Active ventilation of a packaged electronic device during operat

Details Active ventilation of a packaged electronic device during operat Active ventilation of a packaged electronic device during operat

1999-12-10

2000-11-21

Picard, Leo P.

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...

For electronic systems and devices

361687, 361688, 361694, 361695, 174 161, 174 151, 16510433, 165185, 229120, H05K 720

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active

061512117

ABSTRACT:
A carton for shipping a computer is provided with an access panel in one of its sidewalls. The access panel is located adjacent to the power connector, network connector, and power switch for the computer. The access panel provides external access to the connectors and the switch when the computer is packaged inside the carton. The carton also has an intake flap and an exhaust flap in its other sidewalls. If the computer needs to be reconfigured or otherwise electronically accessed, the task may be performed without removing the computer from the carton. The access flap is opened so that power and network cables may be coupled to the computer connectors. One end of a ventilation hose is attached to the aperture formed by the intake flap and the other end of the hose is secured to an air compressor. When the computer is operational, the air compressor supplies compressed air through the hose to force ventilating air into the carton. The air circulates inside the carton, around the computer and out the exhaust port to maintain the thermally sensitive components of the computer in an acceptable operating temperature range. In addition, ventilation may be supplied or augmented by evacuating air through the exhaust port.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3670949 (1972-06-01), Galanes
patent: 3863831 (1975-02-01), Wozniacki et al.
patent: 5644472 (1997-07-01), Klein
patent: 5996074 (1999-11-01), Houck et al.

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