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Cooling apparatus for flat display device

US7463487B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 4, 2006
Grant dateDec 9, 2008
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Expiry dateAug 15, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S345/905
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a cooling apparatus for a flat display device. The cooling apparatus includes a flat display module, a front cover for protecting a front portion of the flat display module, a back cover for protecting a rear portion of the flat display module, an air inlet formed on a portion of the back cover to allow external air to be introduced into the back cover, an air outlet formed on another portion of the back cover and extending along a longitudinal length of the flat panel display module; a fan disposed inside the back cover and aligned with the air outlet formed on the back cover, and an air outlet channel formed in the back cover and aligned with the air outlet formed on the back cover, the air outlet having an effective exhaust area having a longitudinal length extending in a longitudinal direction of the flat display module.

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