface is opposed to the installation surface, and the projected portion comes into contact with the installation surface, a rotation moment acting on a gravity center of the electronic-device housing acts in a direction where the rotation moment causes the first surface to move away from the installation surface. | 06-28-2012 |
20120170218 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes an enclosure, a circuit board mounted in the enclosure, a fan received in the enclosure, a connection line electrically connected between the circuit board and the fan, and a collapsible cable management member. The connection line includes a first cable, and a first and a second connectors respectively connected to opposite ends of the first cable. The cable management member includes a number of fastening poles rotatably connected head-to-tail together. One extremity of the fastening pole of the cable management member is rotatably mounted to the first connector. The first cable is mounted lengthwise on the fastening poles to be collapsible with the cable management member. The second connector is electrically connected to the fan. | 07-05-2012 |
20120170219 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a chassis, a fixing plate, and a fan. The chassis includes a sidewall defining an opening. The fixing plate is detachably fixed to an outer side of the sidewall, to cover the opening. The fan is detachably fixed to an inner side of the fixing plate, and received in the chassis through the opening. | 07-05-2012 |
20120170220 | KEYBOARD - A keyboard including a case, a first fan, an air deflector and a keycap module is provided. The case includes a first side and a second side. The first side has an opening, the second side is disposed at a side of the first side and has at least one hole. The first fan is disposed at the second side and located between the first side and the second side. The air deflector is disposed between the first side and the second side of the case and corresponding to the hole of the second side and the opening of the first side. The keycap module is disposed at the opening of the first side. | 07-05-2012 |
20120176747 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A heat dissipation device is used to dissipate heat generated by a number of memory chips of a motherboard. The heat dissipation device includes a bracket attached to the motherboard and at one side of the memory chips, at least one fan, and at least one connection member attached to the corresponding fan. The fan is adjustably attached to the bracket by the connection member. | 07-12-2012 |
20120182689 | INVERTER WITH ENCLOSURE - The invention relates to an inverter with an enclosure that includes a removable hand plug which, when inserted inside the enclosure, shares an electrical connection with the inverter. The hand plug includes a fan configured to cool at least a portion of the inverter enclosure. | 07-19-2012 |
20120195002 | Outdoor Display Apparatus - The outdoor display apparatus has a display unit, a blowing unit which generates air along the display unit, and a channel part which emits the air passed the display unit, wherein the channel part is extended to the lower part of the displaying unit from its side part, and at least a portion of the channel part is laid underground. | 08-02-2012 |
20120201003 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CASING FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In a casing, a printed circuit board is arranged such that a first side of the printed circuit board has a first angle of α ° with respect to a first side surface plate. A cooling device is arranged to have a second angle of β with respect to the first side surface plate. Accordingly, an amount of cooling air flowing in and out via an air intake port and an air discharge port may be increased. Furthermore, by reducing the angle of the change in the flow direction of the cooling air flowing over the printed circuit board, the cooling air flowing over the printed circuit board may be made to efficiently flow through an air discharge port | 08-09-2012 |
20120212906 | AIR DUCT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An electronic device includes a motherboard having first and second electronic components, and an air duct. The air duct includes a cover portion and a guiding panel. The cover portion includes a top wall, two sidewalls, and a middle wall. An airflow channel is bounded by the top wall and the sidewalls. The airflow channel includes an air inlet and a first air outlet. The middle wall is arranged between the first and second electronic components. A second air outlet is defined in one of the sidewalls between the middle wall and the air inlet. The guiding panel is installed between the sidewalls, and an end of the guiding panel resists against a top of the middle panel. The airflow channel is divided into a first airflow channel and a second airflow channel by the guiding panel and the middle wall, respectively receiving the first and second electronic components. | 08-23-2012 |
20120218708 | AIRFLOW GUIDE MEMBER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An electronic device includes a bottom plate, a circuit board, a fan, and an airflow guide member. The circuit board is fixed to the bottom plate. The fan is arranged at the front of the circuit board. The airflow guide member is arranged between the fan and the circuit board. The airflow guide member includes an airflow guide wall for guiding most of airflow upwards to the top of the circuit board. A number of slots is defined in the airflow guide wall, for allowing only a minimum portion of the airflow to flow underneath the circuit board. | 08-30-2012 |
20120218709 | CHASSIS WITH HORIZONTAL PLUGGED FRAMES AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A chassis with horizontal plugged frames includes an air inlet, a board area, a first air chamber, a second air chamber, and an air outlet. The air inlet is set in the board area and is linked to the first air chamber; the air outlet is set on a wall of the second air chamber where the second air chamber contacts external air; and the first air chamber is located on one side of the board area, and the second air chamber is located on the other side of the board area. | 08-30-2012 |
20120224325 | AIRFLOW GUIDE MEMBER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An electronic device includes a bottom plate, a circuit board having an electronic component, a fan, and an airflow guide member. The circuit board is fixed to the bottom plate. The fan is arranged at the front of the circuit board. The airflow guide member is arranged between the fan and the circuit board. The airflow guide member includes an airflow guide wall defining a number of spaced slots, and a number of stop plates selectively inserted into the corresponding slots of the airflow guide wall, to leave some of the slots directly in front of the bottom of the electronic component open. | 09-06-2012 |
20120229978 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device includes a housing, a circuit board device, a fan, and a wall portion. The housing includes an exhaust port. The circuit board device is housed in the housing. The fan includes an ejection port and is housed in the housing at a position separated from the exhaust port. The fan sends cooling wind to between the circuit board device and the inner surface of the housing. The wall portion is located between the inner surface of the housing and the circuit board device, and constitutes a ventilation path from the ejection port to the exhaust port. The wall portion includes a first member located in the inner surface of the housing and a second member attached to the first member and abutting on the circuit board device. The second member has a rigidity lower than the rigidity of the first member. | 09-13-2012 |
20120229979 | ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE - A robot control device according to one aspect of the embodiment includes a casing, a control circuit, and a fan. The control circuit is allocated in the inside of the casing and controls a robot to be controlled. In the casing, an intake portion is arranged in a top plate and one side plate, and an exhaust portion is arranged in a side plate adjacent to the side plate in which the intake portion is arranged. Further, the fan releases outside air sucked into the casing from the intake portion to the outside of the casing through the exhaust portion. | 09-13-2012 |
20120236497 | REMOVAL OF VAPOR AND ULTRAFINE PARTICLES FROM PRINTING DEVICE - A printing apparatus comprises a paper path adjacent a media supply. The paper path moves printing media from the media supply through the printing apparatus. Also, a marking engine is positioned adjacent the paper path, and the paper path supplies the printing media to said marking engine. The marking engine prints marking material on the printing media in a printing process, and the printing process generates vapors and ultrafine particles. The printing apparatus includes ducting adjacent the paper path and the marking engine. A fan is positioned within the ducting. The fan moves the vapors and ultrafine particles from around the paper path and the marking engine into the ducting. Further, at least one condensation unit is located within the ducting. The condensation unit is maintained at a temperature sufficient to condense and collect the vapors and ultrafine particles. The condensation unit comprises a base and poles extending from the base, the poles (which can comprise rods, pins, carbon nanotubes, etc.) are sized to maximize condensation and collection of the vapors and ultrafine particles. | 09-20-2012 |
20120236498 | INTEGRATED FAN MOTOR AND CONTROLLER HOUSING - An electronics cooling system comprises a tubular fan duct and an electronics housing. The fan duct includes has a fan duct casing containing a fan with rotor blades and stator vanes. The electronics housing is mounted directly on the tubular fan duct, such that the electronics housing and the fan duct casing together enclose an interior space. A cooling airflow path extends from a high-pressure region of the tubular fan duct, through an inlet hole into the interior space, and out a bleed hole into a surrounding environment. The electronics cooling system further comprises three electronics mounts within the interior space. A first electronics mount is located immediately adjacent to the inlet hole, on the fan duct. A second electronics mount is located immediately radially outward of the stator vanes, on the fan duct. A third electronics mount is located immediately adjacent to the bleed hole, on the housing. | 09-20-2012 |
20120243177 | INDIRECT BLEED AIR COOLING OF A FAN MOTOR CONTROLLER - A cooling system comprises a fan in a fan duct, a housing, electrical components, an air intake, an air outlet, and a cooling passage. The housing is mounted on the exterior of the fan duct. The electrical components are mounted on interior sides of the housing, for cooling. The cooling passage is located inside the sides of the housing on which the electrical components are mounted. The air intake draws air into the cooling passage from a region of the fan duct downstream of the fan. This air passes through the cooling passage, cooling the electrical components while remaining fluidly isolated from the interior of the housing. Air from the cooling passage is released by the air outlet into the environment, or into a region of the fan duct upstream of the fan. | 09-27-2012 |
20120243178 | ENCLOSURE HAVING GUIDING DEVICE - An enclosure includes a housing, partition plates received in the housing, hard disk drives fixed between the partition plates, a cover fixed to the housing, a printed circuit board received in the housing and a fan assembly fixed within the housing. The housing includes a bottom plate and a pair of side plates. Each side plate has a guiding device mounted thereon. The guiding device includes a supporting element fixed to the side plate, a fixing element fixed with the printed circuit board, and a rod pivotably connecting the fixing element with the supporting element. The partition plates each have a hook, and the printed circuit board defines multiple slots corresponding to the hooks. The printed circuit board can be driven towards the partition plates by the fixing element around the supporting element so that the slots are aligned and locked with the hooks. | 09-27-2012 |
20120243179 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a printed circuit board, a heat pipe, a fan unit and a fixing unit. The heat pipe has a first end physically fixed to and thermally connected to a first circuit component, and a second end opposite to the first end. The fan unit is provided in the vicinity of the second end of the heat pipe, and cools the second end. The fixing unit fixes the position of the heat pipe at a position different from the position of the first circuit component. | 09-27-2012 |
20120250256 | MEDIA DEVICE HAVING A PIEZOELECTRIC FAN - A media device includes at least one piezoelectric fan selectively located to draw or urge air past one or more electrical components, such as an integrated circuit chip. Preferably, the piezoelectric fan is located within a channel milled or otherwise formed in the chip, however the fan may be located proximate the channel yet in fluid communication therewith. The piezoelectric fan operates to convectively cool the electrical component and may also prevent heat that has been generated by the electrical component from moving toward another electrical component within the media device. Thus, the configuration and location of the piezoelectric fan may advantageously cool one component while preventing heat energy from building up around one or more other components mounted nearby. | 10-04-2012 |
20120257352 | POWER MODULE - A power module includes a power source comprising an end defining a socket, an external power line comprising a plug inserted into the socket, a fixing piece fixed at the end of the power source, and a clamping piece. The clamping piece includes a base mounted on the fixing piece, two parallel fixing portions extending from the base and defining a slot therebetween, a hook positioned on one of the fixing portions and extending in the slot, and a clamping band. The clamping band includes a fixed end fixed on the base and a slide end. The slide end includes spaced fixing teeth, a fixing groove is defined between each two of the fixing teeth, the clamping band winds around the external power line, the hook is engaged with one fixing groove to lock the slide end, and the clamping band and the base cooperatively hold the external power line. | 10-11-2012 |
20120262878 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - The inner edge of a hole | 10-18-2012 |
