Rotating Disk Airflow Cooling Electronics

Solution Overview

Problem

Electronic devices face overheating issues due to increased processing demands, and traditional cooling methods like additional fans increase costs and noise while being potential failure points.

Innovation Solution

The electronics device utilizes air flow generated by a rotating disk player to cool circuit boards and components through a duct system with controlled airflow, optionally using valves and temperature sensors to direct cooling air where needed.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Temperature

If additional cooling fans are added to cool electronic components, then cooling effectiveness is improved, but manufacturing cost increases, running noise increases, and reliability decreases due to additional failure points

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecooling effectivenessVSAvoidreliability

Core Design Contradiction:

TemperatureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The rotating disk player generates its own airflow during normal operation, and this self-generated airflow is utilized to cool electronic components. The system serves its own cooling needs without requiring external cooling devices, thereby improving reliability while maintaining effective cooling.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The rotating disk player's airflow generation function is extended to serve a dual purpose: its primary function of rotating the disk and its secondary function of generating cooling airflow for electronic components. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate cooling fans, reducing failure points while maintaining cooling effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Temperature

If additional cooling fans are added to cool electronic components, then cooling effectiveness is improved, but manufacturing cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecooling effectivenessVSAvoidmanufacturing cost

Core Design Contradiction:

TemperatureVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The rotating disk player generates its own airflow during normal operation, and this self-generated airflow is utilized to cool electronic components. The system serves its own cooling needs without requiring external cooling devices, thereby improving reliability while maintaining effective cooling.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The rotating disk player's airflow generation function is extended to serve a dual purpose: its primary function of rotating the disk and its secondary function of generating cooling airflow for electronic components. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate cooling fans, reducing failure points while maintaining cooling effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Temperature

If additional cooling fans are added to cool electronic components, then cooling effectiveness is improved, but running noise increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecooling effectivenessVSAvoidrunning noise

Core Design Contradiction:

TemperatureVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The rotating disk player generates its own airflow during normal operation, and this self-generated airflow is utilized to cool electronic components. The system serves its own cooling needs without requiring external cooling devices, thereby improving reliability while maintaining effective cooling.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The rotating disk player's airflow generation function is extended to serve a dual purpose: its primary function of rotating the disk and its secondary function of generating cooling airflow for electronic components. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate cooling fans, reducing failure points while maintaining cooling effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This method effectively cools electronic components without the need for additional cooling fans, reducing costs and noise while improving reliability by using naturally generated airflow from the disk player.

Implementation Method 1

air flow generated by a disk rotating in the rotating disk player causes air to flow from the exterior of the electronics device through the air flow inlet

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectAir flow generation through rotation: Convection

Implementation Method 2

air to flow from the exterior of the electronics device through the air flow inlet and out through the air flow outlet towards at least one of the circuit board and the electronics component to cool the at least one of the circuit board and the electronics component

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectConvective cooling: Convection

Data Source

PatentEP3499339B1Electronics device and method of cooling

Publication Date: 2021.11.24 VESTEL ELEKTRONIK SANAYI & TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI

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AI summary

An electronics device (1) has at least one circuit board (3) and at least one electronics component (4). The electronics device (1) has a rotating disk player (5). The rotating disk player (5) has an air flow outlet (6) through which air flow generated by a disk rotating in the rotating disk player (5) can flow towards at least one of the circuit board (3) and the electronics component (4).