EP0145212B1
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Electronic apparatus stowage
Assignee: BAE Systems PLC
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Filing: 1984-10-29
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Granted: 1990-05-23
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Expires: 2004-10-29
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Philip Tittler
- 👤 Gerald David Whalley
- 👤 Sidney James Hook
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 12:50
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/20; H05K7/20536; H05K7/20627; H05K7/20636; H05K11/00; H05K11/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
Stowage means for electronic apparatus suitable for permanent mounting in a structure, including parallel spaced side walls (5, 6, 10) and parallel spaced end walls (7, 8) forming an open mouthed cabinet (1), a plurality of board members (2, 3, 4) carrying electronic apparatus having spaced edge regions adapted for thermal conduction, guide means (11, 21, 22) extending transversely across the spaced side walls (10) for slidably accepting and locating the edge regions when the board members are inserted through the mouth region (1F), and effecting a good thermal path between the board members and the side walls of the cabinet, first shroud means (13) providing a first fluid cavity between it and the side walls (10), the first shroud means having inlet and outlet means (14, 14a) for allowing a first fluid to flow through the first fluid cavity for cooling purposes, second shroud means (12) providing a second fluid cavity between it and the second shroud means, the second shroud means having inlet and outlet means (15, 15a) allowing a second fluid to flow through the second cavity for cooling purposes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
183 words
Stowage means for electronic apparatus suitable for permanent mounting in a structure, including parallel spaced side walls (5, 6, 10) and parallel spaced end walls (7, 8) forming an open mouthed cabinet (1), a plurality of board members (2, 3, 4) carrying electronic apparatus having spaced edge regions adapted for thermal conduction, guide means (11, 21, 22) extending transversely across the spaced side walls (10) for slidably accepting and locating the edge regions when the board members are inserted through the mouth region (1F), and effecting a good thermal path between the board members and the side walls of the cabinet, first shroud means (13) providing a first fluid cavity between it and the side walls (10), the first shroud means having inlet and outlet means (14, 14a) for allowing a first fluid to flow through the first fluid cavity for cooling purposes, second shroud means (12) providing a second fluid cavity between it and the second shroud means, the second shroud means having inlet and outlet means (15, 15a) allowing a second fluid to flow through the second cavity for cooling purposes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
Stowage means according to Claim 1 including thermal conduction means (16) provided between the cabinet and the first shroud means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
Stowage means according to Claim 2 including thermal conduction means (16) provided between the first shroud means and the second shroud means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
Stowage means according to any one of the previous Claims wherein one of the fluids is a gas and the other is a liquid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
Stowage means according to Claim 4 wherein the first fluid is a gas.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
Stowage means according to any one of the previous Claims wherein the guide means (11, 21, 22) include fluid ducts (24) whereby heat transfer from the board members is facilitated.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
Stowage means according to any of the previous Claims in which the guideways (11, 21, 22) include biasing means (23) to effect good thermal contact between the edge regions of the board members and the guideways.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
Stowage means according to any one of Claims 1 to 6 in which the board members include biasing means (26) to effect good thermal contact between the edge regions of the board members and the guideways.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
84 words
Stowage means according to any of the previous Claims including a back plate member (17) arranged to be insertable through the mouth region (1 F) to lie transverse to the guideways, and hence the board members, in that region (1R) of the cabinet remote from the mouth region for electrically interconnecting the board members, plug and socket means being provided on the back plate member and on the individual board means to effect electrical interconnection when the board means are inserted in the cabinet.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
53 words
Stowage means according to any one of the previous Claims including a fore plate member (18) arranged to lie transversely of the guideways, and hence the board members, in the mouth region (1 F) of the cabinet, connecting means being provided between the fore plate and the individual boards to effect electrical interconnection.
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