Externally-cooled tape drive
US10681847B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L23/467
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tape drive includes a housing defining an internal volume, a heat-generating element disposed within the internal volume, a thermally-conductive element, a first end of the thermally-conductive element in thermal communication with the heat-generating element, and a heat dissipation unit disposed in an external volume outside of the internal volume, wherein a second end of the thermally-conductive element is disposed in the external volume and is in thermal communication with the heat dissipation unit.
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