20120268893 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A cooling system for a portable electronic device includes a detection module, a cooling module, and a central control module. The detection module detects whether the portable electronic device is in a communication state. The detection module generates a communication identification signal when the portable electronic device is in the communication state. The detection module generates a non-communication identification signal when the portable electronic device is not in the communication state. The cooling module includes a fan and a fan driving unit electrically coupled to the fan. The central control module is electrically coupled to the detection module and the fan driving unit, receives the communication identification signal or the non-communication identification signal, and drives the fan to rotate or stop via the fan driving unit according to the identification signals. | 10-25-2012 |
20120275114 | POWER SUPPLY - A power supply includes a main body, a fan, and a mounting bracket. The main body defines an opening therein. The mounting bracket for mounting the fan is detachably mounted to the main body to cover the opening. The fan is mounted on the mounting bracket and received in the main body through the opening. | 11-01-2012 |
20120300400 | HEAT DISSIPATION ARRANGEMENT FOR POWER SUPPLY OF COMPUTER - The power supply includes a seat, a circuit module, a fan unit and a cover. The seat has a front panel and a rear panel with through holes. The circuit module is placed on a bottom of the seat. The fan unit is arranged in the seat, is electrically connected to the circuit module, and has a vent corresponding to the through holes in position. The cover fastened to the seat. | 11-29-2012 |
20120314367 | Methods and Systems for On-Chip Osmotic Airflow Cooling - An apparatus for cooling a semiconductor element is provided. The apparatus can include an electron emitter configured to emit electrons such that at least some of the emitted electrons become attached to air particulates and an air accelerator configured to generate an electric field that accelerates the air particulates toward the air accelerator to create an air flow over at least a portion of the semiconductor element. The air flow carries heat away from the at least a portion of the semiconductor element. | 12-13-2012 |
20120314368 | FAN SYSTEM WITH SWITCHING MODULE CONNECTING PWM DEVICE AND FAN - A switching module is for connecting a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) device to a plurality of fans under test. The switching module includes a print circuit board (PCB), and a plurality of groups of signal connectors arranged on the PCB. Each group of signal connectors includes a first port, a second port, and a third port interconnected with each other. The first port is for connecting to a testing port of an external PWM device. The second port is for connecting one corresponding fan of the plurality of fans. The third port is for connecting an interface of a server motherboard. | 12-13-2012 |
20120327599 | Cooling Module with Parallel Blowers - A cooling system for an electronics chassis includes a plurality of centrifugal blowers arranged to motivate cooling air through the electronics chassis. The centrifugal blowers are arranged in one or more sets, each having blowers oriented with respective inlets in mutual facing relationship. The orientation, positioning, and alignment of the centrifugal blowers facilitates a compact arrangement of the plurality of blowers that achieves increased aerodynamic efficiencies to reduce noise output and energy consumption. | 12-27-2012 |
20120327600 | System for Using Constricted Convection with Closed Loop Cooling System As the Convection Plate - A cooling system and a method for cooling an electronic display is disclosed. A preferred embodiment utilizes a first gas chamber positioned anterior to the front display surface and a second gas chamber in gaseous communication with the first gas chamber and positioned posterior to the electronic display. The space between the second gas chamber and electronic display defines a gap, where ambient air can be drawn through the gap in order to cool the electronic display. A cooling chamber fan preferably forces gas to circulate through the first and second gas chambers, in order to remove heat from the front display surface. | 12-27-2012 |
20130003297 | Game Lock Box - This invention uses an innovative combination of existing technologies to achieve the novel result of managing access to some number of electronic devices that would normally not be suited to access control. Additionally the invention is specifically designed to enclose various configurations of power strips and surge protectors. One of the key features of this technology, is the property that devices can easily be added to or plugged into this device when it is open and unsecured. Once the lid is secured and closed, the attached devices cannot be unplugged. The design of the device ensures that there is ample room for cords to pass out of the device when the lid is secured, but not enough space to reach inside it with a tool and tamper with it. | 01-03-2013 |
20130003298 | FAN ASSEMBLY WITH FLEX PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A fan assembly includes a housing; a plurality of fan units mounted in the housing; and a flex printed circuit board (PCB) having a first portion, the first portion of the flex PCB electrically connected to each of the plurality of fan units, the flex PCB having a second portion, the second portion of the flex PCB including a printed circuit assembly (PCA), the PCA having mounted thereon a connector to connect to a PCA disposed within a chassis. Alternatively, an apparatus includes a chassis having a PCA disposed inside the chassis; and a fan assembly, the fan assembly including a housing; a plurality of fan units mounted in the housing; and a flex PCB having a first portion, the first portion of the flex PCB being arranged parallel to a surface of the housing and being electrically connected to each of the plurality of fan units, the flex PCB having a second portion, the second portion of the flex PCB including a PCA, the PCA having mounted thereon a connector connected to the PCA disposed within the chassis. | 01-03-2013 |
20130003299 | PACKAGING OF POWER SUPPLY USING MODULAR ELECTRONIC MODULES - An enclosure for a power supply is disclosed. The enclosure may include a control compartment configured to receive one or e control components, a transformer compartment positioned adjacent to the con c compartment and configured to receive a transformer, and a power cell compartment positioned adjacent to the control compartment and the transformer compartment. The power cell compartment may be configured to receive a plurality of power cells arranged into a plurality of pods. The power cells may be received in the power cell compartment such that each power cell in a first pod is adjacent to at least two other power cells in the first pod. A voltage difference between adjacent power cells in a pod may be less than an acceptable voltage tolerance. | 01-03-2013 |
20130021750 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE THERMAL MANAGEMENT - A thermal management system for an electronic device comprising thermal management controller configured to adjust a temperature level of at least a portion of an interior of a housing of the electronic device based on a signal indicative of a change in an electrostatic field exterior to the housing of the electronic device. | 01-24-2013 |
20130027879 | METHOD FOR REGULATING A COOLING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for regulating a cooling system for cooling electrical built-in devices housed in control panels or racks by means of cooling units assigned thereto, through which a liquid cooling medium, cooled down from a return temperature to a flow temperature by means of a cooling apparatus of the cooling system flows, wherein a cooling power for cooling the built-in devices can be regulated by a primary reference variable according to specification. Energy-efficient cooling is achieved in that the flow temperature is variably adjusted according to a cooling power demand in the region of the built-in devices, wherein the primary reference variable is formed from the cooling power demand in the region of the built-in devices. | 01-31-2013 |
20130033819 | DETACHABLE USB FAN MODULE MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A detachable USB fan module mounting structure includes a machine case having a top opening and two guide rails at two opposite lateral sides of the top opening, a circuit board with one a USB connector accommodated in the machine case, a cover member detachably covered on the top opening of the machine case and having a coupling structure detachably coupled to the guide rails of the machine case and a bottom bracket with a fan module positioning structure to hold a USB fan module that has a power cord with a USB plug connected to the USB connector of the circuit board. | 02-07-2013 |
20130044430 | FAN ASSEMBLY FOR RACK OPTIMIZED SERVER COMPUTERS - A fan assembly for an electrical device which comprises a number of heat generating electrical components mounted in an enclosure that includes a front wall, a rear wall and two generally parallel sidewalls. The fan assembly comprises a plurality of fans which are arranged in a row that extends generally perpendicularly between the sidewalls. Each fan comprises an axis of rotation which is oriented at an angle relative to the sidewalls, and the fan assembly further includes a plurality of inlet plenums which each communicate with an inlet end of a corresponding fan and a plurality of exhaust plenums which each communicate with an outlet end of a corresponding fan. In operation, the fans generate an airflow which is distributed through the enclosure by the inlet and exhaust plenums to thereby cool the electrical components. | 02-21-2013 |
20130070417 | Computer Power Supply - A computer power supply of the present disclosure comprises a housing, a circuit board disposed inside the housing and a fan assembly for dissipating heat from the circuit board, and the fan assembly is disposed obliquely with respect to a surface of the circuit board. With the aforesaid structure, the air produced by the fan assembly of the computer power supply of the present disclosure acts on the circuit board obliquely, and flows out in one direction after dissipating heat from a component that is to be cooled, so the heat dissipation effect is improved. | 03-21-2013 |
20130077242 | FAN STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE APPLIED WITH THE SAME - An electronic device comprises a back plate, a fan and a coupling element. The fan includes a supporting base, a cover and a fan blade. The cover is disposed on the supporting base to form a fan blade accommodating space, the fan blade is disposed inside the accommodating space and is pivotally connected to the supporting base. In addition, the supporting base includes a coupling hole which is disposed inside the accommodating space. The coupling element passes through the coupling hole in order to have the supporting base installed on the back plate. Whereby, a bottom area of the fan is reduced by having both the coupling hole and the fan blade disposed inside the accommodating space, so that less space of circuit layout for a circuit board is occupied by the fan. | 03-28-2013 |
20130083480 | FIXING DEVICE FOR FIXING FANS AND COOLING SYSTEM HAVING SAME - A cooling system includes a fixing device and a fan. The fixing device includes a fixing rack and a latching rack. The fixing rack includes a first latching arm and two opposite supporting arms protruding from two ends of the first latching arm. The latching rack includes a second latching arm and two opposite adjusting arms protruding from two ends of the second latching arm. The adjusting arms can be adjustably fixed to the supporting arms at different positions to adjust a distance between the first latching arms and the second latching arm to releasably fix the fan between the first latching arm and the second latching arm. | 04-04-2013 |
20130083481 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The cooling system includes: a frame; a plurality of electronic devices disposed in the frame and operating or functioning independently from each other; fans disposed in the frame and supplying cooling air to the electronic devices; a temperature acquiring portion for acquiring the temperature of the cooling air; an air-flow resistance adjusting portion for adjusting the air-flow resistance to the cooling air; and a controller for controlling the fans and the each air-flow resistance adjusting portion. The controller determines each target cooling air volume required for cooling each electronic device to a predetermined temperature based on temperature information acquired by the temperature acquiring portion and heat generation information on each electronic device, controls each air-flow resistance adjusting portion to set the volume of cooling air to each target cooling air volume, and performs the drive control of the fans to set the volume of cooling air to the minimum necessary. | 04-04-2013 |
20130088835 | ACTIVE AIR-COOLING DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS - A device comprising a casing and a motorized air-mover. The casing encloses an air-inlet duct, air-outlet duct and a cavity located between the air-inlet duct and the air-outlet duct and in air-flow communication with the air-inlet duct and the air-outlet duct. The motorized air-mover is located in the cavity, the motorized air-mover configured to move air from the air-inlet duct to the air-outlet duct, wherein there is a gap between an outer-surface of the motorized air-mover and an interior wall of casing defining the cavity. | 04-11-2013 |
20130100613 | FAN UNIT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FAN UNIT - Provided is a fan unit that includes: a plurality of fans ( | 04-25-2013 |
20130107456 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND ADDITIONAL CASSETTE DEVICE | 05-02-2013 |
20130114208 | THERMALLY CONTROLLED ASSEMBLY - A thermally controlled assembly having two parallel PCBs defining there between, and by the aid of a channel forming element, a channel in which air is forced, using a fan, to cool components in the channel. The fan has a cooling surface cooled by air from the fan and which is biased toward an element provided in a space below the cooling surface. The forced air also drawing air from outside the assembly through the space and into the channel to cool other elements provided in the space. | 05-09-2013 |
20130120935 | HEAT DISSIPATING MODULE - A heat dissipating module includes a housing, a first fan and a second fan. The housing has a partition. The first fan is disposed at a side of the partition, and the second fan is disposed at the other side of the partition. The second fan has a plurality of wind deflectors, which are disposed higher than the partition. | 05-16-2013 |
20130128456 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIGHT SOURCE COOLING METHOD - An image display device has light source ( | 05-23-2013 |
