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US 2006/0215357 A1Published application
Heatsink for Digital Video Recorder
AssigneeScientific-Atlanta, Inc.
InventorsPhillip Green, Dennis Jesensky, Robert Disney, Roger Barbour, Bradford Rogers
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Abstract
A heat sink assembly for cooling a DVR enabled set-top box. A heat sink is coupled to a chassis of the set-top box as well as to a storage device within the chassis. Heat is transferred from the storage device to the exterior of the chassis to be vented to the exterior environment surrounding the set-top box.
Claims22
An assembly for regulating temperature of a storage device within an enclosure, said assembly comprising:
- a heat sink coupled to a chassis and said chassis at least partially defining said enclosure, wherein said heat sink is sized to be received within an inwardly recessed portion of a portion of said chassis;
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- a thermally conductive material positioned in between said heat sink and said storage device.
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A set-top box comprising:
- a top cover and a chassis for defining an enclosure;
- a storage device housed within said enclosure;
- an outlet to vent air from within said enclosure to the exterior environment surrounding said set-top box;
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- a heat sink coupled to said storage device, wherein said chassis comprises a substantially vertically oriented portion, said portion of said chassis having an inwardly recessed portion to receive said heat sink.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.