Electronic display assembly with combined conductive and convective cooling
First Claim
1. An electronic display assembly comprising:
- a thermally conductive housing;
a transparent plate assembly located within a thermally conductive frame along a front of the thermally conductive housing;
an image assembly located within the thermally conductive housing and behind the transparent plate assembly so as to be viewable therethrough;
a gap between the image assembly and the transparent plate assembly forming a channel;
a space between each of a first edge and an opposed second edge of the image assembly and corresponding inner wall surfaces of the thermally conductive housing respectively forming an inlet opening and an outlet opening;
a first thermally conductive plate, a first portion of the first thermally conductive plate extending into the inlet opening to be in thermal communication with the first edge of the image assembly and a second portion of the first thermally conductive plate in contact with the thermally conductive frame; and
a second thermally conductive plate, a first portion of the second thermally conductive plate extending into the outlet opening to be in thermal communication with the second edge of the image assembly and a second portion of the second thermally conductive plate in contact with the thermally conductive frame.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an electronic display assembly having a thermally conductive housing and an image assembly. The image assembly is positioned within the thermally conductive housing and behind a transparent plate assembly. An inlet opening and outlet opening are formed by gaps located between opposing edges of the image assembly and the housing. A space between the image assembly and the plate assembly forms a channel. A thermally conductive plate extends from near the image assembly within each of the inlet opening and outlet opening to contact the housing. Heat from the image assembly is conductively transferred to the housing by the thermally conductive plates. A fan may be positioned to circulate cooling air through the channel via the inlet and outlet openings and apertures in the thermally conductive plates.
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19 Claims
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1. An electronic display assembly comprising:
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a thermally conductive housing; a transparent plate assembly located within a thermally conductive frame along a front of the thermally conductive housing; an image assembly located within the thermally conductive housing and behind the transparent plate assembly so as to be viewable therethrough; a gap between the image assembly and the transparent plate assembly forming a channel; a space between each of a first edge and an opposed second edge of the image assembly and corresponding inner wall surfaces of the thermally conductive housing respectively forming an inlet opening and an outlet opening; a first thermally conductive plate, a first portion of the first thermally conductive plate extending into the inlet opening to be in thermal communication with the first edge of the image assembly and a second portion of the first thermally conductive plate in contact with the thermally conductive frame; and a second thermally conductive plate, a first portion of the second thermally conductive plate extending into the outlet opening to be in thermal communication with the second edge of the image assembly and a second portion of the second thermally conductive plate in contact with the thermally conductive frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic display assembly comprising:
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a thermally conductive housing; a transparent plate assembly secured to the thermally conductive housing along a front portion thereof by a removable thermally conductive frame, the thermally conductive frame in thermal communication with the thermally conductive housing; an image assembly located within the thermally conductive housing and behind the transparent plate assembly so as to be viewable therethrough, the image assembly including a plurality of LEDs located along at least first and second opposing edges thereof; a gap between the image assembly and the transparent plate assembly forming a channel; a space between each of the first edge and the second edge of the image assembly and corresponding inner wall surfaces of the thermally conductive housing respectively forming an inlet opening and an outlet opening; a “
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-shaped first thermally conductive plate, a first portion of the first thermally conductive plate extending into the inlet opening to be in thermal communication with the LEDs disposed along the first edge of the image assembly and a second portion of the first thermally conductive plate in contact with the thermally conductive frame; anda “
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-shaped second thermally conductive plate, a first portion of the second thermally conductive plate extending into the outlet opening to be in thermal communication with the LEDs disposed along the second edge of the image assembly and a second portion of the second thermally conductive plate in contact with the thermally conductive frame;wherein heat generated by the LEDs is transferred to the atmosphere through a pathway comprising the thermally conductive plates, the thermally conductive frame and the thermally conductive housing. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic display assembly comprising:
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a thermally conductive housing forming a transparent plate assembly frame along a front portion thereof; a transparent plate assembly secured within the transparent plate assembly frame of the thermally conductive housing; an image assembly located within the thermally conductive housing and behind the transparent plate assembly so as to be viewable therethrough; a gap between the image assembly and the transparent plate assembly forming a channel; a space between each of a first edge and second edge of the image assembly and corresponding inner wall surfaces of the thermally conductive housing respectively forming an inlet opening and an outlet opening; a “
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-shaped first thermally conductive plate, a first portion of the first thermally conductive plate extending into the inlet opening to be in thermal communication with the first edge of the image assembly and a second portion of the first thermally conductive plate in contact with the transparent plate assembly frame of the thermally conductive housing; anda “
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-shaped second thermally conductive plate, a first portion of the second thermally conductive plate extending into the outlet opening to be in thermal communication with the second edge of the image assembly and a second portion of the second thermally conductive plate in contact with the transparent plate assembly frame of the thermally conductive housing;wherein heat generated by a plurality of LEDs associated with the image assembly is transferred to the atmosphere through a pathway comprising the thermally conductive plates and the thermally conductive housing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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