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US 4,866,570 AGranted
Apparatus and method for cooling an electronic device
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorWarren W. Porter
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Abstract
The subject invention is an apparatus and method for cooling an electronic device. The apparatus comprises a vessel having upper and lower regions and inlet means for delivering a flow of cooling fluid to the upper region. The apparatus also includes means for positioning the device within the lower region but above the bottom of the vessel, and divider means within the vessel disposed between the flow and the device.
Claims21
An apparatus for cooling an electronic device comprising:
- a vessel having upper and lower regions;
- inlet means for delivering a flow of cooling fluid to said upper region;
- means for positioning said device within said lower region and above the bottom of said vessel;
- divider means within said vessel disposed between said flow and said device;
- and
- overflow means transferring fluid from said upper to said lower region such that the overflow means prevents fluid from directly contacting the electronic device.
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An apparatus for cooling an electronic device comprising:
- a vessel having upper and lower regions;
- inlet means for delivering a flow of cooling fluid to said upper region and for removing evaporated fluid therefrom;
- means for positioning said device within said lower region and above the bottom of said vessel;
- divider means within said vessel located between said first and second regions and disposed between said flow means and said device;
- overflow means for transferring fluid from said upper to said lower region, wherein said overflow means includes a plurality of first tubes extending through said divider means from said upper to said lower region and oriented so that the flow of fluid passing therethrough is directed away from said device;
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- relief means for the transfer of evaporated fluid from said lower to said upper region.
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A method for gradually cooling an electronic device comprising:
- providing a vessel with first, second and third regions;
- providing inlet means for delivering cooling fluid to said first region;
- positioning said device within said third region above the bottom of the vessel;
- providing divider means within said vessel between said inlet means and said device;
- and
- sequentially delivering cooling fluid to, and holding said fluid in, said first, second and third regions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.