Patent · US Expired

Mechanical housing

US6628521B2 · kind B2 · utility

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137Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 12, 2001
Grant dateSep 30, 2003
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Expiry dateMar 12, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2201/12
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for containing objects, such as electronic circuit cards, and a method for making the same, the apparatus having a housing; at least one case disposed within the housing, the case adapted to confine the objects to different locations within the housing and comprising a frame, the region within the frame divided into two regions by a first partition, each of the two regions divided into a plurality of sections by a plurality of second partitions, each of the second partitions thermally coupled to the frame and the first partition, each of the sections divided into a plurality of slots, each slot having an object disposed therein for thermal contact between the first partition, a second partition, and one of a second partition and the frame; and at least one heat sink adapted to absorb heat from the case, the heat sink thermally coupled to the case and the housing.

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