Constricted convection cooling for an electronic display
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1. A cooling system comprising:
- an electronic display comprising a backlight having a posterior surface;
a housing for the electronic display;
a constricted convection plate placed within the housing, spaced apart from the electronic display, and posterior to the posterior surface of the backlight, wherein the constricted convection plate covers at least the majority of the posterior surface;
a channel formed between the constricted convection plate and the posterior surface; and
a plurality of fans positioned along the channel to draw in ambient air and generate a substantially uniform flow of the ingested ambient air through the channel.
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Abstract
A system for cooling an electronic display is provided. The electronic display has a posterior surface and is located in a housing. A constricted convection plate is located behind, and covers a majority of, the posterior surface. A channel is formed between the constricted convection plate and the posterior surface. A fan draws ambient air through the channel.
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1. A cooling system comprising:
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an electronic display comprising a backlight having a posterior surface; a housing for the electronic display; a constricted convection plate placed within the housing, spaced apart from the electronic display, and posterior to the posterior surface of the backlight, wherein the constricted convection plate covers at least the majority of the posterior surface; a channel formed between the constricted convection plate and the posterior surface; and a plurality of fans positioned along the channel to draw in ambient air and generate a substantially uniform flow of the ingested ambient air through the channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A cooling system for a liquid crystal display (LCD) comprising:
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a liquid crystal stack; a backlight assembly located behind the liquid crystal stack and comprising; a printed circuit board (PCB) having front and back sides, a plurality of LEDs mounted on the front side of the PCB, and a posterior surface on the rear side of the PCB; a constricted convection plate positioned behind, spaced apart from, and substantially parallel to the posterior surface of the PCB; a channel defined by the spaced between the constricted convection plate and the posterior surface of the PCB; and a number of fans positioned along the channel to draw in air and generate a substantially uniform flow of the ingested air across the channel to facilitate substantially uniform cooling of the backlight assembly. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electronic display assembly comprising:
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an electronic display comprising a front surface and a posterior surface; a constricted convection plate behind, spaced apart from, and substantially parallel with the posterior surface of the display, wherein the constricted convection plate covers a majority of the posterior surface; a housing containing the electronic display and the constricted convection plate; a fan positioned to force ambient air through a channel defined by the constricted convection plate and the posterior surface; and at least one electronic component located on the constricted convection plate such that the electronic component is positioned outside of the channel; wherein the constricted convection plate provides a thermal barrier between the at least one electronic device and the electronic display. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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