Patent ID: 11963328
Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. An electronic component connector cooling device, comprising:
a base portion;
a conduit portion extending from the base portion, the conduit portion having a cooling channel comprising one or more vanes disposed to direct the cooling fluid within the cooling channel;
a housing coupling interface formed in the base portion and operable to facilitate coupling the electronic component connector cooling device to, and supporting the electronic component connector cooling device about, a housing that at least partially forms an enclosure about an electronic component;
a connector coupling interface formed in the base portion and operable to facilitate coupling a connector to, and supporting the connector about, the electronic component connector cooling device, the connector operably connecting the electronic component to an external component external to the enclosure;
an inlet port formed in the conduit portion and in fluid communication with the cooling channel, the inlet port being operable to couple to a cooling fluid source external to the enclosure and to receive a cooling fluid from the cooling fluid source; and
one or more outlet ports formed in the base portion and in fluid communication with the cooling channel, wherein the one or more outlet ports is operable to direct the cooling fluid internal to the enclosure to cool the electronic component.