JP2003324295A - Outdoor installation type communication apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an outdoor installation type communication apparatus which can variably cool the apparatus in response to a heating quantity in the apparatus, and which has excellent economy for optimizing a cooling cost by incorporating flexibility in cooling capability. <P>SOLUTION: The outdoor installation type communication apparatus comprises: a communication unit body 10 having a communicating function unit including an electronic component for providing a communication service and removably mounted; and at least one of unitized corrugated door 20, fan unit 30, door 40 with a heat exchanger and a heat exchanger 50 for being mounted in a housing, mounted in the body 10 so as to cool by varying a cooling constitution and cooling capability in response to the heating quantity of the body 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an outdoor-installed communication device in which a cooling configuration and a cooling capacity can be changed according to a heat generation amount of a communication device installed outdoors.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional outdoor type communication device. In the figure, 60 is a conventional outdoor installation type communication device, 61 is a fan unit including a plurality of fans for circulating cold air, 62 is a heat exchanger, and 63 is an electronic component for providing communication service. Communication function unit.

A conventional outdoor installation type communication device 60 has a fan unit 61 and a communication function unit 63 provided inside a housing, and a heat exchanger 62 provided outside the housing. The outdoor-installed communication device 60 has a hermetically sealed housing for protecting the electronic components in the housing from the external environment such as sunlight, wind and rain, and harmful gas. In the closed casing, a fan unit 61 and a heat exchanger 62 are incorporated as cooling components in order to improve cooling efficiency. Therefore, the heat generated from the communication function unit 63 circulates inside the housing by the fan unit 61 and is radiated to the outside air through the surface of the housing or the heat exchanger 62.

Since the outdoor communication device 60 is installed on the road or the like, it is difficult to change the configuration of the communication device 60 once installed. Therefore, the device design is performed on the assumption that the configuration of the communication device 60 is not changed after the communication device 60 is installed. Therefore, the outdoor communication device 60
The thermal design is performed assuming the maximum amount of heat generated by the heat generated by the electronic components inside the equipment. Then, the fan unit 61 and the heat exchanger 62
The cooling components such as allow a cooling capacity to have a margin, and are provided in the communication device 60 from the beginning together with the other communication function unit 63.
One communication device is configured by being fixedly incorporated.

Since the communication device 60 has such a device configuration, there may be a large difference between the thermal design condition considering the maximum heat generation amount and the actual heat generation amount inside the device. In such a case, there is a drawback that the cooling parts are excessively installed.

[0006]

In the conventional outdoor-installed communication device, the cooling components are attached to the device from the beginning, the cooling structure and the cooling capacity are fixed, and the cooling amount is changed according to the heat generation amount of the communication device. The cooling configuration and cooling capacity could not be changed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to solve the problem that the cooling configuration and the cooling capacity of the outdoor-installed communication device are fixed, and the heat generation amount in the device is reduced. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an outdoor-installed communication device which is highly economical and can optimize the cooling cost by making the cooling configuration of the device variable and making the cooling capacity flexible.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, an outdoor type communication device of the present invention is a communication device to which a communication function unit composed of electronic parts for providing communication service is detachably attached. At least one or more cooling components are detachably attached to the main body and the communication device main body so as to cool the main body and the communication device main body by varying the cooling configuration and the cooling capacity in accordance with the amount of heat generation of the communication device main body. And is provided.

Further, in the outdoor-installed communication device according to the present invention, as a cooling component, a corrugated door having a detachable corrugated structure and a light shielding plate detachably attached to the outside of the corrugated door is used. It is characterized by using.

The present invention is also characterized in that, in the outdoor-installed communication device, a fan unit composed of at least one fan is used as a cooling component.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the outdoor-installed communication device, a door with a heat exchanger in which a heat exchanger for transmitting heat by a heat pipe is mounted on the door is used as a cooling component. is there.

Further, according to the present invention, in the outdoor-installed communication device, as a cooling component, a heat exchanger having a heat pipe for conducting heat inside the device to the outside of the device can be detachably attached to a casing of the communication device main body. It is characterized by using a different heat exchanger for mounting the housing.

According to the present invention, in an outdoor-installed communication device, the cooling components in the device are unitized, and the unitized cooling components are arbitrarily combined according to the amount of heat generated in the device to change the cooling structure and cooling capacity in the device. What can be done is the main feature. This is different from the conventional technique in that the cooling configuration and cooling capacity of the device can be changed according to the amount of heat generated in the device.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an outdoor communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 10 is a communication device main body, 20 is a corrugated door with a light-shielding plate, 30 is a fan unit, 40 is a door with a heat exchanger, and 50 is a heat exchanger for mounting the housing.

