Fire resistant and/or water resistant enclosure for operable computer digital data storage device
US7291784B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K5/021
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A fire and/or water resistant enclosure is provided for housing an operable digital data storage device. The enclosure is a low cost, preferably molded enclosure having various embodiments for providing resistance to fire and/or water. In one embodiment, a fan cooperates with one or more hatchless ventilation passageways to cool the digital data storage device. Passageways are sized to be sufficiently small to limit the transfer of heat through those passages sufficiently to prevent damage to the data storage device and to prevent loss of data stored thereon. Another embodiment provides a water resistant pouch surrounding the data storage device which may be made of flexible foil or of finned relatively robust and non-flexible thermal conductor. The enclosure in some embodiments utilizes a fan and in some embodiments operates without a fan. Similarly, the enclosure in some embodiments utilizes movable hatches and in other embodiments is hatchless in design.
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