Side-Mounted Heat Exchanger for Slim Display Cooling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional display device coolers with heat exchangers installed at the rear become complex and increase the thickness of the device, making it difficult to design slim products, especially for larger displays where efficient cooling is crucial and particulate matter contamination is a concern.
Innovation Solution
A cooling structure with a closed air circulation path through the front, rear, and side of the display, featuring an open air flow path and a heat exchanger on the side for efficient heat exchange, simplifying the design and reducing device thickness, while maintaining effective cooling without mixing with outside air.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If the heat exchanger is installed at the rear of the display to increase heat conductivity, then heat discharge efficiency is improved, but the device thickness increases and the structure becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The heat exchanger is relocated from the rear surface (2D plane) to the side surface of the display, utilizing the side space for heat dissipation. This dimensional change allows the heat exchanger to be positioned in an previously underutilized spatial dimension, achieving effective heat discharge without increasing the display's rear thickness or complicating the internal structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The air circulation system is divided into separate closed and open paths, with the heat exchanger positioned at the side to serve the closed circulation path while the open path handles external air intake. This segmentation allows independent optimization of each air flow path and simplifies the overall structural design.
2Loss of energy
If the heat exchanger is installed at the rear of the display to increase heat conductivity, then heat discharge efficiency is improved, but the display device thickness increases
Solution Approach 1:
The heat exchanger is positioned on the side surface of the display rather than the rear surface, utilizing the side dimension for heat dissipation functions. This spatial reconfiguration allows the display thickness to be reduced while maintaining effective heat discharge capability through the side-mounted heat exchanger.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the circulating air is designed to circulate in an isolated state to prevent mixing with outside air, then particulate matter contamination is prevented, but the heat exchanger requires large cross-sectional area for heat conduction
Solution Approach 1:
The heat exchanger is positioned on the side surface of the display, utilizing the side dimension for heat dissipation functions. This spatial reconfiguration allows the display thickness to be reduced while maintaining effective heat discharge capability through the side-mounted heat exchanger.
Solution Approach 2:
The air circulation system is divided into separate closed and open paths, with the heat exchanger positioned at the side to serve the closed circulation path while the open path handles external air intake. This segmentation allows independent optimization of each air flow path and simplifies the overall structural design.
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
The solution enhances cooling efficiency, simplifies the cooling structure, and maintains a slim display device thickness by isolating air circulation paths and using a heat exchanger on the side, reducing the complexity of manufacturing and assembly.
Implementation Method 1
a heat exchanger arranged on the side of the display unit and configured to perform heat exchange between air circulating through the closed air circulation path and air flowing through the open air flow path
Implementation Method 2
In order to increase heat conductivity, a portion where the heat is conducted needs to have a large cross-sectional area
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a cooler and to a display device having the same, where a heat-exchanger of the cooler is arranged on a side surface of a display unit in order to simplify the structure and to make a slimmer display device. The cooler includes a closed air circulation pathway circulating between the front, rear and sides of the display unit; an open air flow pathway that flows in the length direction of the side of the display unit; and a cooling module that is installed on the side of the display along the length direction of the display, and that includes the heat-exchanger, where the closed air circulation path and the open air flow part are adjacent, thereby causing heat-exchange.