US5520976A
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Composite enclosure for electronic hardware
Assignee: Simmonds Precision Products Inc
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Filing: 1994-06-16
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Granted: 1996-05-28
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Expires: 2014-06-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William B. Giannetti
- 👤 David G. Hess
- 👤 Stuart J. McCord
- 👤 Robert E. Rudd, III
- 👤 Wei-Tei Shih
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 02:20
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K9/00; H05K9/0073; H05K9/0081; H05K9/009; H05K7/00; H05K7/14; H05K7/1417; H05K7/1418; H05K7/1422; H05K7/1424; H05K7/1425; H05K7/20; H05K7/20536; H05K7/20545; H05K9/0062; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/13; Y10T428/1352; Y10T428/1369; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24479; Y10T428/2457
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
60 words
A cold wall having a number of guide ribs thereon, wherein the cold wall and the guide ribs are a composite material comprising a matrix and conductive fibers, wherein the fibers are woven in a cross-ply manner with an unbalanced fiber ratio oriented in a direction to facilitate heat transfer through the guide rib and further through the cold wall.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
60 words
A cold wall having a number of guide ribs thereon, wherein the cold wall and the guide ribs are a composite material comprising a matrix and conductive fibers, wherein the fibers are woven in a cross-ply manner with an unbalanced fiber ratio oriented in a direction to facilitate heat transfer through the guide rib and further through the cold wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The cold wall of claim 1 wherein the matrix is selected from the group consisting of a resin matrix, a metal matrix, a ceramic matrix, and a carbon matrix.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The cold wall of claim 1 wherein the matrix is a thermoset or thermoplastic resin matrix.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The cold wall of claim 1 wherein the matrix is an epoxy matrix.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The cold wall of claim 1 wherein the fibers comprise graphite fibers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The cold wall of claim 1 wherein the fibers are woven graphite fibers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The cold wall of claim 1 wherein at least about 60% of the fibers are oriented in a direction to facilitate heat transfer through the guide rib and further through the cold wall.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The cold wall of claim 1 further comprising heat exchanger attached to the cold wall for dissipating heat conducted from the guide ribs and cold wall.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The cold wall of claim 8 wherein the heat exchanger is an composite fin comprising a matrix and conductive fiber.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The cold wall of claim 8 wherein the heat exchanger is a box cooling element with fins.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
63 words
A cold wall having a number of guide ribs thereon, wherein the cold wall and the guide ribs are a composite material comprising a thermoset of thermoplastic resin and conductive fibers, wherein the fibers are woven in a cross-ply manner with an unbalanced fiber ratio oriented in a direction to facilitate heat transfer through the guide rib and further through the cold wall.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
63 words
A cold wall having a number of guide ribs thereon, wherein the cold wall and the guide ribs are a composite material comprising a thermoset of thermoplastic resin and conductive fibers, wherein the fibers are woven in a cross-ply manner with an unbalanced fiber ratio oriented in a direction to facilitate heat transfer through the guide rib and further through the cold wall.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
The cold wall of claim 11 wherein the matrix is an epoxy matrix.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
12 words
The cold wall of claim 11 wherein the fibers comprise graphite fibers.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
13 words
The cold wall of claim 11 wherein the fibers are woven graphite fibers.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
33 words
The cold wall of claim 11 wherein at least about 60% of the fibers are oriented in a direction to facilitate heat transfer through the guide rib and further through the cold wall.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
The cold wall of claim 1 wherein the cold wall and guide ribs are laminated.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
31 words
The cold wall of claim 1 wherein the fibers, oriented in the direction of heat flow, have a reference angle to the thermal plane from about 30° up to about 45°.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
The cold wall of claim 1 wherein the fibers are generally present in an amount from about 40% up to about 80% by volume.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
The cold wall of claim 1 wherein the cold wall and ribs are plated with a layer of metal.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
48 words
A cold wall having a number of guide ribs thereon, wherein the cold wall and the guide ribs are composite material comprising a matrix and conductive fibers and a heat exchanger attached to the cold wall for dissipating heat conducted from the guide ribs and the cold wall.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
48 words
A cold wall having a number of guide ribs thereon, wherein the cold wall and the guide ribs are composite material comprising a matrix and conductive fibers and a heat exchanger attached to the cold wall for dissipating heat conducted from the guide ribs and the cold wall.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
38 words
The cold wall of claim 20 wherein the fibers are woven in a cross-ply manner with an unbalanced fiber ratio oriented in a direction to facilitate heat transfer through the guide rib and further through the cold wall.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
33 words
The cold wall of claim 21 wherein at least about 60% of the fibers are oriented in a direction to facilitate heat transfer through the guide rib and further through the cold wall.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
20 words
The cold wall of claim 20 wherein the heat exchanger is an composite fin comprising a matrix and conductive fiber.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
17 words
The cold wall of claim 20 wherein the heat exchanger is a box cooling element with fins.
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