Perimeter ventilation system
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1. An electronic display assembly comprising:
- an electronic display;
a front panel having a perimeter;
a housing, wherein said housing and said front panel are configured to substantially surround the electronic display;
an ingestion gap for ingesting open loop fluid from the ambient environment positioned along a first vertical and a first horizontal portion of the perimeter;
an exhaustion gap for exhausting open loop fluid to the ambient environment positioned along a second vertical and a second horizontal portion of the perimeter;
a channel positioned behind the electronic display;
a first gaseous pathway for open loop fluid to travel from the ingestion gap to the channel;
a second gaseous pathway for open loop fluid to travel from the channel to the exhaustion gap;
a fan positioned to cause the flow of the open loop fluid;
a first side channel positioned vertically and forming at least a portion of the first gaseous pathway and the second gaseous pathway;
a second side channel positioned vertically and forming at least a portion of the first gaseous pathway and the second gaseous pathway;
a first channel septum placed within the first side channel; and
a second channel septum placed within the second side channel.
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Abstract
An electronic display assembly for an electronic display includes a front panel having a perimeter and a housing. An ingestion gap ingests, and an exhaustion gap exhausts, open loop fluid. The ingestion and exhaustion gaps are each located along a vertical and horizontal portion of the perimeter. A channel is positioned behind the electronic display. A fan causes the open loop fluid to flow from the ingestion gap through a first gas pathway to the channel and from the channel to a second gas pathway and out the exhaustion gap.
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1. An electronic display assembly comprising:
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an electronic display; a front panel having a perimeter; a housing, wherein said housing and said front panel are configured to substantially surround the electronic display; an ingestion gap for ingesting open loop fluid from the ambient environment positioned along a first vertical and a first horizontal portion of the perimeter; an exhaustion gap for exhausting open loop fluid to the ambient environment positioned along a second vertical and a second horizontal portion of the perimeter; a channel positioned behind the electronic display; a first gaseous pathway for open loop fluid to travel from the ingestion gap to the channel; a second gaseous pathway for open loop fluid to travel from the channel to the exhaustion gap; a fan positioned to cause the flow of the open loop fluid; a first side channel positioned vertically and forming at least a portion of the first gaseous pathway and the second gaseous pathway; a second side channel positioned vertically and forming at least a portion of the first gaseous pathway and the second gaseous pathway; a first channel septum placed within the first side channel; and a second channel septum placed within the second side channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electronic display assembly comprising:
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an electronic display having a perimeter; a housing configured to surround a portion of the perimeter of the electronic display; an ingestion located between said housing and a first portion of the perimeter of the electronic display; an exhaustion gap located between said housing and a second portion of the perimeter of the electronic display; a first side channel positioned vertically within said housing and permitting gaseous communication between the ingestion gap and the first side channel; a second side channel positioned vertically within said housing and permitting gaseous communication between the second side channel and the exhaustion gap; a heat exchanger positioned within said housing and behind the electronic display having a first pathway for open loop fluid and a second pathway for circulating gas, wherein the first and second pathways do not intersect; a fan positioned to cause open loop fluid to flow into the ingestion gap, through the first side channel, through the heat exchanger, through the second side channel, and out of the exhaustion gap; and a circulating fan positioned to force circulating gas through the heat exchanger; wherein the ingestion gap and the exhaustion gap are positioned to face an intended observer of the electronic display. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic display assembly comprising:
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an electronic display having perimeter; a front panel positioned in front of and substantially parallel with the electronic display; a housing, wherein the housing and the front panel substantially surround the electronic display; an ingestion gap located between said housing and a first portion of the perimeter of the electronic display; an exhaustion gap located between said housing and a second portion of the perimeter of the electronic display; a heat exchanger located within said housing and having a first pathway for open loop fluid and a separate second pathway for circulating gas, wherein the first pathway and the second pathway are configured to substantially prevent the open loop fluid and the circulating gas from mixing with one another; a circulating fan positioned to force circulating gas through the heat exchanger; a septum placed between the ingestion gap and the exhaustion gap and near the vertical center of the electronic display and extending from a rear wall of said housing to said heat exchanger such that said open loop fluid is prevented from traveling therebeyond;
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