Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Active cooling of inspection or testing devices
- Patent Title (中): 检查或检测装置主动冷却
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Application No.: US13975500Application Date: 2013-08-26
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Publication No.: US09307672B2Publication Date: 2016-04-05
- Inventor: Theodore Chilek , Nicholas Stancato
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Barclay Damon, LLP
- Main IPC: H05K7/20
- IPC: H05K7/20 ; H01L23/473

Abstract:
Modules, systems, and methods are provided for cooling components of an inspection or testing apparatus, such as a borescope. In some exemplary embodiments, the modules include two heat sinks, with the top-most heat sink having a fan assembly approximately centrally disposed therein. The fan assembly can be operated to draw air into the top-most heat sink, and then exhaust airflow out of the top-most heat sink such that the exhaust air passes across at least a portion of the second heat sink to help cool both the first and second heat sinks, and components of the apparatus associated therewith, using the same fan assembly. As a result, the components of the apparatus can be cooled more easily, and the performance and efficiency of these components is improved, all while reducing the overall size and weight of the inspection apparatus.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150055297A1 ACTIVE COOLING OF INSPECTION OR TESTING DEVICES Public/Granted day:2015-02-26
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