Non-peripherals processing control module having improved heat dissipating properties
First Claim
1. An encasement for a computer processing control unit comprising:
- a main support chassis having a plurality of wall supports and a plurality of junction centers containing means for supporting a computer component therein;
a dynamic back plane that provides support for connecting peripheral and other computing components, wherein said dynamic back plane comprises a plurality of ports for connecting said peripheral devices and components; and
means for cooling said encasement.
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Abstract
The present invention features a non-peripherals-based processing control unit having an encasement module that is very small and durable compared to conventional computer encasement structures. The process control unit is capable of being incorporated into various devices and/or environments, of accepting applied and impact loads, of functioning as a load bearing structure, as well as being able to be processed coupled together with one or more processing control units to provide scaled processing power. The processing control unit of the present invention further features a unique method of cooling using natural convection, as well as utilizing known cooling means, such as liquid or thermoelectric cooling.
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66 Claims
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1. An encasement for a computer processing control unit comprising:
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a main support chassis having a plurality of wall supports and a plurality of junction centers containing means for supporting a computer component therein; a dynamic back plane that provides support for connecting peripheral and other computing components, wherein said dynamic back plane comprises a plurality of ports for connecting said peripheral devices and components; and means for cooling said encasement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer processing system comprising:
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an encasement module comprising; a main support chassis having a plurality of wall supports and a plurality of junction centers containing means for supporting a computer component therein; a dynamic back plane that provides support for connecting peripheral and other computing components directly to a system bus without requiring an interface, said system bus operable with said computing components to connect various peripheral and other devices and to allow these devices to communicate with each other and said processing control unit; and means for enclosing said main support chassis and providing access to an interior portion of said encasement module; one or more computer processing components disposed within said junction centers of said encasement module; and means for cooling said interior portion of said encasement module. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A system for dissipating heat from the interior of an encasement module of a processing control unit using natural convection, said system comprising:
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a main support chassis having a plurality of support walls to form an encasement module; one or more computer components removably supported within said encasement module to form a processing control unit, said computer component generating thermal discharge, thus heating the surrounding air; and ventilation ports of sufficient size formed at least at perimeter regions of said encasement module to only allow the passage of air into and out of the interior of said encasement module, said encasement module comprising a design capable of inducing natural, non-mechanically-forced airflow in and out of said ventilation ports. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A method for naturally dissipating heat from the interior portion of a computer encasement via natural convection, said method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a processing control unit comprising; a main support chassis having a plurality of curved support walls and coverings to form an encasement module; one or more computer components removably supported within said encasement module, said computer components generating thermal discharge, thus heating surrounding air particles within the interior of said encasement module; and ventilation ports of sufficient size formed at least at upper and lower regions of said encasement module to only allow the passage of air particles into and out of said interior of said encasement module; powering on said processing control unit to allow said computer components contained therein to become operational, wherein said computer component generates thermal discharge in the form of heated air particles, thus inducing natural, non-mechanically-forced airflow in and out of said ventilation ports of said processing control unit. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66)
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