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COMPUTER LED BAR AND THERMAL ARCHITECTURE FEATURES

  • US 20140085564A1
  • Filed: 09/26/2012
  • Published: 03/27/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computing device, comprising:

  • a chassis, the chassis formed of a thermally conductive material and configured to enclose and support a plurality of operating components;

    a liquid crystal display (LCD) module, comprising;

    an illumination source configured to provide an amount of light and a corresponding amount of waste heat, the amount of waste heat being commensurate with the amount of light provided,a light guide configured to receive and internally disperse at least some of the light provided by the illumination source, andan LCD cell configured to receive at least some of the internally dispersed light, wherein the LCD cell further comprises a plurality of liquid crystals and a color filter, wherein the liquid crystals respond to a control signal by passing a pre-determined amount of the light received from the light guide to the color filter;

    a cover glass layer disposed in front of and in contact with the LCD cell;

    a mounting frame for attaching the cover glass layer to the chassis, wherein the mounting frame and the cover glass layer are configured to inhibit a flow of heat between the chassis and the LCD display module; and

    a waste heat transport system thermally coupling the LCD module and the chassis, wherein the waste heat transport system transports an amount of the waste heat generated by the LCD module to the chassis sufficient to maintain the LCD module within a pre-selected operating temperature range.

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