Method and apparatus for the mitigation of noise generated by personal computers
US5898572A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 24, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/4973
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for removing heat from an acoustically shielded electro-mechanical assembly without relying upon a convective air flow and without the provision of bulky external heat sinks provides an acoustically shielded electro-mechanical assembly, such as a hard disk drive, that may be used in a personal computer. The invention may be used successfully in any application where noise mitigation measures, such as encapsulation of an electro-mechanical assembly within an acoustic shield, otherwise cause undesirable overheating of the assembly.
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