Patent ID: 6065530
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An enclosure for dissipating heat from an electronic component within the enclosure, the enclosure having a length, comprising:a plurality of protrusions on an inner surface of the enclosure for increasing an interior surface area of the enclosure for receiving heat from the electronic component, said plurality of protrusions allowing heated air to flow upward adjacent said inner surface whether the enclosure is vertically or horizontally oriented with respect to the length of the enclosure; anda plurality of continuous, diagonal fins on an outer surface of the enclosure for increasing an exterior surface area of the enclosure for dissipating heat from the enclosure to air around the enclosure, said plurality of fins allowing heated air to flow upward adjacent said outer surface whether the enclosure is vertically or horizontally oriented with respect to the length of the enclosure.