Enclosure device for displays

• US 9,943,017 B2
• Filed: 04/26/2016
• Issued: 04/10/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gamber-Johnson LLC
• Original Assignee: Premier Mounts
• Inventors: Bouissiere, Mike, Divanfard, Ross
• Primary Examiner(s): Ferguson, Dion R
• Assistant Examiner(s): JALALI, AMIR A.
• Application Number:
  US15/138,658
• Publication Number:
  US 20160324040A1
• Time in Patent Office: 714 Days
• Field of Search: 165287, 361690-698, 349 58, 349161, 401245, 4060701, 40773, 40765, 40772, 40780, 706213, 116 63
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/20972 Forced ventilation, e.g. on heat dissipaters coupled to components

Abstract

Embodiments herein include display enclosure devices and related methods. In an embodiment, a display enclosure device enclosing an interior volume is included. The housing can include a front panel defining an aperture. The display enclosure device can also include a translucent pane of material occluding the aperture in the front panel and an air intake vent disposed on the housing adjacent the bottom of the housing. The display enclosure device can also include a first fan in fluid communication with the air intake vent to move air from the air intake vent, through the filter, and into the enclosed interior volume. The display enclosure device can also include an air exhaust turret disposed on top of the housing. The air exhaust turret can include an air exhaust vent to convey air from inside the air exhaust turret to the exterior environment. Other embodiments are also included herein.

Claims

1. A display enclosure device comprising:

a housing enclosing an interior volume, the housing comprising

a front panel, the front panel defining an aperture;

a translucent pane of material occluding the aperture in the front panel;

an air intake vent disposed on the housing adjacent the bottom of the housing;

a first fan in fluid communication with the air intake vent to move air from the air intake vent and into the enclosed interior volume;

an air exhaust turret disposed on top of the housing and in fluid communication with the interior volume of the housing;

the air exhaust turret comprising an air exhaust vent to convey air from inside the air exhaust turret to exterior environment;

wherein the housing defines a first upward airflow path at front of the housing corresponding to a space between the translucent pane of material and front side of a monitor when mounted inside the interior volume and a second upward airflow path at middle and/or back of the housing corresponding to a space between back side of the monitor when mounted inside the interior volume and the back of the housing, and wherein the first upward airflow path is isolated from the second upward airflow path from the inlet of each airflow path to the air exhaust turret.

2. The display enclosure device of claim 1, further comprising a filter in fluid communication with the air intake vent.

3. The display enclosure device of claim 1, further comprising an airflow valve in fluid communication with the air exhaust vent, the airflow valve configured to open when air pressure inside the air exhaust turret exceeds air pressure in the exterior environment.

4. The display enclosure device of claim 1, the air exhaust turret comprising an overhanging edge portion, the overhanging edge portion separated from the top surface of the housing by an air gap.

5. The display enclosure device of claim 1, the air exhaust vent disposed on bottom of the overhanging edge portion.

6. The display enclosure device of claim 5, the air exhaust turret comprising multiple sides, the air exhaust vent allowing air to flow out of the air exhaust turret on more than one side.

7. The display enclosure device of claim 1, direction of airflow through the air exhaust turret changing from upward to downward.

8. The display enclosure device of claim 1, the air exhaust turret comprising a shape selected from polygonal, rectangular, square, non-polygonal, oval, and circular.

9. The display enclosure device of claim 1, the air exhaust turret comprising a waterproof top surface.

10. The display enclosure device of claim 1, further comprising a hinge coupling the front panel to the housing allowing bottom portion of the front panel to swing outward from the bottom portion of the housing.

11. The display enclosure device of claim 1, further comprising airflow baffles disposed within the housing to at least partially define the first upward airflow path and the second upward airflow path.

12. The display enclosure device of claim 1, the air intake vent comprising a mesh material through which incoming air flows.

13. The display enclosure device of claim 1, the air intake vent comprising louvers to selectively close off passage of air through the air intake vent.

14. The display enclosure device of claim 13, further comprising an actuator coupled to the louvers to open and close the louvers.

15. The display enclosure device of claim 1, a recirculation fan to recirculate air through the interior volume.

16. The display enclosure device of claim 15, further comprising electric heating elements.

17. The display enclosure device of claim 1, a monitor support bracket disposed within the housing;

the support bracket comprising several long articulated sections to hold a display monitor.

18. The display enclosure device of claim 17, the support bracket configured to swivel bottom portion of the display monitor outward.

19. The display enclosure device of claim 1, a temperature sensor disposed within the housing and a control unit in electronic communication with the temperature sensor;

the control unit configured to control operation of the first fan.

20. The display enclosure device of claim 19, wherein the control unit initiates movement of the first fan when temperature sensor indicates that temperature has risen above a threshold temperature.

21. The display enclosure device of claim 19, wherein the control unit sets speed of the first fan proportionately to difference between a threshold temperature and current temperature indicated by the temperature sensor.

22. The display enclosure device of claim 1, a second fan in fluid communication with the enclosed interior volume and the air exhaust vent.

23. The display enclosure device of claim 2, the filter comprising a filter medium to remove particulate material from air passing through the filter.

24. The display enclosure device of claim 23, the filter medium comprising a reticulated cellulose material.

25. The display enclosure device of claim 1, the housing further comprising:

a back panel opposite the front panel;

a first side panel;

a second side panel opposite the first side panel;

a top panel having a water-tight top surface; and

a bottom panel.

26. The display enclosure device of claim 25, the housing further comprising an internal frame to which the panels are attached.

27. The display enclosure device of claim 25, wherein distance between the front panel and the back panel is less than half of distance between the first side panel and the second side panel.

28. The display enclosure device of claim 1, a display monitor disposed within the housing aligned with the aperture in the front panel, the display monitor selected from the group consisting of LED, OLED, LCD, or other flat or curved panel display monitors.

29. A modular display enclosure device comprising:

at least two housing modules each enclosing an interior volume, the housing modules each comprising

a front panel, the front panel defining an aperture;

at least two translucent panes of material occluding the apertures in the front panels;

at least two air intake vents disposed on the housing modules adjacent the bottom of the housing modules;

at least two filters in fluid communication with the air intake vents;

at least two first fans in fluid communication with the air intake vents to move air from the air intake vents, through the filters, and into the enclosed interior volumes;

at least two air exhaust turrets disposed on top of the housing modules and in fluid communication with the interior volumes of the housing modules;

the air exhaust turrets comprising air exhaust vents to convey air from inside the air exhaust turrets to exterior environment;

wherein each of the housing modules defines a first upward airflow path at front of the housing module corresponding to a space between the translucent pane of material and front side of a monitor when mounted inside the interior volume and a second upward airflow path at middle and/or back of the housing module corresponding to a space between back side of the monitor when mounted inside the interior volume and the back of the housing module, and wherein the first upward airflow path is isolated from the second upward airflow path from the inlet of each airflow path to the air exhaust turret.