Device for removing heat from a power connector
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1. A connector having a connecting face, comprising:
- conductors connectable through the connecting face;
a housing substantially enclosing the conductors and including first, second and third sides, the first side coinciding with the connecting face, the second and third sides including openings on opposite sides of the housing that together form a passageway extending completely through the connector from the second side to the third side for promoting air flow across the conductors and through the housing; and
an air flow control device configured to direct air through holes in a circuit board and into one of the housing openings.
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Abstract
A heat removal device includes a shroud on a top side of a printed circuit board that contains a power connector. An air intake vent is located underneath the printed circuit board and directs air up through printed circuit board vias into the shroud. Openings are located in a power connector housings that allow air to flow over conductors in the connector and out an air outtake vent. The conductors include heat sink fins that extend out of the openings in the connector housing.
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1. A connector having a connecting face, comprising:
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conductors connectable through the connecting face; a housing substantially enclosing the conductors and including first, second and third sides, the first side coinciding with the connecting face, the second and third sides including openings on opposite sides of the housing that together form a passageway extending completely through the connector from the second side to the third side for promoting air flow across the conductors and through the housing; and an air flow control device configured to direct air through holes in a circuit board and into one of the housing openings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A heat removal system, comprising:
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a circuit board power connector including electrical contacts for inserting into a first set of contact holes electrically connected to a circuit board; and a device attached over the circuit board power connector for directing air from underneath the circuit board up through a second set of contact holes, through the power connector and out an output vent for directing heat away from the power connector. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A heat removal system, comprising:
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a device attached over a circuit board power connector and including an output vent for directing heat away from the power connector; an air intake vent located on an underside of the printed circuit board for directing air up through holes in the printed circuit board and into the device; and a hinge that couples the device with the air intake vent.
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19. An air flow control device for cooling a circuit board power connector, comprising:
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a unit for containing a circuit board power connector; an air intake vent for directing air into the unit; an air outtake vent for directing the air out of the unit; and conductors arranged to direct the air through the power connector in channels exposing a majority of a surface area of the conductors. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A connector, comprising:
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conductors; a housing containing the conductors; and an air flow control device substantially enclosing the housing including an air intake vent on one side for promoting air flow through a circuit board into the housing and across parallel passageways exposing upper and lower surfaces of the conductors. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 28, 29)
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27. A method for removing heat, comprising:
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directing an air flow from beneath a circuit board through a first set of electrically coupled contact holes located in the circuit board; circulating the air past electrical contacts of conductors inserted in a second set of electrically coupled contact holes located in the circuit board; and directing the air into a housing and through multiple passageways of the conductors. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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