Air filtering system

• US 7,794,529 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2007
• Issued: 09/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lo, Huan-Liang
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith; Duane
• Assistant Examiner(s): MCKENZIE, THOMAS B
• Application Number:
  US11/967,015
• Publication Number:
  US 20090078122A1
• Time in Patent Office: 990 Days
• Field of Search: 553/17, 553/28, 553/851, 554/00, 554/75, 554/95, 553/856, 553/54, 552/85, 964/20, 964/29, 963/97, 964/01, 964/07, 95/14, 210/160, 210/359, 210/400, 210/526, 210/783
• US Class Current: 96/420
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2279/45 for electronic devices, e.g. computers, hard-discs, mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 46/18 Particle separators, e.g. dust precipitators, using filtering belts
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 46/448 by temperature measuring
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 46/46 automatic
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/20181 Filters; Louvers
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/207 Thermal management, e.g. cabinet temperature control

Abstract

An exemplary air filtering system is for filtering air passing through a ventilating opening of an electronic device casing. The air filtering system includes an air filtering unit, an actuating unit, and a monitoring and controlling unit. The air filtering unit includes a flexible air filtering mesh, a driving shaft and a following shaft. The driving and following shaft are rotatably positioned at opposite sides of the ventilating opening. The air filtering mesh is wrapped around the driving and following shafts with opposite ends thereof positioned to the driving and following shaft respectively. A portion of the air filtering mesh between the driving and following shafts covers the ventilating opening. The actuating unit is connected to the driving shaft of the filtering unit. The monitoring and controlling unit is configured to monitor a temperature in the electronic device casing and control the actuating unit according to the temperature.

Claims

1. An air filtering system for filtering air passing through a ventilating opening of an electronic device casing, the air filtering system comprising:

an air filtering unit comprising a flexible air filtering mesh, a driving shaft, and a following shaft, the driving shaft and the following shaft configured for being rotatable positioned at opposite sides of the ventilating opening, the air filtering mesh being wrapped around the driving shaft and the following shaft with opposite ends thereof positioned to the driving shaft and the following shaft respectively, a portion of the air filtering mesh between the driving shaft and the following shaft configured for covering the ventilating opening;

an actuating unit connected to the driving shaft of the filtering unit; and

a monitoring and controlling unit comprising;

a temperature monitor configured to monitor a temperature in the electronic device casing;

a micro-processing unit; and

a timer configured to control the micro-processing unit to read a current temperature from the temperature monitor at intervals, the micro-processing unit being configured to control the actuating unit according to the read current temperature, wherein the timer is configured for controlling the micro-processing unit to read a current temperature from the temperature monitor at intervals in a manner that the newer the air filtering mesh, the longer the interval, and the older the air filtering mesh, the shorter the interval.

2. The air filtering system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the filtering unit comprises two carriers disposed at opposite sides of the ventilating opening, the carriers being configured to receive the driving shaft and the following shaft.

3. The air filtering system as claimed in claim 2, wherein each carrier is a hollow shell and comprises two supports at opposite ends thereof, and wherein opposite ends of the driving shaft and the following shaft are rotatably supported on the supports of the corresponding carrier.

4. The air filtering system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the supports are configured to facilitate installation of the carriers to the electronic device casing.

5. The air filtering system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the timer is re-initialized and resumes timing after an unused portion of the air filtering mesh replaces the used portion of the air filtering mesh covering the ventilating opening.

6. The air filtering system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the actuating unit comprises a rotary shaft and a coupling connecting the rotary shaft to the driving shaft of the air filtering unit so that the driving shaft rotates along with a rotation of the rotary shaft.