20130128457 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIGHT SOURCE COOLING METHOD - An image determination section determines whether an input image signal represents a bright image or a dark image. A control section switches between a first lighting mode in which the output of a power supply section is a first power value and a second lighting mode in which the output of power supply section is a second power value based on the determined result of the image determination section. The control section refers to a first table that contains data representing the relationship between the power value of the power supply section and the number of rotations of a cooling fan in the case in which the output of the power supply section is increased from the second power value to the first power value at a constant rate when the second lighting mode is switched to the first lighting mode. | 05-23-2013 |
20130128458 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIGHT SOURCE COOLING METHOD - An image display device includes a light source; a power supply section that supplies power to light source; a cooling fan that cools the light source; an input section; a drive section that supplies a voltage to cooling fan; a control section that controls drive section and power supply section. The control section sets a first power value for the output of the power supply section and also a first voltage value for the output of the drive section. The control section measures a time at which the light source has been lighted. If the measured value exceeds a threshold, the control section gradually increases the output of the power supply section up to a second power value that is greater than the first voltage value over a predetermined time. | 05-23-2013 |
20130148297 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AIR DUCT - An air duct is installed in a chassis. The chassis includes a bottom wall. The air duct includes a first positioning plate and a second positioning plate perpendicularly fixed on the bottom wall and parallel to each other, and a cover. The cover includes a top plate with a first side rotatably connected to the first positioning plate, and a second side detachably latched to the second positioning plate, and the easily-removable air duct is fashioned so as to direct one or more airflows more effectively over the electronic components within an electronic device. | 06-13-2013 |
20130148298 | DOCKING STATION - A docking station suitable for a portable electronic device includes a base, a supporting component and a first fan. The base includes an airflow guiding slope. The supporting component is disposed on the base and has an airflow guiding structure, in which the portable electronic device is configured to be supported on the supporting component. The first fan is disposed in the base and provides a cooling airflow, in which the airflow guiding slope and the airflow guiding structure guide the cooling airflow to flow into the portable electronic device. | 06-13-2013 |
20130155613 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AIR DUCT - An electronic device includes a casing, a motherboard installed in the casing, a number of components positioned on the motherboard, a number of fans and vents aligning with the components, and an air duct installed on the motherboard so as to enclose the components. The casing includes a cover defining an opening. The air duct includes a removable top plate covering the opening. | 06-20-2013 |
20130155614 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING SAME - A cooling system includes a first group of fans, a second group of fans, and an air conducting cover. The air conducting cover includes a first partition, a second partition, a third partition. The first partition is connected between the second partition and the third partition to define a first space, a second space and a third space. Wherein the first group of fans directs air flow to enter the first space and the second space, the second group of fans directs air flow to enter the third space. | 06-20-2013 |
20130155615 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND EXPANSION APPARATUS THEREOF - An expansion apparatus suitable for an electronic apparatus is provided. The expansion apparatus includes a base, a supporter and an airflow guiding structure. The base has a first fan disposed therein. The supporter is pivoted to the base along a rotating axis and has a cooling channel. The cooling channel has a first port and a second port opposite to the first port. When the electronic apparatus is assembled to the supporter, the second port of the cooling channel faces to the electronic apparatus. The airflow guiding structure is disposed between the supporter and the base movably. When the supporter is pivoted relative to the base to an expanded state, an active airflow generated by the first fan is guided by the airflow guiding structure to pass through the base and the electronic apparatus. An electronic equipment including the expansion apparatus is also provided. | 06-20-2013 |
20130163202 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HEAT DISSIPATING MODULE - An electronic device includes a housing, a power supply unit (PSU) bracket fixed in the housing. The PSU bracket includes an idle PSU receiving portion. A heat dissipating module is received in the idle PSU receiving portion. | 06-27-2013 |
20130170137 | SERVER WITH GUIDING AIR FLOW STRUCTURE - An electronic device includes a chassis, a number of electronic components, and at least one block. The at least one block is fitted between two of the electronic components. At least one air flow passage is defined under the at least one block to direct air flow to enter between the two electronic components. | 07-04-2013 |
20130170138 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING COOLING UNIT - There is provided an electric device configured to cool a plurality of plug-in units, the electric device including a plurality of slots, each slot configured to install a plug-in unit, a first fan configured to create a current of air for cooling the plug-in units, a first plug-in unit installed into a first slot, and a second plug-in unit including a second fan configured to create a current of air for cooling the first plug-in unit, the second plug-in unit being installed into a second slot adjacent to the first slot, arranged to a side of mounting component of the first plug-in unit. | 07-04-2013 |
20130170139 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY ENGAGING COOLING FANS WITHIN AN ELECTRONIC DISPLAY - A system and method for cooling an electronic image assembly having a plurality of cooling gas pathways place behind the electronic image assembly. A first fan may be used to force cooling gas through a first grouping of cooling gas pathways while a second fan may be used to force cooling gas through a second grouping of cooling gas pathways. Temperature sensing devices may be positioned so as to measure the temperature of the first and second groupings of cooling gas pathways. The speeds of the first and second fans may be adjusted based on the temperature measurements of the cooling gas pathway groupings. Additional fans with additional temperature sensing devices may be used for further accuracy and control over the temperature gradients of the electronic image assembly. Manifolds may be used to distribute/collect cooling gas to/from the cooling gas pathways. | 07-04-2013 |
20130188313 | COOLING APPARATUSES, ELECTRONIC DEVICE ASSEMBLIES, AND COOLING ASSEMBLIES USING MAGNETIC SHAPE MEMORY MEMBERS - Cooling apparatuses, electronic device assemblies, and cooling assemblies having a magnetic shape memory member are disclosed. In one embodiment, a cooling apparatus includes a first compliant member, a magnetic shape memory member, a magnetic field generating device, a second compliant member and a fan member. A first end of the magnetic shape memory member is coupled to the first compliant member. The magnetic field generating device is positioned proximate the magnetic shape memory member, and generates a magnetic field toward the magnetic shape memory member to cause the magnetic shape memory member to expand along a linear translation axis. Expansion of the magnetic shape memory member causes an actuated portion of the second compliant member to translate about an axis. The fan member is coupled to the actuated portion of the compliant member such that translation of the actuated portion translates the fan member. | 07-25-2013 |
20130194749 | DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH A DETACHABLE GLASS PLATE - A display apparatus including a glass plate detachably mounted to facilitate after-sales service (A/S) for repair or replacement of the glass plate and reduce A/S time is provided. | 08-01-2013 |
20130208420 | MODULAR STACKABLE SHELVING FRAMEWORK AND EQUIPMENT STORAGE SYSTEM - A modular storage system and method, a module and a method of making the same include a top panel and a bottom panel, each of the top panel and bottom panel comprising first and second opposed edges, and first and second side members. Each of the first and second side members comprises: a top edge and a bottom edge, the top edges of the first and second side members being attached to the opposed edges of the top panel, and the bottom edges of the first and second side members being attached to the opposed edges of the bottom panel; and a longitudinal attachment feature running along a length of the side member along a longitudinal axis of the side member, longitudinal attachment features of first and second modules enabling coupling together of the first and second modules. | 08-15-2013 |
20130229774 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided, and the electronic device includes a main body, an actuating module, a first linkage, a first casing and a thermal dissipating module. The actuating module is disposed in the main body. One side of the first linkage is connected with the actuating module. The first casing is connected with the other side of the first linkage. One side of the thermal dissipating module is disposed at the main body and the other side of the thermal dissipating module is disposed at the first casing. The actuating module controls the first linkage to rotate to separate the first casing from the main body so that the thermal dissipating module is exposed from the main body and the electronic device is switched from a closed state to an open state. | 09-05-2013 |
20130235523 | SERVER - A server includes a backplane, first and second groups of motherboards, and first and second groups of fans. When the first group of motherboards are not operating, no power is output by the group. The first group of fans is not powered on. When the second group of motherboard are not operating, no power is output by the group. The second group of fans is not powered on. When at least one motherboard in the first group of motherboards is operating, the working motherboard outputs power to the first group of fans. The first group of fans are powered on. When at least one motherboard in the second group of motherboards is operating, the working motherboard outputs power to the second group of fans. The second group of fans is powered on. | 09-12-2013 |
20130235524 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In an electronic device, when a 48 V feed system is shifted to a 12 V feed system, in order to supply the same electric power, a current of fourth times needs to flow into a backplane. Also, in an anteroposterior intake and exhaust system, there is a need to form a ventilator through which a cooling air passes in the backplane. Further, there arises a problem that a mechanical strength is deteriorated by provision of the ventilator in the backplane. There is provided a structure in which a pinnate projection is provided on a feed bus bar, and a cooling air is applied to the feed bus bar. Also, the feed bus bar is brought into close contact with an overall surface of the backplane, and electrically and mechanically connected thereto at multiple points, to thereby perform both of cooling and the suppression of stiffness deterioration. | 09-12-2013 |
20130258590 | AIR DAM MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An electronic device includes an air dam module. The air dam module includes a frame defining a vent, a first rotating member, a second rotating member, and two third rotating members. The first rotating member is rotatably connected to a surface bounding the vent, to vertically block a lower half of the vent by its gravity. The second rotating member is rotatably connected to the surface bounding the vent. The third rotating members are rotatably connected to opposite ends of the second rotating member. The second and third rotating members vertically block an upper half of the vent by their gravities. | 10-03-2013 |
20130258591 | AIR DAM MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An electronic device includes an air dam module. The air dam module includes a frame and a rotating member. The frame defines a vent. The rotating member is received in the vent and includes a pivot rotatably connected to midpoints of opposite sides of the frame, a first shield plate extending up from a top side of the pivot, to vertically block an upper half of the vent. In addition, a second shield plate heavier than the first shield plate and extending down from a bottom side of the pivot, to vertically block a lower half of the vent by gravity. | 10-03-2013 |
20130265718 | HEAT DISSIPATION CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An electronic device includes a power supply, a heat generating module, a detecting module, a switching module presetting a predetermined voltage, and a heat dissipation module. The heat generating module is powered by the power supply to generate heat. The detecting module detects the heat of the heat generating module and generates a control voltage variable with the heat of the heat generating module. The switching module establishes the electrical connection between the power supply and the heat dissipation module when the control voltage is smaller than the predetermined voltage and generates a working voltage variable with the control voltage. The heat dissipation module is powered by the working voltage to dissipate the heat of the heat generating module with different heat dissipation efficiency. The heat dissipation efficiency is variable with the working voltage. | 10-10-2013 |
20130286584 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING SAME - An electronic device includes a chassis, a circuit board, at least one electronic component, an air conducting cover and a shutter. The circuit board defines at least one inserting slot. The electronic component is detachably attached to the electronic component. The air conducting cover defines an air channel. The air conducting cover is attached to the circuit board. The shutter is retractably fixed to the air conducting cover. When the electronic component is attached to the inserting slot, the shutter is retracted, allowing an air flow drawn by the fan assembly to pass by and cool the electronic component; when the electronic component is not attached to the inserting slot, the shutter is extended to shield the area in the air channel corresponding to the inserting slot, preventing the air flow drawn by the fan assembly from passing through the area. | 10-31-2013 |
