Display-Equipped Chassis Air Guide Structure for Thermal Separation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing computer hosts face issues with insufficient heat dissipation due to the installation of display devices, which generate heat, and hardware instability due to horizontal placement and gravity, leading to potential damage and blocked heat dissipation channels.
Innovation Solution
A chassis structure with a base, casing, top cover, display device, and air guide plate, featuring multiple fan sets and distinct flow and heat dissipation spaces, along with positioning structures and heat dissipation holes, to efficiently dissipate heat and stabilize hardware components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a display device is installed in the chassis, then the functionality and versatility of the system is improved, but the internal heat dissipation becomes insufficient due to additional heat generation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the chassis internal space into distinct heat dissipation zones using partition walls and air guide plates. The display device is positioned in a dedicated region with its own heat dissipation path, separated from other heat-generating components. This segmentation allows independent thermal management for each component, preventing heat accumulation while maintaining all functionalities.
2Device complexity
If hardware components are arranged horizontally to save space, then the device complexity is reduced, but the hardware stability deteriorates due to gravity affecting tilted components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from horizontal mounting to vertical mounting of key hardware components such as graphics cards and display devices. By utilizing the vertical dimension within the chassis, the system maintains compact footprint while ensuring components are perpendicular to the motherboard, eliminating gravity-induced tilting and contact issues. The vertical orientation also aligns with natural convection currents for improved passive heat dissipation.
3Volume of moving object
If hardware is arranged horizontally, then space is saved, but the heat dissipation channels are blocked which is not conducive to internal air ducts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic air flow paths with multiple intake and exhaust positions strategically placed throughout the chassis. The air guide plates and ventilation channels are designed to adapt to the vertical component arrangement, creating unobstructed airflow corridors that follow the natural convection patterns. This dynamic design ensures efficient heat removal while accommodating the vertical hardware configuration.
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
Enhances heat dissipation by separating heat sources into dissipation spaces, stabilizes hardware components, and prevents blockage, ensuring effective cooling and maintaining component integrity.
Implementation Method 1
each fan inside the chassis can extract the heat source in the flow space to the heat dissipation space for discharge and cooling
Implementation Method 2
a heat dissipation space formed between the main body and the heat dissipation side panel
Implementation Method 3
the display device will also generate heat energy through operation
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AI summary
A display device-equipped chassis structure includes a base assembled with a first fan set, a casing positioned on the base and peripherally provided with two side panels, a heat dissipation side panel and a back panel, a top cover assembled on the casing and provided with a second fan set at the bottom thereof, a display device assembled on mounting portions of the base, and an air guide plate with the main body set on the base between the display device and the heat dissipation side panel to define a flow space between the main body and the display device and a heat dissipation space between the main body and the heat dissipation side panel. The air guide plate distinguishes the flow space and the heat dissipation space and cooperates with each fan set for efficient heat dissipation to achieve the cooling effect inside the chassis.