Device for removing heat from a power connector
US7158379B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S439/947
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A heat removal device includes a shroud on a top side of a printed circuit board that contains a power connector. An air intake vent is located underneath the printed circuit board and directs air up through printed circuit board vias into the shroud. Openings are located in a power connector housings that allow air to flow over conductors in the connector and out an air outtake vent. The conductors include heat sink fins that extend out of the openings in the connector housing.
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