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US 2007/0182286 A1Published application
Small piezoelectric air pumps with unobstructed airflow
AssigneeSiemens Technology-To-Business Center, LLC
InventorsIrving Scher, Peter Varadi
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Abstract
A T-shaped blade, or one or more hollow tubes, are vibrationally excited by one or more piezoelectric elements to generate an airflow from a free end of the blade or tube(s). The airflow may be directed to, or drawn away from, an electronic component to cool the electronic component.
Claims6
1-33. (canceled)
A method comprising:
- providing a T-shaped blade;
- and
- using a piezoelectric element to drive an end of a cross-bar element of the T-shaped blade to direct air to an electronic component.
A method comprising:
- providing a T-shaped blade;
- and
- using a piezoelectric element to drive an end of a cross-bar element of the T-shaped blade to draw air away from an electronic component.
38-43. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.