System for cooling an electronic image assembly with circulating gas and ambient gas
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- an electronic image assembly and a housing assembly containing said electronic image assembly;
a first fan affixed to said housing assembly to force circulating gas through a first zone of the interior of said housing assembly;
a second fan affixed to said housing assembly to cause a flow of ambient gas from outside said housing assembly to pass through a second zone of the interior of said housing assembly; and
a structure positioned within said housing assembly to allow the circulating gas to cross the flow of the ambient gas while substantially prohibiting the circulating gas from mixing with the ambient gas.
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Abstract
An apparatus for cooling an electronic image assembly with ambient gas and circulating gas is disclosed. A first fan may be positioned to force the circulating gas around the electronic image assembly in a closed loop while a second fan may be positioned to cause a flow of ambient gas. A structure is preferably positioned to allow the circulating gas to cross the flow of the ambient gas while substantially prohibiting the circulating gas from mixing with the ambient gas. A pair of manifolds may be placed along the sides of the electronic image assembly and may be in gaseous communication with a plurality of channels placed behind the electronic image assembly. A heat exchanger may be used in some exemplary embodiments.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an electronic image assembly and a housing assembly containing said electronic image assembly; a first fan affixed to said housing assembly to force circulating gas through a first zone of the interior of said housing assembly; a second fan affixed to said housing assembly to cause a flow of ambient gas from outside said housing assembly to pass through a second zone of the interior of said housing assembly; and a structure positioned within said housing assembly to allow the circulating gas to cross the flow of the ambient gas while substantially prohibiting the circulating gas from mixing with the ambient gas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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an electronic image assembly and a housing assembly containing said electronic image assembly; a first fan affixed within the housing assembly to force the circulating gas through a first zone of said housing assembly; a second fan affixed within the housing to cause a flow of ambient gas through a second zone of said housing assembly; and a structure having a first series of voids which accept the circulating gas and a second series of voids which accept the ambient gas; wherein the first series of voids is oriented substantially perpendicular to the second series of voids. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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an electronic image assembly; a first fan positioned to force the circulating gas around the electronic image assembly in a closed loop; a second fan positioned to cause a first flow of ambient gas; a first structure positioned on a first side of the electronic image assembly which allows the circulating gas to cross the flow of the ambient gas without permitting the circulating gas to substantially mix with the ambient gas; a second structure positioned on a second side of the electronic image assembly which allows the circulating gas to cross the flow of the ambient gas without permitting the circulating gas to substantially mix with the ambient gas; and a heat exchanger which accepts both the circulating gas and the ambient gas without permitting the circulating gas to substantially mix with the ambient gas. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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Specification