20130286585 | HEAT DISSIPATING MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD USING SAME - A heat dissipating module is mounted on a mainboard of an electronic device. The heat dissipating module includes a guiding cover mounted on the mainboard, and a heat dissipater mounted on the mainboard and received in the guiding cover. A guiding cover switch is electrically connected to the mainboard and the guiding cover, and a heat dissipater switch is electrically connected to the mainboard and the heat dissipater. The connection states of the guiding cover switch and heat dissipater switch are both required to be on, proving that the guiding cover and the heat dissipater are both mounted properly on the mainboard, before allowing startup of the electronic device. | 10-31-2013 |
20130286586 | PORTABLE HAND HELD MULTI-SOURCE POWER INVERTER WITH PASS THROUGH DEVICE - A portable hand held power inverter/converter having a pass through device for simultaneously sourcing A.C. and multiple voltage D.C. power consuming devices through a single D.C. power source connection. Inverter and converter circuitry is provided to invert and convert D.C. voltage to an A.C. voltage source and a lower DC voltage. A.C. electrical outlets are provided to facilitate a connection to an external A.C. power-consuming device and a | 10-31-2013 |
20130286587 | ENERGY SAVING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING COMPUTER DATA CENTER AND TELECOM EQUIPMENT - A system and method of reducing consumption of electricity used to cool electronic computer data center, networking, and telecommunications equipment, and to reduce the incidence of thermal failure of electronic components, includes provision of one or more partitions to reduce the volume of the cooled environment supplying coldest possible cooled air from air conditioning systems to a chamber adjacent to racks containing the electronic components, preventing dilution of the supplied cooling airflow by warmer air from outside of the reduced volume environment, and controlling the delivery of cooling air flow through the reduced volume of the cooled environment. | 10-31-2013 |
20130294029 | CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FANS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A control method for fan includes the following steps: a temperature value for a heat element is detected by a heat detecting unit, and the temperature value is transmitted to a remote processor; a fan input controlling signal is calculated according to the temperature value; the fan input controlling signal is transmitted to a fan board directly from the remote processor; an input speed information is input to the fan for dissipating the heat element by the fan board according to the fan input controlling signal; an output speed information of the fan is received; and determining whether the fan works as predefined by the fan board according to the output speed information and the input speed information. | 11-07-2013 |
20130301218 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTIVE COOLING DEVICE - Methods, systems, and devices for providing cooling for a mobile device using piezoelectric active cooling devices. Some embodiments utilize piezoelectric actuators that oscillate a planar element within an air channel to fan air within or at an outlet of the air channel. The air channel may be defined by at least one heat dissipation surface in thermal contact with components of the mobile device that generate excess waste heat. For example, the air channel may include a surface that is in thermal contact with a processor of the mobile computing device. In embodiments, the piezoelectric active cooling device may be used in an air gap between stacked packages in a package on package (PoP) processor package. The described embodiments provide active cooling using low power, can be controlled to provide variable cooling, use highly reliable elements, and can be implemented at low cost. | 11-14-2013 |
20130314871 | BOARD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a board and a communication device, the board comprises a printed circuit board PCB, wherein a side of the printed circuit board PCB is set with a dent, a bottom of the dent is set with a connector, the side of the printed circuit board PCB is further set with a panel, the panel shrinks into a groove at a position corresponding to the connector, so as to make the groove be embedded into the dent, and a bottom of the groove and an interface of the connector are correspondingly opened with a through hole. | 11-28-2013 |
20130314872 | Packaged Engine Working Machine - A packaged engine working machine is provided. The machine includes an electrical component containing space partitioned into two spaces and a cooling air intake port. An engine disposed in the lower space of a package and electrical components disposed in the upper space, the upper space being partitioned into a high heat generation chamber containing high heat components, a low heat generation chamber containing low heat components, and an intake fan chamber provided with an intake fan for drawing outside air through the intake port. A high heat generation chamber cooling path and a low hear generation chamber cooling part are provided in which outside air reaching the intake fan chamber passes through the chambers via first, second and third communication ports. | 11-28-2013 |
20130322018 | HEAT DISSIPATING MODULE AND SERVER CABINET USING SAME - A heat dissipating module is mounted on a server cabinet with several servers and a door and includes a first fan module, a second fan module, a switch module, and a control module. The second fan module is mounted on the door and is aligned with a front end of the server cabinet when the door is closed. The switch module is mounted on the door and the server cabinet. The control module is electrically connected to the first fan module, the second fan module, and the switch module. When the door is closed, the switch module is closed, the control module controls the first fan module and the second fan module both to work; when the door is opened, the switch is opened, the control module controls the first fan module to operate at higher speed, while controlling the second fan module to stop working. | 12-05-2013 |
20130342996 | Electronic Interconnect Method and Apparatus - An electronics chassis has many removable boards on sleds that are interconnected by a honeycomb interconnect structure. Interconnect boards in Y-planes and Z-planes are orthogonal to each other and form cells. Cooling air flows through the cells in an X direction, parallel to surfaces of the interconnect boards. The removable boards have connectors that mate with an edge of Z-divider interconnect boards. Fans blow air through the cells in the honeycomb structure unimpeded since no boards are perpendicular to the airflow. Notches in the rear of the Z-divider boards provide airflow equalization allowing closer spacing of fans to the honeycomb structure. A sled carrier honeycomb structure is placed in front of the honeycomb interconnect structure to guide sleds into position. Sled carrier dividers are offset from the Z-divider boards to allow removable boards to align with Z-divider boards in the Z-planes, parallel to airflow. | 12-26-2013 |
20140002992 | HIGH DENSITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS WITH CABLE MANAGEMENT AND HEAT DISSIPATION FEATURES | 01-02-2014 |
20140016268 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND AIRFLOW ADJUSTMENT MEMBER - An electronic device has a board, a heat producing component mounted on the board, a connector mounted on the board and allowing a module component to be fitted thereto, a chassis housing the board, and an air blower configured to cause air to flow through the chassis. Additionally, an airflow adjustment member including a guide portion is placed upstream, in a flow direction of the air, of the heat producing component and the connector, the guide portion being configured to guide part of air flowing toward a region where the connector is placed to a region where the heat producing component is placed. | 01-16-2014 |
20140016269 | FAN CHASSIS, FAN UNIT, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A fan chassis includes: a wall panel; and an upper panel that is connected to an upper end of the wall panel, and a lower panel that is connected to a lower end of the wall panel. A cross sectional shape of the upper panel and the lower panel is substantially U-shape. The wall panel includes a plurality of projections to be inserted into mounting holes of a fan. At least either one of the upper panel and the lower panel includes a through hole into which an upper end part or a lower end part of the fan is to be fitted. An inner dimension between the upper panel and the lower panel is shorter than an outer dimension of the fan in a vertical direction. The upper panel and the lower panel deform elastically in a direction in which the upper panel and the lower panel move apart from each other. | 01-16-2014 |
20140036441 | Dynamic Compensation of Airflow in Electronics Enclosures with Failed Fans - An approach is provided in which a cooling manager detects a failed fan included in an electronic enclosure. The electronic enclosure includes multiple fans that each cool different component areas in the electronic enclosure. The cooling manager selects an airflow compensator that corresponds to a functioning fan included in the electronic enclosure, which includes a fixed perforated member and a movable perforated member. In turn, the cooling manager adjusts the selected airflow compensator to redirect a portion of airflow generated by the functioning fan to the component area corresponding to the failed fan. | 02-06-2014 |
20140036442 | OUTDOOR STACKABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CABINET FAMILY WITH FLEXIBLE THERMAL AND INTERFACE MANAGEMENT AND METHOD OF DEPLOYING THE SAME - An outdoor stackable telecommunications equipment cabinet family and a method of deploying an outdoor telecommunications equipment cabinet. In one embodiment, the family includes: (1) a plurality of selectable cabinet modules and (2) a plurality of selectable plinth modules, at least one of the plurality of selectable cabinet modules and one of the plurality of selectable plinth modules configured to be selected and stacked to form an outdoor telecommunications equipment cabinet that includes an air filter and at least one fan. | 02-06-2014 |
20140036443 | GRAPHIC CARD WITH MULTIPLE FANS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A graphic card with multiple fans and a controlling method thereof are provided. In the controlling method, the temperature of a first component and a second component of the graphic card is detected. A rotating speed of a first fan of the graphic card is adjusted according to the temperature of the first component. The rotating speed of the second fan of the graphic card is adjusted according to the temperature of the second component or the temperature of the first component and the second component. | 02-06-2014 |
20140036444 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In an electronic device, a substrate mounting unit is provided at a front side inside a housing, and contains a plurality of electronic substrates under a state where faces of any two mutually adjacent ones of the plurality of electronic substrates are opposite to each other. A power supply unit is provided at a position which is located at a rear side inside the housing and is located behind the substrate mounting unit, and supplies the plurality of electronic substrates with electric power. A power-supply fan unit, which is provided at a rear side of the power supply unit, takes in air outside the housing from the power-supply air intake opening, and discharges the taken-in air to an outside of a rear side of the housing via the substrate mounting unit and the power supply unit. | 02-06-2014 |
20140043763 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A portable electronic system includes a portable device and a mobile device. The portable device includes a base, a bearing seat, and a connecting element. The base includes a fan and at least one first opening. The bearing seat includes at least one second opening. The connecting element connects the base and the bearing seat and includes a passage. The mobile device is detachably disposed at the bearing seat and includes at least one third opening. The base and the mobile device have corresponding passage and openings to bring heat airflow from inside of the mobile device to outside of the mobile device. | 02-13-2014 |
20140049916 | HEAT DISSIPATION FAN AND POWER DEVICE - A heat dissipation fan and a power device are provided. The heat dissipation fan includes a frame, a fan circuit board, a fan motor, multiple fan blades and a thermistor. The frame has an air inlet side and an air outlet side, and forms a base hoard on the middle of the middle of the air outlet side. The fan circuit board is mounted on the base board. The fan motor is mounted on the base board and electrically connected to the fan circuit board. The thermistor is disposed on the fan circuit board or the frame to provide a temperature-sensing function for the heat dissipation fan. The heat dissipation fan is applied to the power device to save the internal space of the power device, and can provide reliable temperature information for the power device to improve the working quality of the power device. | 02-20-2014 |
20140055951 | Chassis with Adjustable Baffle for Cooling - A chassis including a slot configured to receive a printed circuit board having a baffle position pin and electronic components mounted thereon, a guide mechanism mounted within the slot, and a carriage moveably mounted within the slot and biased toward a slot opening by the guide mechanism, the carriage including a baffle suitable to manipulate a flow of air through the slot, the carriage configured to be driven away from the slot opening and to be oriented relative to the electronic components on the printed circuit board by the baffle position pin when the printed circuit board is loaded into the slot such that the baffle directs the flow of air over the electronic components. | 02-27-2014 |
