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US20060250054A1
US20060250054A1 US10/533,852 US53385203A US2006250054A1 US 20060250054 A1 US20060250054 A1 US 20060250054A1 US 53385203 A US53385203 A US 53385203A US 2006250054 A1 US2006250054 A1 US 2006250054A1
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Andreas Reineke
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
    • G06F1/18—Packaging or power distribution
    • G06F1/181—Enclosures
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
    • G06F1/20—Cooling means

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  • the invention relates to a casing of an electrical appliance, especially a computer.
  • a commercially available computer casing generally has two side walls parallel to one another, a front and back wall and a bottom and top wall.
  • For cooling cooling devices are used, which are located inside the computer casing.
  • a fan sucks cooler ambient air into the casing and blows this air towards the microprocessor.
  • openings are usually provided on the rear wall of the casing through which air flows into the interior of the casing.
  • noise from the fan reaches the outside and is perceived by the user of such a computer as perturbing. It is also disadvantageous that dirt is frequently sucked into the casing.
  • the casing of an electrical appliance especially a computer, has at least one casing wall with a recess facing the interior of the casing.
  • the recess is constructed with at least one ventilation opening.
  • On the outside the recess is covered by a cover at least in the area of the ventilation opening.
  • the cover furthermore has a protective function. The risk of foreign bodies passing through the openings into the interior of the computer can be largely eliminated.
  • the wall and the cover can form a substantially flush surface. This is achieved by the recess arranged in the casing and the opening being almost invisible from outside. This type of configuration improves the aesthetic appearance of the casing wall.
  • the cover can more or less completely cover the wall area, which is configured as corrugated, depending on the distance at which the cover runs with respect to the wall. If the cover and the casing wall run in alignment with one another or parallel to one another at only a few millimetres, a circumferential gap can be formed between the two parts via which air exchange takes place if the cover is not already permeable to air.
  • the cover projects beyond the wall, it can be somewhat larger than the recess running therebehind.
  • the air intake for example, of a fan connected to the openings of the recess, takes place via the annular gap running between the wall and the cover. Care should be taken to ensure that the distance between the cover and the casing wall is sufficiently large that the required air flow can be provided for the cooling.
  • the cover is detachably affixed to the recess. Screw or clamping connections are feasible in this case.
  • the cover prefferably has at least one cross-piece which can be inserted in a corresponding fixing opening of the recess.
  • the cross-piece can be constructed with a lug at its outer end which engages in the fixing opening and thus presents a reliable fixing of the cover which can consist of plastic, for example.
  • the cover is permeable to air.
  • air reaches the interior of the casing not only through the slit but also through the cover.
  • the cover can be an air filter.
  • a filter before the opening.
  • glass fibre, cellulose, paper and a mixture thereof can be used as filter material.
  • the cover can be used as an advertising medium.
  • Various information can be applied to the surface of the cover, for example, the name of the manufacturer or the type of computer etc., which is thus clearly visible from the outside.
  • Another advantage is that the covers can quickly be changed without major expenditure.
  • a component to be cooled can be arranged on the side wall opposite to the recess.
  • a direct supply of air can be achieved over a short path from one side of the casing to the opposite side where the component to be cooled is fixed.
  • the temperature of the intaken air does not increase substantially inside the casing which considerably enhances the cooling performance.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the casing according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view along the line of intersection II-II from FIG. 1 .
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 show a casing wall 1 constructed with a corrugation-shaped recess 2 .
  • the casing wall 1 has a plurality of ventilation openings 3 whereby air can be exchanged between the interior of the computer 8 and the surroundings 9 .
  • the recess 2 is covered by a cover 4 on the outside 9 .
  • the cover 4 has two cross-pieces 6 which run perpendicular to the surface of the cover 4 .
  • the ends of the cross-pieces 6 engage in corresponding fixing openings 7 of the recess 2 where they are reliably connected to the casing wall 1 by means of a locating connection.
  • the recess 2 has a circular shape to which the shape of the cover 4 is matched.
  • the surface of the casing wall 1 and that of the cover 4 run on a plane so that these form a substantially flush “complete surface”.
  • a circumferential slot 5 is located between the outer edge of the cover 4 and the adjacent casing wall 1 .

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  • Cooling Or The Like Of Electrical Apparatus (AREA)
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DE10251541.7 2002-11-05
DE10251541A DE10251541B3 (de) 2002-11-05 2002-11-05 Gehäuse
PCT/DE2003/003337 WO2004043122A2 (fr) 2002-11-05 2003-10-09 Logement

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WO (1) WO2004043122A2 (fr)

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US3971877A (en) * 1975-09-29 1976-07-27 Lawrence Y. Lee Removable filters on electronic chassis and method of assembling same
US4989506A (en) * 1988-11-09 1991-02-05 Whirlpool Corporation Charcoal filter system for a trash compactor
US5547272A (en) * 1995-04-24 1996-08-20 At&T Global Information Solutions Company Modular cabinet bezel
US5673029A (en) * 1996-02-15 1997-09-30 Orbitron Computer System, Inc. Apparatus for cooling a memory storage device
US6185097B1 (en) * 1997-09-10 2001-02-06 Inclose Design, Inc. Convectively cooled memory storage device housing
US6064570A (en) * 1998-03-26 2000-05-16 Dell U.S.A., L.P. Computer processor/heat sink assembly having a dual direction air flow path
US6396684B2 (en) * 1998-04-10 2002-05-28 Lg Electronics Inc. Structure of tower-type personal computer
US6296333B1 (en) * 1999-01-19 2001-10-02 Sun Microsystems, Inc. Ventilation of desktop workstation
US6267422B1 (en) * 1999-06-23 2001-07-31 Cbc Industries, Inc. Side mount hoist ring
US20020141154A1 (en) * 2001-03-27 2002-10-03 Chin-Chu Huang Movable mechanism for using with electrical apparatus to be dissipated
US20050286223A1 (en) * 2004-06-24 2005-12-29 Morales Ralph G Electronic device baffle

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EP1558986A2 (fr) 2005-08-03
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WO2004043122A3 (fr) 2004-08-12
WO2004043122A2 (fr) 2004-05-21

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