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Set-top box having dissipating thermal loads

  • US 9,220,185 B2
  • Filed: 05/12/2011
  • Issued: 12/22/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A set-top box comprising:

  • a housing having a first vertical outer wall with a first vent and a second vertical outer wall with a second vent;

    a circuit board having a first heat source element and a second heat source element;

    a contoured heatsink in thermal engagement with the first heat source element, wherein the contoured heatsink overlies at least one-third of the circuit board and extends along a first vertical side wall;

    a second heatsink contacting the second heat source element, wherein the second heatsink is located in only one half of the set-top and is aligned with the second vent; and

    ,a frame pan within the housing, the frame pan having a base and embosses, wherein the base is under the circuit board and over a lower wall of the housing and the embosses contact and support the circuit board.

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