Isolated Gas Heating System for an Electronic Display
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1. A heating system for an electronic display having a display surface, the system comprising:
- a first gas chamber positioned anterior to the electronic display surface;
a second gas chamber in gaseous communication with said first gas chamber;
a heating chamber fan within said second gas chamber to propel gas around the first and second gas chambers; and
means for heating the gas contained within the second gas chamber.
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Abstract
A preferred embodiment relates to a heating system and a method for heating an electronic display. A preferred embodiment includes a transparent gas heat-transfer chamber which may be coexistent with the viewable display surface. The heating system defines two gas compartments that are anterior and posterior to the electronic display and are in gaseous communication. Fans may be used to propel the isolated gas through the two chambers. The circulating gas transfers heat to the electronic display surface by convection. The isolated gas is preferably transparent or at least semi-transparent.
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1. A heating system for an electronic display having a display surface, the system comprising:
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a first gas chamber positioned anterior to the electronic display surface; a second gas chamber in gaseous communication with said first gas chamber; a heating chamber fan within said second gas chamber to propel gas around the first and second gas chambers; and means for heating the gas contained within the second gas chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A heating system for an electronic display having a display surface, said system comprising:
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a first gas chamber comprising the display surface of the electronic display; a transparent anterior plate separated from said display surface by spacers; and an entrance and exit opening; and a second gas chamber in gaseous communication with said first gas chamber, said second gas chamber comprising a heating plenum; a heating chamber fan to propel gas around the first and second gas chambers; and one or more heating elements. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for heating an electronic display having a display surface with isolated gas, comprising the steps of:
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providing an isolated gas system comprising a first gas chamber which is in contact with the electronic display surface and a second gas chamber comprising a heating plenum, wherein the first and second gas chambers are in gaseous communication; forcing isolated gas into the first gas chamber; transferring heat from the isolated gas to the electronic display surface; directing the isolated gas into the heating plenum; heating the isolated gas in the plenum; and reintroducing the heated isolated gas into the first gas chamber. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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