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US 10,772,243 B2Granted
Display system
OwnerNick Leeinventor
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Abstract
A display system including an upright housing meeting IP56 weatherproofing standards and including a first vent and a second vent positioned vertically above the first vent, a mounting arm coupled to the upright housing, an industrial PC mounted within the upright housing between the first vent and the second vent, a fan mounted within the upright housing adjacent the first vent, a thermostat mounted within the upright housing and controlling the fan continuously at or above a non-zero minimum speed so that a positive pressure is maintained within the upright housing between the first vent and the second vent, and a large format display mounted to the mounting arm and receiving signals from the industrial PC.
Claims17
An outdoor display mounting apparatus comprising:
- an upright tower for supporting a display housing adapted to receive an electrically powered and electronically controlled display;
- said tower having a tower width, a tower depth and a tower height;
- said housing having a housing width, a housing depth and a housing height;
- said tower width being less than said housing width and said tower height being greater than said housing height;
- said tower width being greater than said tower depth and said housing width being greater than said housing depth;
- said tower having a forward surface and a rear surface, and left and right side surfaces interconnecting said forward surface and a rear surface, left and right side edges defining said interconnection;
- said surfaces defining a chamber;
- said chamber being adapted to contain a computer adapted to control said display;
- said chamber being adapted to contain a power supply adapted to power said display;
- said computer and power supply creating a heat source;
- said rear surface being formed and arranged to define at least one aperture;
- closure for said at least one aperture being formed and arranged to define a top vent and a bottom vent;
- said rear surface defining a plane;
- said top vent and bottom vent being oriented one vertically above the other in the same plane;
- said chamber being adapted to contain a fan to move cooling air so as to transmit heat from said computer and power supply exterior to said chamber;
- said cooling air traveling on a first path passing generally horizontally after passing through said bottom vent, a second path generally vertically past said heat source, and a third path generally horizontally to exit said top vent;
- said computer being located between said top vent and said bottom vent so that said cooling air passes said computer;
- said flow direction being substantially limited to said first path, second path and third path and alternative paths being substantially limited;
- said display mounting apparatus further comprising a second computer mounted within the tower between the first vent and the second vent;
- and a second large format display coupled to a mounting arm and receiving signals from the second computer.
17 more elements
A display system comprising:
- an upright pedestal meeting IP56 weatherproofing standards and including a first vent for intake and a second vent for exhaust;
- said upright pedestal having one vertically oriented axis on a rear surface;
- said second vent is formed and arranged so as to be connected to said pedestal vertically above said first vent and on said axis;
- a mounting arm coupled to the upright pedestal;
- a controller mounted within the upright pedestal above the first vent;
- said controller being a heat source;
- said controller being positioned between said first vent and said second vent;
- a continuously operational fan mounted within the upright pedestal adjacent said first vent;
- a large format display having a display width, display depth and display height,
- said large said display being mounted outside the pedestal to the mounting arm and receiving signals from the controller;
- cooling said large format display being independent of said flow;
- said pedestal having a pedestal width, a pedestal depth and a pedestal height;
- said pedestal width being greater than said pedestal depth;
- said pedestal height be substantially greater than said display height;
- said display system further comprising a second controller mounted within the upright pedestal above the first vent;
- and a second large format display coupled to the mounting arm outside the pedestal and receiving signals from the second controller.
13 more elements
A display system for use in an environment having a horizon comprising:
- a column configured to support one or more large format displays;
- said column being sealed so as to be weather resistant and including a first vent for intake and a second vent for exhaust;
- said column having one axis perpendicular to the horizon;
- said second vent is formed and arranged so as to be connected to said column vertically above said first vent on said axis;
- a controller mounted within the column and configured to send display signals to the one or more large format displays;
- a display housing is mountable separately from said column;
- a fan mounted within the column and positioned vertically below the controller, the fan operating continuously at or above a non-zero minimum speed to maintain a positive pressure within the column;
- said column includes said first vent positioned below the controller and a second vent positioned above the controller;
- said controller being a heat source cooled by air flow passing in said first vent and turning from a horizontally inward direction to a vertically upward direction with no substantial portion diverting to a direction other than said vertically upward direction;
- said air flow receiving heat from said controller while passing in said vertically upward direction;
- said heat added vertically upwardly ascending heat flow turning to a horizontal direction to exit said second vent perpendicularly to said vertical axis, with no substantial portion diverting to or from a direction other than said vertically upward direction,
- said display system further comprising a second controller mounted within the column above the first vent;
- and a second large format display coupled to the mounting arm outside the column and receiving signals from the second controller.
10 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.