Patent · US Expired

Power supply unit or battery charging device

US6377021B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

U.S. Philips Corporation · US

Inventors

Thomas Duerbaum · Eschweiler, DE
Peter Luerkens · Aachen, DE
Juergen Halfmann · Bühl, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 26, 2001
Grant date	Apr 23, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 26, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05K7/20427
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a power supply unit or battery charging device (1). While of compact type, the device is to dissipate to the environment the heat generated during operation and, on the other hand, is to be extremely handy. There is proposed to provide cooling fins (4) on the housing (2) of the device, while the cooling fins (2) are arranged so that the cooling fin interstices are suitable for locking a cable (5) of the device.

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