System for using constricted convection with closed loop cooling system as the convection plate
AssigneeManufacturing Resources International, Inc.
InventorWilliam R. Dunn
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Abstract
A method for cooling an electronic display is disclosed herein. The electronic display preferably contains a rear surface, where a substantially planar surface is positioned adjacent to the rear surface to define a gap. Cooling air is preferably forced through said gap. In some embodiments, the additional step of circulating gas around the display in a closed loop may also be performed. In these embodiments the circulating gas may contact the front viewing surface of the electronic display, so that heat can be removed from this surface.
Claims20
A method for cooling an electronic display having a rear surface, comprising the steps of:
- placing a substantially planar surface adjacent to the rear surface of the electronic display to define a gap between the planar surface and the electronic display;
- placing a closed loop of circulating gas around the display;
- forcing a circulating gas around the closed loop;
- and
- forcing cooling air through said gap.
A method for cooling an electronic display having a front surface and a gap defined between a rear surface of the electronic display and a second posterior surface, comprising the steps of:
- circulating gas around the display in a closed loop;
- allowing the gas to contact the front surface of the electronic display;
- and
- forcing cooling air through the gap
- where the cooling air is not permitted to mix with the circulating gas.
A method for cooling an LED backlit liquid crystal display where the LED backlight contains a rear surface and the LCD contains a front viewing surface, and a posterior surface is spaced apart from the rear surface of the LED backlight to define a gap, the method comprising the steps of:
- circulating gas around the LCD and backlight in a closed loop;
- forcing cooling air through the gap;
- and
- preventing the circulating gas from mixing with the cooling air.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.