The outdoor-installed communication device includes a communication device main body 10 to which a communication function unit (not shown) composed of electronic parts for providing communication service is detachably attached, and heat generation of the communication device main body 10. A plurality of unitized cooling components, for example, a corrugated door 20 and a fan unit, each of which is detachably attached to the communication device main body 10 so as to cool by varying the cooling configuration and cooling capacity according to the amount. 30, a door 40 with a heat exchanger, and a heat exchanger 50 for housing attachment.

Next, it will be described that the cooling structure and the cooling capacity in which the cooling components are combined can be flexibly changed in accordance with the change in the heat generation amount of the communication device body 10.

When the communication device main body 10 is installed in a place where the amount of heat generated is small and the outside air temperature is low, the form of the cooling structure A (corrugated door 20) is basically used. The corrugated door 20 is mounted as a cooling component, and the inside of the communication device body 10 is cooled by natural air.

When the amount of heat generated inside the communication device body 10 increases and cannot be completely cooled by natural air cooling, a cooling structure B (corrugated door 20 + fan unit 30) is adopted. In this form, a corrugated door 20 and a fan unit 30 are mounted as cooling components. By mounting the fan unit 30, the air inside the communication device main body 10 is circulated, the temperature inside the communication device main body 10 is made uniform, and the heat radiation efficiency from the corrugated door is improved.

When the amount of heat generated inside the communication device body 10 further increases, a cooling structure C (fan unit 30 + door with heat exchanger 40) is adopted. This form is a cooling configuration B
In place of the corrugated door 20, the door with heat exchanger 4
It is equipped with 0. In the cooling configuration C, the fan unit 30 and the door 40 with a heat exchanger are mounted as cooling components. Accordingly, the heat inside the communication device body 10 can be radiated to the outside air through the heat exchanger of the door 40 with a heat exchanger having excellent heat conduction, so that the cooling capacity can be improved.

When the amount of heat generated inside the communication device body 10 is further increased, a cooling configuration D (fan unit 30 + housing for mounting the housing 50) is adopted. In this form, a fan unit 30 and a housing-attaching heat exchanger 50 are mounted as cooling components. By mounting the heat exchanger 50 in the housing of the communication device body 10, the heat in the communication device body 10 can be efficiently radiated to the outside air.

As described above, it is possible to change the cooling configuration and the cooling capacity by arbitrarily combining the cooling components according to the amount of heat generated in the communication device main body 10, which is the object of the present invention to reduce the cooling cost. Optimization can be achieved.

In the embodiment described above, the cooling configurations A, B, C,
Although four of D have been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and various combinations such as mounting only the door 40 with the heat exchanger, mounting the door 40 with the heat exchanger + the fan unit 30 + the heat exchanger 50 for housing mounting, are possible. There are embodiments.

FIG. 2 (a) is a perspective view showing a corrugated door according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 (b) is shown in FIG.
It is the perspective view which looked at (a) from arrow B. In the figure, 2
Reference numeral 0 is a corrugated door, 21 is a light shielding plate, 22 is a corrugated structure portion, and 23 is an air passage. That is, the unitized corrugated door 20 that is detachably attached to the communication device main body as a cooling component for the outdoor-installed communication device according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a corrugated structure portion 22 forming an air passage 23, and The light shielding plate 21 is detachably attached to the outside of the corrugated structure portion 22.

The corrugated door 20 has a light shielding plate 21 and has an entire corrugated structure. By mounting the light shielding plate 21 on the door of the communication device main body with a sufficient space, it is possible to block the solar radiation that hits the door constituting the communication device main body and prevent the temperature rise of the communication device main body due to the solar radiation. Further, since a sufficient ventilation passage 23 is secured between the light shield plate 21 and the door constituting the communication device body, when the light shield plate 23 that receives solar radiation radiates the heat, heat is transmitted to the communication device body. It is possible to radiate heat without giving heat, and the heat inside the communication device body does not adversely affect the heat radiating from the housing surface to the outside air. Further, since the corrugated door 20 has a corrugated structure, the corrugated door 20 has a structure that easily dissipates heat in the communication device body. The corrugated door 20 is unitized and has a function of being detachable from the communication device body.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a fan unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 30 is a fan unit and 31 is a fan. That is, as a cooling component of the outdoor installation type communication device according to the embodiment of the present invention,
The unitized fan unit 30 that is detachably attached to the communication device main body includes at least one fan 31.