20140055952 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH FAN MODULE - An electronic device includes a sidewall and a fan module. The fan module includes a first support bracket mounted on an inner surface of the sidewall, a second support bracket mounted on the inner surface of the sidewall and spaced from the first support bracket, and a number of fans sandwiched between the first support bracket and the second support bracket. The sidewall, the first support bracket, the second support bracket, and the fans cooperatively bound a receiving slot for receiving cables of the electronic device. The first and second support bracket each defines a cutout adjacent to the sidewall and communicating with the receiving slot for allowing some of the cables to extend out of the receiving slot. | 02-27-2014 |
20140055953 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a heating component, a housing, and a heat pipe. The housing accommodates the heating component and includes a wall. The wall includes a first region configured to receive heat from the component and a second region configured to have a lower temperature than a temperature of the first region. At least a portion of the heat pipe is buried in the wall from the first region to the second region. | 02-27-2014 |
20140063737 | COMPACT FRONT TO BACK HORIZONTAL COOLING FOR RACK MOUNTED CHASSIS - An improved electronic communications system and process | 03-06-2014 |
20140063738 | HEAT-DISSIPATING TYPE OF POWER CONVERTER - A heat-dissipating type of power converter comprises a support unit, at least one power module, at least one pair of rails and at least one main air duct module corresponding to the at least one power module. The pair of rails are fixed to the support unit and parallel to each other. The power module comprises a mounting plate module, a power unit and a radiator. wherein the power unit is fixed to the radiator, and the mounting plate module and the radiator are fixedly connected to each other. the main air duct module is fixed to the support unit and provided between the pair of rails, a second opening is defined in a side of the main air duct module toward the power module. The power module is assembled with or disassembled from the main air duct module by sliding along the pair of rails. Wherein after the power module is assembled with the main air duct module, the radiator is plugged into the main air duct module through the second opening, the power unit is positioned outside the main air duct module, and the main air duct with a sealed sidewall is defined by the mounting plate module, the radiator and the main air duct module. | 03-06-2014 |
20140085820 | MOTOR DRIVER AND CABINET - Provided is a motor driver including: a housing; an electronic component that is disposed inside the housing, and that drives or controls a motor; and a fan motor that is disposed below a top plate of the housing, and that causes air to pass from an opening in a bottom plate of the housing to an opening in the top plate. In the motor driver, an outer surface of the top plate is an inclined surface. | 03-27-2014 |
20140092555 | HEAT-DISSIPATING FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Various embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide a housing, a support, and a heat-dissipating assembly for an electronic device. A heat-dissipating opening is disposed on a rear cover of the housing. The heat-dissipating opening is disposed in correspondence with a heat-generating means of the electronic device. A covering means is also disposed on the rear cover of the housing, and the covering means is configured to enable the heat-dissipating opening to be opened and closed. The housing for the electronic device enables the covering means to be operated according to the heat condition of the electronic device, and prevents significant heat accumulation in the electronic device. | 04-03-2014 |
20140098494 | EFFICIENT COOLING DUCT - A cooling system comprises an electronics module and a duct. The electronics module produces more heat at a first location than at a second location, and is rated to a safe operating temperature. The duct surrounds the electronics module, and has a shaped baffle with a constricted region near the first location and an open region near the second location. The expanded region has greater cross-sectional flow area than the constricted region. Airflow through the duct cools both the first location and the second location to within an efficiency margin below the safe operating temperature. | 04-10-2014 |
20140098495 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present invention provides a display substrate for reducing resistance deviation occurring in a fan out unit, and a display apparatus including the display substrate. According to the present invention, resistance units are disposed in lines having a relatively short length in an area where lengths of adjacent lines increase or decrease non-linearly, and the adjacent lines have substantially equal resistance or have linear resistance variation. | 04-10-2014 |
20140104788 | COOLED ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY - A cooled electrical assembly is disclosed which includes a plurality of cooled components and a first cooling fan adapted to provide a cooling flow for cooling the cooled components, the first cooling fan including a blade holder and a fan blade, the fan blade having a fixed end stationary mounted to the blade holder and a free end adapted to swing for generating the cooling flow. The plurality of cooled components can include four substantially cylindrical components each having a centre axis, the four substantially cylindrical components being spaced apart and located such that the centre axis of each said substantially cylindrical component passes through a respective vertex of a quadrilateral, the free end of the fan blade being located between the four substantially cylindrical components and inside the quadrilateral. | 04-17-2014 |
20140111939 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HEAT DISSIPATION MODULE - An electronic device includes a circuit board, a bracket, a number of sliding blocks, and a number of fans. The circuit board includes a number of sensors to test temperature of different areas of the circuit board. The bracket is located at a side of the circuit board. The sliding blocks are slidably mounted to the bracket. A chip is mounted in each sliding block and electrically connected to a corresponding sensor, to control the sliding block to slide according to signals from the sensor. The fans are respectively fastened to the sliding blocks. The chips receive the signals of the sensors and control the sliding blocks with the fans to slide toward areas having higher temperature than other areas. | 04-24-2014 |
20140111940 | System for Using Constricted Convection with Closed Loop Cooling System As the Convection Plate - A method for cooling an electronic display is disclosed herein. The electronic display preferably contains a rear surface, where a substantially planar surface is positioned adjacent to the rear surface to define a gap. Cooling air is preferably forced through said gap. In some embodiments, the additional step of circulating gas around the display in a closed loop may also be performed. In these embodiments the circulating gas may contact the front viewing surface of the electronic display, so that heat can be removed from this surface. | 04-24-2014 |
20140118937 | Power Supply Unit with Articulating Fan Assembly - A fan assembly is flexibly attached to an electronic device enclosure. The fan assembly is configured to pivot with respect to the electronic device enclosure from a horizontal position to an angled position during insertion of the enclosure into the chassis. The horizontal position is to facilitate insertion of the electronic device enclosure into a chassis. The angled position is maintained when the electronic device enclosure is fully inserted into the chassis. | 05-01-2014 |
20140118938 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING FANS - An electronic device includes a chassis, a number of fans arranged in the chassis, a fan bracket, and two locking members. The chassis includes a base and a cover. The base includes a bottom wall supporting the fans and two sidewalls extending from two opposite sides of the bottom. A block extends from each sidewall and aligns with the fans. The cover defines an opening aligned with the fans. The fan bracket includes a covering plate and two mounting plates extending down from a bottom of the covering plate. The fans are sandwiched between the mounting plates. Two cutouts are defined in opposite ends of the covering plate. The locking members are inserted in the corresponding cutouts, to be locked to the blocks of the corresponding sidewalls. | 05-01-2014 |
20140118939 | HEAT DISSIPATION MODULE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ITS DUST REMOVAL METHOD - A dust removal method of an electronic device is provided that the electronic device includes a first body, a heat dissipation module and a cover plate. The first body includes a heat dissipation opening. The heat dissipation module comprises a fan and a fin assembly. The fan has a fan case body and a blade assembly. The fan case body includes an air inlet, an air outlet and a dust collecting opening. The air outlet and the heat dissipation opening are connected with each other. The cover plate is installed in the fan case body and adjacent to the dust collecting opening. The blade assembly turns and the cover plate covers the dust collecting opening. An air current flows in from the air inlet and flows out from the air outlet. | 05-01-2014 |
20140118940 | COOLING DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC MACHINE - A cooling device for an electronic machine includes an airflow channel through which external air passes, an air inlet duct through which external air is introduced and which is disposed at an upper front surface of the airflow channel and extends perpendicularly to the airflow channel, a blower fan disposed in the air inlet duct to draw in external air through the air inlet duct, an air outlet duct disposed at a lower portion of the airflow channel to discharge air from the airflow channel, and a heat-radiating unit disposed to the rear of a circuit board mounted with electronic components on a front surface thereof to absorb heat from the circuit board. The heat-radiating unit is located, apart from the blower fan, in the airflow channel. Through the improved cooling airflow structure, cooling efficiency is increased, noise is reduced and continuous cooling operation is achieved. | 05-01-2014 |
20140118941 | DEVICE WITH FIRE PROTECTION - A device provided with fire protection includes a casing ( | 05-01-2014 |
20140126146 | AIR DUCT - An air duct is made to be set on a motherboard in a variety of different locations and aspects, for covering a number of electronic components in the most efficient way. The air duct includes a top wall, two sidewalls extending down from opposite sides of the top wall, and a frame mounted to a first end of the top wall. The frame defines a receiving space for receiving a fan, the manner of installation of the air duct permits more than one installation location, to allow for new or differently-located components on the motherboard. | 05-08-2014 |
20140126147 | CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING COOLING FAN OF COMPUTER SYSTEM - A control circuit for controlling rotation speed of a cooling fan of a computer system includes a temperature sensor, a controller, a switch component, and a current control circuit. The controller generates a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal according to a temperature sensed by the temperature sensor. The integral circuit converts the PWM signals into analog voltage signals and output the voltage signals to the switch component, to adjust a voltage output to the cooling fan from the current control circuit and to control the rotation speed of the cooling fan using the voltage output from the current control circuit. | 05-08-2014 |
20140133097 | COOLING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR DETECTING CLOGGING OF AIR FILTER AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A cooling system includes: a cooling fan configured to take in air through an air filter and to send the air to one or more electronic components; one or more first temperature detectors configured to detect temperatures of the one or more electronic components; a revolution controller configured to control a number of revolutions of the cooling fan on basis of the temperatures detected by the one or more first temperature detectors; and a clogging detector configured to, when the number of revolutions of the cooling fan controlled by the revolution controller is greater than a reference number of revolutions of the cooling fan that makes the temperature of the one or more electronic components less than upper-limit temperatures of the one or more electronic components, detect a clogging condition for the air filter. | 05-15-2014 |
20140140003 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND HOUSING THEREOF - An electronic device and housing thereof are provided. The electronic device includes housing, a partition, multiple electronic elements, and a fan. The housing has a side edge, where the side edge is provided with a slit. The partition is disposed in the case, is separated by a distance with the slit, and divides the interior of the case into a first and a second space. The partition has a through hole, the second space is in communication with the first space through the through hole, and the first space is in communication with the outside of the case through the slit. The electronic elements and the fan are disposed in the second space, and an air outlet of the fan is adjacent to the through hole, so that air in the second space can be driven to flow from the first space to the outside through the slit. | 05-22-2014 |
20140146471 | AIR DUCT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE SAME - An air duct includes a base body, a pivoting member, and a fastener including a pole. The base body includes a base portion and two extension portions. The base portion includes a top plate and two side plates extending down from opposite sides of the top plate. The extension portions extend forward from front ends of the side plates. The pivoting member includes a top cover and two side covers extending down from opposite sides of the top cover. The side covers respectively abut the extension portions. A rear end of the pivoting member is rotatably connected to the base portion. When the pivoting member is rotated to one of different positions, the pole extends through one of the side covers and the corresponding extension portion to fasten the pivoting member to the base body. | 05-29-2014 |
20140146472 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes an upper cover, a lower cover combined with the upper cover, and a heat conducting pillar. An accommodating space is formed by the upper cover and the lower cover. The heat conducting pillar is disposed in the accommodating space and physically connected with the upper cover and the lower cover to balance the temperature of the upper cover and the lower cover. | 05-29-2014 |
