Perimeter ventilation system
First Claim
1. An electronic display assembly comprising:
- an electronic display;
a housing for the electronic display;
a panel having a perimeter;
an ingestion gap for ingesting open loop fluid from the ambient environment, wherein said ingestion gap is 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, wherein said exhaustion gap is positioned along a second vertical and a second horizontal portion of the perimeter;
a channel positioned behind the electronic display;
a first gaseous pathway connecting the ingestion gap to the channel;
a second gaseous pathway connecting the channel to the exhaustion gap;
at least one 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 includes a housing for an electronic display and a panel having a perimeter. An ingestion gap ingests, and an exhaustion gap exhausts, open loop fluid. The ingestion and exhaustion gaps are each located along vertical and horizontal portions of the perimeter. A channel is positioned behind the electronic display. A first and second gaseous pathway connect the ingestion gap and the exhaustion gap, respectively, to the channel. A first and second channel are positioned vertically and form at least a portion of the first and second gaseous pathways. A first and second channel septum are placed in the first and second side channel, respectively. 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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Citations
18 Claims
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1. An electronic display assembly comprising:
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an electronic display; a housing for the electronic display; a panel having a perimeter; an ingestion gap for ingesting open loop fluid from the ambient environment, wherein said ingestion gap is 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, wherein said exhaustion gap is positioned along a second vertical and a second horizontal portion of the perimeter; a channel positioned behind the electronic display; a first gaseous pathway connecting the ingestion gap to the channel; a second gaseous pathway connecting the channel to the exhaustion gap; at least one 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, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic display assembly comprising:
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an electronic display; a backlight; a panel having a perimeter; a housing for the electronic display; an ingestion gap located between said housing and a first portion of the perimeter; an exhaustion gap located between said housing and a second portion of the perimeter; 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, wherein said heat exchanger comprises a first pathway for open loop fluid and a second pathway for circulating gas, wherein the first and second pathways do not intersect one another; at least one 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; at least one circulating fan positioned to force circulating gas through the heat exchanger; a plate; a rear channel in gaseous communication with the first side channel and the second side channel, wherein the rear channel is defined by the space between the backlight and the plate; a door cavity behind the electronic display which accepts open loop fluid from the first side channel and directs the accepted open loop fluid towards the rear channel; and a central septum positioned within the door cavity such that the open loop fluid traveling from the first side channel towards the rear channel is substantially prevented from mixing with the open loop fluid traveling from the rear channel to the second side channel. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
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17. An electronic display assembly comprising:
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an electronic display; a panel extending substantially parallel with the electronic display and having a first perimeter; a housing for the electronic display having a second perimeter; an ingestion gap located between a first portion of the first perimeter and a first portion of the second perimeter; an exhaustion gap located between a second portion of the first perimeter and a second portion of the second perimeter; a heat exchanger located within said housing and having a first pathway for open loop fluid and a 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; one or more circulating fans 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; and one or more open loop fans positioned to cause the flow of open loop fluid into the ingestion gap, through the heat exchanger, and out of the exhaustion gap.
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Specification