Patent · US Expired

Device for cooling an electric module and a technical appliance

US6544309B1 · kind B1 · utility

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5References

12Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Bruno Hoefer · Munich, DE
Guido Reeck · Birkenfeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 12, 2001
Grant date	Apr 8, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 12, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05K7/20181
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus having at least one membrane filter for a superficial filtering of at least dirt particles from inflowing cooling air for cooling an electrical module and also at least one cooling device for establishing an air flow in the housing and for discharging the heated-up cooling air out of the housing from at least one air outlet, the membrane filter associated with a vibration generator to undergo a mechanical vibration which causes the dirt particles deposited on the surface to be dislodged.

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