20140146473 | POWER SUPPLY WITH A SHELL - A power supply includes a shell. The shell includes a power module to convert alternating current power into direct current power. The power module includes a control unit. The shell defines a rectangular slot to accommodate either a battery or fans. When the rectangular slot accommodates a battery, the battery is electrically connected to the control unit, and the control unit charges the battery. The battery supplies power for a nonvolatile memory. When the rectangular slot accommodates fans, the fans are electrically connected to the power module. | 05-29-2014 |
20140160678 | FAN DRIVING SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A fan driving system includes a fan connector, a fan mounted onto the fan connector, and a main circuit board. The main circuit board includes a detection module and an alarm circuit, the detection module is electrically connected between the fan connector and the alarm circuit. The detection module is configured to detect an electrical connectivity between the fan and the fan connector, and enabling the alarm circuit to set an alarm when detecting the electrical connectivity between the fan and fan connector is poor. | 06-12-2014 |
20140168894 | Cooling Apparatuses, Electronic Device Assemblies, and Cooling Assemblies Using Magnetic Shape Memory Members - Cooling apparatuses, electronic device assemblies, and cooling assemblies having a magnetic shape memory member are disclosed. In one embodiment, a cooling apparatus includes a first compliant member, a magnetic shape memory member, a magnetic field generating device, a second compliant member and a fan member. A first end of the magnetic shape memory member is coupled to the first compliant member. The magnetic field generating device is positioned proximate the magnetic shape memory member, and generates a magnetic field toward the magnetic shape memory member to cause the magnetic shape memory member to expand along a linear translation axis. Expansion of the magnetic shape memory member causes an actuated portion of the second compliant member to translate about an axis. The fan member is coupled to the actuated portion of the compliant member such that translation of the actuated portion translates the fan member. | 06-19-2014 |
20140177171 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION METHOD BETWEEN SERVER SYSTEM AND SERVER CABINET - A server cabinet includes a rack assembly accommodating a number of servers, a number of fan groups, a first power source, and a second power source. The fan groups are coupled to a rear side of the rack assembly to provide horizontal airflow for dissipating heat generated by the number of servers. Each fan group includes a first fan and a second fan. The first power source is electrically connected to the first fan of each fan group, while the second power source is electrically connected to the second fan of each fan group. | 06-26-2014 |
20140177172 | FAN CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A processor in a multi-node system includes a detecting module which obtains temperatures of all nodes periodically. A comparing module compares all obtained temperatures to obtain a greatest temperature. A determining module determines a fan speed value corresponding to the greatest temperature according to a predetermined table which records relationships of temperatures and fan speed values. A control module controls all fans to work at the fan speed value corresponding to the greatest temperature. | 06-26-2014 |
20140177173 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a casing, a fan module, and at least one reinforcing structure. The casing includes a lateral side. The fan module is located in the casing. The reinforcing structure is located in the casing and between the lateral side and the fan module, and the reinforcing structure serves to enhance the support strength of the casing between the lateral side and the fan module. | 06-26-2014 |
20140192483 | THERMAL DISSIPATIVE RETRACTABLE FLEX ASSEMBLY - Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus comprising a flexible circuit having a proximal end, a distal end, and a plurality of longitudinal conductors. Further, the apparatus includes a substantially cylindrical retractor capable of retracting the flexible circuit around an exterior surface. Further still, the apparatus includes a plurality of thermal energy transfer turrets attached to the flexible circuit near the plurality of longitudinal conductors. | 07-10-2014 |
20140192484 | FAN CONTROLLING SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A fan controlling system of an electronic device connects a fan to an external power source when the electronic device operates. The fan controlling system switches the fan to connect to a backup power source of the electronic device when the electronic device is turned off. | 07-10-2014 |
20140198451 | MATRIX THERMAL SENSING CIRCUIT AND HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM - A heat-dissipation system and a matrix thermal sensing circuit are provided. The heat-dissipation is used in an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a circuit board and a plurality of load elements disposed on the circuit board. The matrix thermal sensing circuit includes a current sensing module and a calculation module. The current sensing module includes a plurality of sensing nodes. Each sensing node is electrically connected to a current feeding terminal of one corresponding load element, and senses the working current of the corresponding load element respectively. The calculation module is connected to the current sensing module and is used to determine thermal state of the location of the sensing node according to the working current respectively. | 07-17-2014 |
20140211418 | REVERSIBLE FAN MODULE FOR ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT ASSEMBLIES - An electronic enclosure includes a chassis with a fan base and a fan module. The fan base and fan module are disposed so that the fan module may installed in the fan base in a first configuration to provide front-to-rear air flow within the enclosure, or the fan module may be detached from the fan base, turned and reinserted into the fan base in a second configuration to provide rear-to-front air flow within the enclosure. The fan base is provided with two power connectors, one of which mates with the fan module in the first configuration and the second one of which mates with the fan module in the second configuration. | 07-31-2014 |
20140211419 | HEAT DISSIPATION ASSEMBLY WITH BIDIRECTIONAL AIRFLOW - A heat dissipation assembly is configured in an enclosure of a network device. The enclosure defines an air flue. The heat dissipating assembly includes a fan module received in the air flue, and a damper module secured in one end of the air flue adjacent to the inside of the enclosure. The fan module includes a first bracket and a plurality of fans fixed with the first bracket. The damper module includes a frame and a plurality of vanes located in the frame. When a direction of airflow of the plurality of fans changes, the plurality of fans in the air flue is reversed, and the first bracket supports the plurality of vanes of the damper module to keep the air flue open. | 07-31-2014 |
20140233185 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH FANS - An electronic device includes a bottom wall, a board perpendicularly connected to the bottom wall, a fan, and a frame receiving the fan. The board defines a vent and two notches above the vent. Each notch extends through a top side of the board. A power connector is mounted to the bottom wall, adjacent to the vent. A switch is mounted to a side of the frame and is electrically connected to the fan. Two fixing members are mounted to the frame to engage in the notches in a vertical direction, therefore, the switch is electrically connected to the power connector. | 08-21-2014 |
20140247554 | INVERTER HOUSING SYSTEM - A housing system can comprise a plastic cover ( | 09-04-2014 |
20140254096 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a fan, and an AC adapter. The fan is accommodated in the housing and has a fan casing at least a portion of which is made of metal. The AC adapter is removably accommodated in the housing and also thermally connected to the fan casing by being brought in contact with the portion of the fan casing in the housing. | 09-11-2014 |
20140268568 | BOARD UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A board unit includes a board to have an object to be cooled, the object being implemented on the board, a baffle plate to be rotatably coupled to the board and to be displaced to a first rotary position to guide a cooling air, flowing from a first direction to the board, to the object to be cooled and a second rotary position to guide a cooling air, flowing from a second direction to the board, to the object to be cooled, and an arm to be movably attached to the board and also to be rotatably coupled to a rotary end of the baffle plate to displace the baffle plate to the first rotary position and the second rotary position with movement. | 09-18-2014 |
20140268569 | Method And System For Providing A Customized Storage Container - A method and system for providing a customized storage container includes a generally rectangular housing and at least one printed circuit board contained within the rectangular housing. The customized storage container encloses a first row of interconnector modules that are positioned adjacent to a first, open end of the rectangular housing. The customized storage container also encloses a second row of interconnector modules positioned adjacent to the first, open end of the rectangular housing. At least one air vent is positioned along a side of the rectangular housing and adjacent to a second, closed end of the rectangular housing. According to one exemplary embodiment, the storage container can comprise a single printed circuit board for supporting the first and second row of interconnector modules. In another exemplary embodiment, the storage container can comprise two printed circuit boards for supporting the first and second rows interconnector modules. | 09-18-2014 |
20140293539 | FAN AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A fan and an electronic apparatus are disclosed. The fan comprises a housing and a blade wheel. The housing is shaped as a hollow column, a thickness of the housing is less than a preset thickness, a radial air inlet and an air outlet are disposed in a side of the housing, and the blade wheel is mounted in the housing and shaped as a cylinder. The housing is also provided with an axial air inlet disposed in at least one bottom surface of the housing so that air can enter the housing from the bottom surface by rotating the blade wheel. The heat dissipation performance of the fan is improved, the present invention solves the technical problem in the prior art that thinning of the fan in the super-thin electronic apparatus will lead to reduction in heat dissipation performance, and achieving technical effects that the electronic apparatus has high heat dissipation performance while super thinning the electronic apparatus. | 10-02-2014 |
20140313667 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH FAN MODULE - An electronic device includes a main body and a number of fan modules. The main body defines a number of vents in a top of the main body. The fan modules are mounted to the top of the main body. Each fan module includes a housing and a fan. The housing includes a side plate defining an opening aligned with the vents. A stop plate is pivotably connected to a first end of the opening, and is operable to cover the opening. The fan is mounted in the housing, and is near a second end of the opening opposite to the first end. | 10-23-2014 |
20140334101 | FAN SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM - A fan speed control system includes a BMC, a CPLD, and a temperature sensor. The BMC includes an operation signal sending pin. The CPLD includes an operation signal receiving pin connected to the operation signal sending pin. The temperature sensor is configured for detecting temperatures of electronic components. When the BMC fails to operate normally, the operation signal sending pin sends a BMC_fail signal to the operation signal receiving pin, the temperature sensor sends the detected temperatures to the CPLD. The CPLD compares the detected temperatures with the corresponding preset standard temperatures and adjusts the speed of the fan module according to a comparing result. | 11-13-2014 |
20140340846 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes: a casing with an air inlet and an air outlet; a plurality of walls that each extend in a direction in which the air inlet is opened, the plurality of walls forming a serpentine ventilation path inside the casing; and an air blower that forms a flow of cooling air, the cooling air flowing from the air inlet to the air outlet through the ventilation path. | 11-20-2014 |
20140355211 | Devices And Methods For Cooling Components On A PCB - There is described an electronic assembly comprising a structure and a printed circuit board (PCB) connected to the structure to form a duct. The PCB has a first side arranged to receive one or more heat-generating components, and a second side. The PCB comprises one or more apertures formed therein. The electronic assembly further comprises airflow generating means arranged to generate an airflow along the duct and along the second side of the PCB such that air is forced through the one or more apertures. By forming a duct beneath a PCB and allowing air to be forced through apertures formed in the PCB, more efficient cooling of components on the PCB may be achieved. For example, the position of the apertures may be tailored such that specific components, or specific parts of components, may be exposed to airflow through the apertures. | 12-04-2014 |
20140369002 | FAN PLATE - A fan plate system can include a fan plate and may or may not include the fan. The fan plate can include one or more surfaces. The fan plate can also include a grill configured to allow air to flow into or from a fan through the grill. The one or more surfaces can be configured to connect to a first end of an outer housing of the fan. The one or more surfaces can also provide a gap between the first end of the fan outer housing and the grill when the fan outer housing is connected to the fan plate. In some embodiments, an electronic device can include a fan plate system. | 12-18-2014 |
20140376186 | POWER SUPPLY CHASSIS - A welding power supply includes a housing and a one-piece chassis. The one-piece chassis is coupled to the housing and configured to be enclosed within the housing. Moreover, the one-piece chassis is configured to be selectively removable from the housing and the one-piece chassis is configured to have multiple components coupled thereto. The components include one or more transformers, a fan blade, one or more rectifiers, one or more inductors, and control circuitry. | 12-25-2014 |