The fan unit 30 includes a plurality of fans 3
1, the temperature inside the communication device main body is made uniform by circulating the air inside the communication device main body. As a result, the heat inside the communication device body is easily conducted to the housing surface, and the heat radiation effect from the housing surface can be enhanced.
Further, in addition to the above effects, when a heat exchanger is mounted, the heat inside the communication device body is easily transferred to the heat exchanger,
The heat radiation effect from the heat exchanger can be enhanced.

The fan unit 30 is unitized and has a function of being removable from the communication device body.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a door with a heat exchanger according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 40 is a door with a heat exchanger, 41 is a heat exchanger, and 42 is a light shielding plate. That is, as the cooling component of the outdoor-installed communication device according to the embodiment of the present invention, the unitized door 40 with the heat exchanger that is detachably attached to the communication device main body has the heat exchange in which heat is conducted by the heat pipe. It is configured by mounting the container on the door.

The door 40 with a heat exchanger has a heat exchanger 41 on the door.
It is equipped with. Therefore, the heat inside the communication device main body can be radiated to the outside air through the heat exchanger having excellent heat conduction, so that the cooling capacity can be improved. The door with the heat exchanger is unitized and has a function of being detachable from the communication device body.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a heat exchanger for housing attachment according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 50 is a heat exchanger for mounting a housing, 51 is a heat pipe, 52 is a fin, 53 is a heat exchanger part installed inside the device, 54 is a heat exchanger part installed outside the device, and 55 is It is a fan for radiating outside air. That is, as a cooling component for the outdoor-installed communication device according to the embodiment of the present invention, the unitized housing mounting heat exchanger 50 that is detachably attached to the communication device body is a heat that connects the inside and outside of the device. Pipe 51
The heat exchanger having the above is detachably attached to the casing of the communication device body.

The case-mounting heat exchanger 50 has a structure in which the inside air of the communication device body and the outside air of the communication device body are connected by a heat pipe 51. Heat exchanger part 5 installed in the device
3 and the heat exchanger section 54 installed outside the apparatus, the heat pipes 51 are connected to each other by a common fin 52, and a large number of similar fins 52 are installed. As a fan to be installed in the heat exchanger section 53 in the communication device main body, FIG.
The fan unit 30 shown by can be used.
Like the door 40 with a heat exchanger, the heat exchanger 50 for mounting the housing
Since the heat inside the device can be radiated to the outside through the heat exchanger having excellent heat conduction, the cooling capacity can be improved.
Further, the heat exchanger 50 for mounting the housing is unitized and has a function of being detachable from the main body of the communication device. Since the cooling components shown above are each unitized independently, it is possible to change the cooling configuration and cooling capacity in the communication device body by arbitrarily combining the cooling components according to the heat generation amount in the communication device body. I can. Therefore, the cooling cost can be optimized, and it is possible to provide the outdoor installation type communication device which is the object of the present invention and is excellent in economic efficiency.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the cooling components used for cooling the communication device main body are unitized and have a detachable function, they can be arbitrarily combined and used for communication. The cooling configuration and cooling capacity in the communication device body can be changed according to the amount of heat generated in the device body, which has the advantage of reducing the cost for cooling the outdoor-installed communication device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an outdoor communication device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a perspective view showing a corrugated door according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2B is a perspective view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a fan unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a door with a heat exchanger according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a heat exchanger for housing attachment according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional outdoor communication device.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Communication device body 20 corrugated door 30 fan unit 40 Door with heat exchanger 50 heat exchanger for housing mounting

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification code FI Theme Coat (reference) F28D 15/02 F28D 15/02 K L (72) Inventor Naoto Ueda 2-3 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo No. 1 F-Term within Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (reference) 3L044 AA04 BA06 CA13 DA01 EA03 KA04 5E322 AA01 BA05 BB03 CA06 DB10

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A communication device main body to which a communication function unit composed of electronic parts for providing a communication service is detachably attached, and a cooling configuration and a cooling capacity are changed according to a heat generation amount of the communication device main body. An outdoor-installed communication device, comprising: a plurality of unitized cooling components, at least one of which is detachably attached to the communication device main body so as to be cooled by cooling. 2. The corrugated door having a corrugated door having a detachable corrugated structure and a light shielding plate detachably attached to the outside of the corrugated door is used as the cooling component. Outdoor communication device. 3. The outdoor-installed communication device according to claim 1, wherein a fan unit including at least one fan is used as the cooling component. 4. The outdoor-installed communication device according to claim 1, wherein a door with a heat exchanger in which a heat exchanger for transmitting heat by a heat pipe is mounted on the door is used as the cooling component. 5. A case-attaching heat exchanger capable of detachably attaching to a case of a communication device body a heat exchanger having a heat pipe for conducting heat inside the device to the outside of the device as a cooling component. The outdoor-installed communication device according to claim 1.