Welding power supply housing
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1. A housing for a welding power supply, the housing including:
- a main chamber defined by a base, an end panel mounted on each end of the base, and a cover enclosing the end panels,an inner chamber in the form of a tunnel formed between said end panels in the main chamber, one or more heat generating devices mounted on the tunnel, a louvre in each of said end panels aligned with the tunnel to allow air to flow through said tunnel to cool said heat generating devices and a main electrical control board and an interconnect board mounted in the main chamber in a spaced relation to said tunnel to isolate said boards from the air flow through the tunnel.
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A housing for a welding power supply, the housing including a main chamber and a tunnel through the main chamber, a number of electrical components mounted on the tunnel, a number of heat sinks mounted in the tunnel in operative engagement with said electrical components, a fan mounted in the tunnel for blowing air through said tunnel to cool the electrical components, an electrical control board and interconnect board mounted in the main chamber in a spaced relation to said tunnel to isolate the boards from the heat and air flow through the tunnel.
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1. A housing for a welding power supply, the housing including:
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a main chamber defined by a base, an end panel mounted on each end of the base, and a cover enclosing the end panels, an inner chamber in the form of a tunnel formed between said end panels in the main chamber, one or more heat generating devices mounted on the tunnel, a louvre in each of said end panels aligned with the tunnel to allow air to flow through said tunnel to cool said heat generating devices and a main electrical control board and an interconnect board mounted in the main chamber in a spaced relation to said tunnel to isolate said boards from the air flow through the tunnel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A housing for an induction heating power supply, the housing including:
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a main chamber defined by a base, two end panels and a cover mounted on the base and enclosing the end panels, an inner chamber in the form of a tunnel positioned between said end panels, one or more heat generating devices mounted on the tunnel, a heat sink mounted in the tunnel in thermal contact with one or more of the heat generating devices, a louvre in each of said end panels aligned with the tunnel to allow air to flow through said tunnel, and a fan mounted in one end of the tunnel to blow air through the tunnel to cool the heat sink. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. An induction heating power supply apparatus comprising:
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a housing for enclosing a number of heat generating electrical components and a number of heat sensitive electrical control boards mounted in said housing in a spaced relation to said heat generating electrical components, a tunnel mounted in said housing for supporting said heat generating components, a heat sink mounted in said tunnel and operatively connected to said heat generating electrical components, and a fan mounted in one end of said tunnel for blowing air through the tunnel to cool the heat sink. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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