Patent ID: 6144556
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A heat dissipating housing for cooling heat generating electronic components, comprising:(a) a top, a bottom, a first end panel, a second end panel, first and second side panels, and an axis extending between said first end panel and said second end panel;(b) a first circuit board disposed adjacently above said bottom, said first circuit board having heat generating electronic components disposed intermediate and generally parallel to said top and said bottom;(c) said first end panel having a first port which permits the passage of air therethrough, where said first port is disposed in said first end panel below said bottom;(d) said bottom having a second port which permits the passage of air therethrough, where said second port is disposed in said bottom proximate said second end panel;(e) said first circuit board extending from said second end panel to a point proximate said first end panel thereby forming a first aperture proximate to said first end panel which permits the passage of air therethrough;(f) at least one subsequent circuit board disposed above said first circuit board, where said at least one subsequent circuit board extends from one said end panel to a point proximate an opposite end panel thereby forming an at least one subsequent aperture proximate to said opposite end panel which permits the passage of air therethrough, where said at least one subsequent aperture is disposed proximate to an end panel which is opposite to said aperture associated with said circuit board adjacently below;(g) said top having a third port permitting the passage of air therethrough, where said third port is proximate said end panel which is opposite to said aperture associated with said circuit board adjacently below said top, thereby causing air to wind through said ports and apertures of said housing along said axis from end to end in a serpentine path.