20150009625 | DIGITAL SIGN AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A digital sign and a method of driving a digital sign are provided. The digital sign may include a case, a display panel provided in the case, and a circuit unit to drive the display panel. An inner space of the case may include a first space and a second space, with a first end of the first space connected to a first end of the second space. A suction port may be formed in the case to guide external air into the inner space, and a discharge port may be formed in the case to discharge the air from the case. A circulation fan may be provided in the inner space to induce flow of air in the inner space, and a circulation damper may be disposed between second ends of the first space and the second space to open and close the second ends thereof. The air introduced through the suction port passes through the inner space of the case and is discharged through the discharge port when the circulation damper is closed, and the air circulates in the first space and the second space when the circulation damper is opened. | 01-08-2015 |
20150016059 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING COMPONENT OVERHEATING AND EXTENDING SYSTEM SURVIVABILITY - An example apparatus and method for preventing component overheating and extending system survivability of an appliance is provided and may include a component assembly configured to be inserted in a first slot of the appliance. The component assembly may include a door disposed on its side and extending substantially along the length of the component assembly. The door is movable between a first and a second position and the component assembly is configured so that when the component assembly is inserted in the first slot and the trap door is in the second position, the trap door provides a barrier to airflow in a second slot of the switch that is adjacent to the first slot when a second component assembly has been removed from the second slot. | 01-15-2015 |
20150016060 | Apparatus And Method For Cooling A Transformer Having A Non-Linear Core - A three-phase non-linear transformer is cooled by first ( | 01-15-2015 |
20150029664 | FAN ANTI-CORROSION STRUCTURE - A fan anti-corrosion structure includes a base seat, a circuit board and at least one coating unit. The base seat has a sidewall and a bearing cup. A rest face extends from the sidewall toward the bearing cup. The circuit board is fitted around the bearing cup and disposed on the rest face. A closed space is defined between the circuit board and the base seat. The coating is coated on the circuit board. The circuit board is protected from the corrosion of the moisture and the salt fog by the coating unit and the closed space. Also, the cost of the mold for forming the coating unit is saved to lower the manufacturing cost. | 01-29-2015 |
20150036293 | ENERGY SAVING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING COMPUTER DATA CENTER AND TELECOM EQUIPMENT - A system and method of reducing consumption of electricity used to cool electronic computer data center, networking, and telecommunications equipment, and to reduce the incidence of thermal failure of electronic components, includes provision 5 of one or more partitions to reduce the volume of the cooled environment supplying coldest possible cooled air from air conditioning systems to a chamber adjacent to racks containing the electronic components, preventing dilution of the supplied cooling airflow by warmer air from outside of the reduced volume environment, and controlling the delivery of cooling air flow through the reduced volume of the cooled environment. | 02-05-2015 |
20150049435 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a chassis, a power supply, and an air duct. The chassis includes a top plate, two side plates, a front plate set in a front of the top plate, and a baffle set at an inside of the front plate. The front plate, the baffle, the top plate and the side plates together define a receiving cavity for receiving the power supply. The front plate includes an air inlet adjacent to one end of the power supply. A fan is set at another end of the power supply. The side plate defines an opening. The air duct set on an outside of the side plate with the opening. An air channel is formed between the air duct and the side plate with the opening. A distal end of the channel forms an air outlet. | 02-19-2015 |
20150055296 | AIR GUIDING STRUCTURE, SUBSTRATE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An air guiding structure includes a shaft that is provided on a substrate body in an upright manner; a baffle plate coupled to the shaft so as to rotate around the shaft, the baffle plate guiding air that has been introduced into the substrate body; and a rotation restricting member that restricts a rotation of the baffle plate caused by the air that has been introduced. | 02-26-2015 |
20150062815 | COOLING FAN SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT - A cooling fan system includes at least one fan unit including a cooling fan and a controller for controlling the cooling fan, a management unit including a fan control section that controls the controller of the fan unit, and a circuit directly connecting the management unit to the cooling fan so as to allow the cooling fan to be controlled directly by the fan control section. The fan control section includes a malfunction detecting section to detect malfunction of the fan unit and a forced control section that directly controls the cooling fan and carries out a forced control to forcibly rotate the cooling fan at a higher rotational speed than that during normal operation when the malfunction detecting section detects the malfunction of the fan unit. | 03-05-2015 |
20150062816 | ATTENUATION SYSTEMS WITH COOLING FUNCTIONS AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS - Attenuation systems have cooling components that produce power in response to heat generated by the attenuator. The cooling components can be used to power cooling fans if a primary power source of the fans fails. | 03-05-2015 |
20150070843 | RAPIDLY ASSEMBLING/DISASSEMBLING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - The disclosure discloses a rapidly assembling/disassembling device including a fixing frame, partitions, pushing brackets, and a fastening member. The fixing frame includes a first side plate and a second side plate. Fan modules are sequentially arranged between the first and second side plates. The second side plate abuts against a second side of the adjacent fan module. Each of the partitions abuts against the second side of the corresponding fan module. Each of the pushing brackets is pivotally connected in the fixing frame. Each of the pushing brackets includes a pushing arm. The fastening member is disposed on the first side plate. When the fastening member pushes the adjacent pushing bracket to abut against a first side of the adjacent fan module, each of the other pushing brackets is pushed by the corresponding pushing arm to abut against the first side of the corresponding fan module. | 03-12-2015 |
20150077935 | Air Filter And Cable Management Assemblies For Network Communication Systems - Air filter and cable management assemblies for network communication systems are disclosed. The assemblies include filters that cover one or more communication line cards and their associated connection panels. The assemblies also include cable support structures with cable support brackets that support connected cables while restricting airflow so that airflow is forced through the filter towards the connection panels. This airflow can then pass into housings for the line cards and other circuitry, such as fabric cards, to provide desired cooling. Fan subsystems can also be provided to facilitate airflow. Advantageously, the disclosed air filter and cable management assemblies allow for filtered cooling of stacked network communication systems while greatly simplifying the complexity of the filter and cable installation and maintenance. | 03-19-2015 |
20150103490 | OIL COOLING DEVICE FOR SERVER AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME - The present invention relates to an oil cooling device for a server and a method for driving the same. The oil cooling device for the server comprises: a server tower having a flow passage into which insulating cooling oil flows; a heat absorbing part for absorbing the heat generated from a heat-generating electronic device within the server tower; a cooling oil tube which is connected to an external cooling device from the flow passage of the server tower; a hydraulic pump for circulating the cooling oil of the cooling oil tube; a first temperature sensor which is provided inside the server tower and detects a change in temperature; a storage tank for generating hot water, which enables the cooling oil tube to come in contact with cooling water so as to perform a primary cooling step; a heater for enabling the cooling oil tube cooled through the primary cooling process to come in contact with the air so as to perform a secondary cooling process; a second temperature sensor which is provided inside the cooling oil tube and measures the temperature of the cooling oil tube; a residual-heat processing part for performing a third cooling step using a small-sized and low-power cooler provided in the cooling oil tube cooled through the second cooling step; and a control unit for controlling operations of the hydraulic pump and the residual heat processing unit according to measured values from the first and second temperature sensors on the basis of reference temperature data. The present invention can save energy by using the condensation heat generated from the electronic device which generates heat in a large scale server tower for an enterprise so as to enable heat and hot water to be used, and can efficiently cool the server tower through a total of three cooling steps. | 04-16-2015 |
20150109733 | AIR-COOLED CASE - An air-cooled case enabling automatic setting of a flow of cooling air during natural cooling and during forced cooling contains a heating element and a cooling fan in a space surrounded by multiple surfaces that include a top surface and mutually facing side surfaces. The air-cooled case is provided with a top surface ventilation opening formed in the top surface, side surface ventilation openings formed in the side surfaces, and a shutter that is provided in the top surface ventilation opening and opens/closes the top surface ventilation opening. | 04-23-2015 |
20150116935 | SLANT ANGLE VENT PLATE PATTERN AND METHOD - An electronic device includes a chassis base and a chassis cover which define an electronic enclosure. The chassis base includes a slant angle venting plate extending at an angle from a chassis base sidewall of the chassis base. The slant angle venting plate has a slant angle vent plate pattern formed therein. Further, the chassis cover includes a chassis cover venting pattern covering the slant angle vent plate pattern. As the slant angle venting plate is slanted, the available surface area in which to form the slant angle vent plate pattern is maximized thus maximizing air flow through the electronic enclosure. | 04-30-2015 |
20150124405 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An electronic device includes a fan field replaceable unit (FRU). The fan FRU includes a fan FRU chassis defining an airflow pathway through the fan FRU. A fan within the fan FRU chassis causes air to flow along the airflow pathway. The fan FRU further includes an edge connector located at a front face of the fan FRU out of the way of the airflow pathway. Accordingly, the edge connector does not block airflow through the fan FRU thus maximizing the efficiency of the fan FRU and the cooling of the electronic device. | 05-07-2015 |
20150146375 | POWER CONVERSION DEVICE AND POWER CONVERSION ASSEMBLY - A power conversion device is provided. The power conversion device includes a printed wiring board assembly, a grounding member, and a plurality of insulating struts. The printed wiring board assembly includes a printed circuit board and a plurality of electronic components. The printed circuit board has a plurality of through holes. The electronic components are disposed on the printed circuit board. The insulating struts correspond to the through holes and physically connect and electrically insulate the printed circuit board and the grounding member. | 05-28-2015 |
20150305194 | HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A heat dissipation system used for a communications device is disclosed, where the communications device includes a chassis, a network board, a service board, a backplane, and a high-rate cable; the chassis is configured to house the network board, the service board, the backplane, and the high-rate cable; the backplane is vertically inserted in a middle part or a middle rear part of the chassis, and parallel to a front side of the chassis; the service board and the network board are parallel and are connected to a front side of the backplane; the high-rate cable is connected between the network board and the service board on a rear side of the backplane; and the heat dissipation system further includes multiple fans that are installed in an array form on a rear side of the chassis, and an air vent that penetrates through the backplane. | 10-22-2015 |
20150305197 | EQUIPMENT ENCLOSURE FAN CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system includes an enclosure and a plurality of power converter modules positioned in the enclosure, each power conversion module including a power converter circuit, a module controller circuit configured to control the power converter circuit and at least one module fan controlled by the module controller circuit. The system further includes a system controller positioned in the enclosure and configured to communicate with the module controller circuits over a communications bus and at least one exhaust fan configured to exhaust air from the enclosure and controlled by the system controller. The system controller is configured to control the at least one exhaust fan responsive to information, such as temperature and/or load information, received from the module controller circuits. | 10-22-2015 |
20150342087 | INVERTER HAVING TWO-PART HOUSING - The disclosure relates to an inverter having a first housing module, a second housing module, removably connected to the first housing module, and power-electronic components in both housing modules, wherein a cooling air channel, opening in the surroundings of the inverter, is delimited in the circumferential direction partially by the first housing module and partially by the second housing module. The first housing module is configured to mount to an external structure and the second housing module is configured to mount to the first housing module. The cooling air channel extends at a distance to a mounting plane of the inverter defined by the first housing module opposite the external structure. | 11-26-2015 |
20150351280 | Pivotable Fan Assembly and Associated Systems - A pivotable fan assembly includes a mounting frame, a panel, and a bracket. The panel can be coupled to the mounting frame at a first edge. The panel can pivot about the mounting frame between a first position and an angularly displaced second position. At least one fan assembly can be coupled to the bracket, which extends distally from the panel with a first pair of adjacent sides of the fan assembly bounded by the panel and the bracket and a second pair of adjacent sides of the fan assembly unbounded and exposed. When attached to a chassis cover, the panel can pivot to expose the fan assembly for tool-less replacement. | 12-03-2015 |
20150373872 | Passive Cooling Features For Electronics Equipment Cabinets - An electronics equipment cabinet includes a plurality of walls defining a first space and a second space adjacent the first space. A wall of the plurality of walls separates the first space and the second space and includes an opening. The cabinet further includes a heat generating module having an inlet side, an outlet side opposing the inlet side, a heat generating component between the inlet side and the outlet side, and an internal fan for directing air heated by the heat generating component into the second space via the opening of the wall. One or more walls of the plurality of walls defining the second space includes a thermally conductive material for transferring heat from the second space to a surrounding environment external to the cabinet to reduce a temperature in the cabinet. Other example cabinets and methods for reducing temperature in cabinets are also disclosed. | 12-24-2015 |
20150382502 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An electronic device for a vehicle includes: a digital substrate having a first semiconductor package with a CPU, a second semiconductor package with a volatile memory readable and writable from the CPU, a third semiconductor package with a flash memory storing a start-up program of the CPU, and a fourth semiconductor package with a power supply management integrated circuit; and a fan that takes in air along the surface of the digital substrate on which the first to fourth semiconductor packages are mounted. The third semiconductor package is disposed to distance from the first semiconductor package by at least a first predetermined distance and to distance from the fourth semiconductor package by at least a second predetermined distance exceeding the first predetermined distance, and is disposed in a passage of the air taken in by the fan. | 12-31-2015 |
20150382503 | COOLING MECHANISM OF STORAGE CONTROL APPARATUS - A cooling mechanism includes a plurality of first circuit boards arranged in parallel with each other, one or more first fans for generating a cooling wind in a first flow path formed along the plurality of first circuit boards, and a connection board arranged orthogonally to the first flow path and at a position different from a position of the first flow path, and coupling the plurality of first circuit boards. | 12-31-2015 |
20160037676 | AIRFLOW DIVIDER FOR BALANCING AIRFLOW IN A MODULAR CHASSIS SYSTEM - A chassis supporting a plurality of circuit cards in an electronic and/or optical system includes one or more fans at an output of an exhaust air plenum, wherein the one or more fans are configured to enhance airflow from an intake air plenum to the output; and an airflow divider disposed in the exhaust air plenum and attached or disposed to the chassis, wherein the airflow divider is dimensioned and located in the exhaust air plenum to segment the exhaust air plenum into multiple sections causing balanced airflow from the intake air plenum to the output and over the circuit cards disposed in the chassis for cooling thereof. | 02-04-2016 |
20160053776 | ELECTRONIC MODULE WITH REMOVABLE FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly for an electronics module is presented, the fan assembly includes a fan housing at least partially enclosing a fan, a first bracket assembly at a first end of the fan housing, the first bracket having a handle and a latching element, and a second bracket disposed on a second end of the fan housing. The handle is movable between an unlatched position for manual grasping of the handle and a latched position for allowing an air flow through the fan assembly. | 02-25-2016 |
20160073541 | SEPARATED SERVER BACK PLANE - A separated back plane design within a server rack is provided which allows for the hot-swapping of a control module board. The separated back plane design consists of a base plane board and a control module board which connects to the base plane board. The base plane board can draw power from a power supply and can connect a number of electrical components which are not significantly susceptible to damage or failure. The control module board can consist of a number of other electrical components, which are susceptible to damage or failure. The control module board connects to the base plane board, and can be removed during failure of the control module board. When the control module board is removed from the base plane board, the base plane board and its functions continue to operate, and power need not be shut off in order to replace the control module board. | 03-10-2016 |
20160073550 | FAN COMPRISING A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD COOLING CIRCUIT - A fan includes a sealed electronics housing, in which a printed circuit board having electronic components is arranged. The electronics housing is divided into an upper region and a lower region. A cooling wheel which is arranged in the lower region is axially adjacent to the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board has at least one central opening and a plurality of peripheral-edge openings or gaps in order to bring the upper region into fluid communication with the lower region. Air is drawn out of the upper region into the lower region by the cooling wheel via the at least one central opening and, via the plurality of peripheral-edge openings or gaps. The air is fed back into the upper region. An air circuit having at least one air flow develops along a surface of the printed circuit board on which the electronic components are arranged. | 03-10-2016 |
20160081223 | REVERSIBLE LOUVER FOR FABRIC CARD FAN SOLUTION - A system may include a fan module and a louver. The fan module includes a first housing, adapted to include a fan in a first orientation. The fan is adapted to cause air to flow into the rear side of the first housing and out of the front side of the first housing. The fan module also includes a key receptacle that is adapted to mate with a first key. The louver includes a second housing that includes a set of slats adapted as a one way valve. The second housing also includes the first key which is adapted to only mate with the key receptacle. The second housing also includes the second key which is adapted to not mate with the key receptacle. | 03-17-2016 |
20160088765 | ATTENUATION SYSTEMS WITH COOLING FUNCTIONS AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS - Attenuation systems have cooling components that produce power in response to heat generated by the attenuator. The cooling components can be used to power cooling fans if a primary power source of the fans fails. | 03-24-2016 |
20160095261 | INTERLOCK ASSEMBLY FOR AIR-MOVING ASSEMBLY - Apparatuses and methods are provided for preventing removal of an air-moving assembly from a chassis when in operating state. The apparatus includes an interlock assembly having a slide element and one or more interlock elements. The slide element is slideably coupled to the air-moving assembly and resides in a first position when the air-moving assembly is in the operating state, and is slidable to a second position when the air-moving assembly is in a quiesced state. The slide element prevents removal of the air-moving assembly from the chassis in the first position, and allows removal of the air-moving assembly from the chassis in the second position. The interlock element(s) is associated with the slide element and prevents sliding of the slide element from the first position to the second position when the air-moving assembly is in the operating state. | 03-31-2016 |
20160105994 | CONTAINER DATA CENTER - A container data center includes a container, a number of server cabinets received in the container, a heat dissipation apparatus, a ventilation pipe, and a control device. The container defines a number of air inlets and a number of air outlets. A number of first shielding plates movably coupled to the container to cover the air inlets and a number of second shielding plates movably coupled to the container to cover the air outlets. The container forms a cooling air channel at one side of the server cabinets and a heat air channel at an opposite side of the server cabinets. The ventilation pipe is communicated between the heat dissipation apparatus and at least one of the air inlets, the ventilation pipe defines a opening communicating with the heating air channel, and a third shielding plate is movably coupled to the ventilation pipe to cover the corresponding through hole. | 04-14-2016 |
20160105995 | COOLING AIR SYSTEM AND SPLASH-WATER PROTECTION ARRANGEMENT FOR A COOLING AIR SYSTEM OF A HOUSING - The disclosure relates to a splash-water protection arrangement for a cooling air system of a housing of an electrical or electronic device having an air box having an air inlet grille and an air outlet opening through which air outlet opening ambient air sucked in at the front side exits the air box. The air inlet grille has a multiplicity of profiled strips that are arranged in at least two planes lying one behind the other in a main air inflow direction, wherein the profiled strips lying within a plane are spaced apart from one another and the profiled strips lying in the various planes overlap laterally. | 04-14-2016 |
20160113146 | IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO ANTENNA SYSTEMS - An air-cooled antenna comprising one or more separate antenna arrays ( | 04-21-2016 |
20160113147 | EFFICIENT AIR COOLING OF VARYING LOAD ELECTRONICS - A system for cooling an electronics box includes an electronics box with a first portion and a second portion. During a low load condition on the electronics box the first portion and the second portion require a substantially similar amount of cooling air and during a high load condition on the electronics box the second portion requires a substantially greater amount of cooling air than the first portion. The system further includes a first plenum in fluid communication with the first portion and a second plenum in fluid communication with the second portion. A normal cooling air supply is in fluid communication with both the first plenum and the second plenum during the low load condition on the electronics box, and a supplemental cooling air supply in fluid communication with the second plenum during the high load condition on the electronics box. | 04-21-2016 |
20160120062 | Network Device - A network device includes a shelf in which a first accommodation area, a second accommodation area, a first channel, and a second channel are disposed. A third channel is formed between adjacent rear board modules or between the rear board module and the shelf. A first fan and a second fan are both disposed at a rear end of the shelf, the first fan faces the third channel, and the second fan faces the second channel. A first airflow sequentially passes, from a front end of the shelf, through the front board module in the first accommodation area, the third channel, and the first fan to form a first heat dissipation channel. A second airflow sequentially passes through the inside of the rear board module, the second channel, and the second fan after entering the first channel from the outside of the shelf to form a second heat dissipation channel. | 04-28-2016 |
20160128230 | DOUBLE-ANGLED FACEPLATE FOR AIR FLOW SYSTEM - A faceplate of a line card is provided, and in one example embodiment, includes a top panel including a portion angled downward towards a front side of the faceplate, the angled portion having a plurality of holes, and a front panel disposed on the front side of the faceplate, attached to the angled portion of the top panel on its top side and having a beveled edge at its bottom side, the angled portion of the top panel and the beveled edge of the front panel facilitating an intake area for air flow between the line card and other parallel line cards assembled on a chassis. In specific embodiments, the plurality of holes are arranged in a honeycomb pattern with each hole comprising a Reuleaux hexagon having rounded corners. | 05-05-2016 |
20160150677 | Thermoelectric Cooler Controller - A thermal management system for an enclosure containing electrical components includes a thermoelectric cooling unit for controlling temperature inside the enclosure and a controller for the cooling unit, the controller being configured so that it can be installed within and protected by the enclosure, rather than requiring its own separate secure enclosure. The controller includes a simplified power management circuit that uses an input quick connector that receives a first cable connector for providing power to the circuit board, and an output quick connector that receives a second cable connector for supplying power from the input quick connector to the fan of the cooling unit. This one-in, one-out arrangement allows for the elimination of multiple hard-wired cable harnesses and the corresponding connectors on the circuit boards of existing controllers. The circuit board size is reduced, and terminal blocks eliminated, so that the controller can be installed inside the enclosure. | 05-26-2016 |
20160157383 | SIGNAL INPUT DEVICE | 06-02-2016 |
20160174409 | REVERSIBLE FAN ASSEMBLY | 06-16-2016 |
20160183410 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COOLING EQUIPMENT PROVIDED WITH ELECTRONIC BOARDS, USING AT LEAST ONE DISTINCT FLUID-COOLED COOLING BOARD | 06-23-2016 |
20160192536 | Suspended Electronic Display and Cooling Assembly - An electronic display assembly for suspending an electronic display from one or more elongate members is disclosed. A closed loop of circulating fluid, such as air, may be placed within a sealed electronics compartment. An open loop channel may permit fluid, such as ambient air, to pass through the assembly via a channel defined by the space between the back pan and the electronic display. A pair of passageways preferably extend vertically along the assembly and are configured to accommodate the passage of an elongate member. Clamps may be utilized within these passageways to secure the assembly to the elongate members. | 06-30-2016 |
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