Abstract: A portable information handling system housing rotationally couples first and second housing portions with a hinge assembly having first and second breakaway brackets that define an adjacent position of the first and second housing portions relative to each other and a spread position. The first and second breakaway brackets expand the spacing between the first and second housing portions in the event that the housing portions close over an object disposed between them. The breakaway brackets bias to the adjacent position with a biasing device and a retainer that maintains the adjacent position unless a predetermined force is applied through the hinge assembly at the breakaway brackets.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a system, an apparatus, and a method that involve a plurality of stackable enclosure units that include inter-unit or inter-module passages for facilitating cooling of interior compartments of the units, especially server units.

Abstract: An environmental control system for a building, the system including a vent. The vent includes one or more louvers configured to change position between an open position and a closed position to permit air from the air duct to enter a zone of the building or stop the air from entering the zone and a vent circuit configured to operate the one or more louvers based on one or more control commands. The system includes a controller device including a processing circuit configured to receive a selection of an operating profile from a plurality of predefined operating profiles for the vent, each of the plurality of predefined operating profiles indicating an intended use of the zone, determine, based on the operating profile, the one or more control commands, and cause the vent circuit to operate the one or more louvers based on the one or more control commands.

Abstract: Field customizable airflow systems, and methods related to the same, are provided. A housing for an electronic display subassembly includes an intake and an exhaust for ambient air. A communications box located above the electronic display subassembly includes one or more electronic components, a convection aperture plate with one or more apertures, an intake portion, an exhaust portion, and one or more fans which cause a flow of ambient air to be accepted at the intake portion, circulated through each of the apertures in the convection aperture plate, and exhausted through the exhaust portion when activated.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a casing, a fan base, a fan side wall and an impeller. The casing has a fan top wall. The fan top wall has an airflow inlet. The fan base is provided in the casing. The fan side wall extends from the casing or the fan base. The fan top wall, the fan base and the fan side wall define a fan space communicated with the airflow inlet and a first airflow outlet communicated with the fan space. The impeller is mounted at the fan base and is located in the fan space.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrical cabinet with associated air flow direction and heat separation control system. The cabinet has a front, rear, a first side and a second side. The front side has openings to accept flow of cool air into the cabinet and the rear side has openings for exit of warm air from the rear side of the cabinet. The front, rear, first side and second side define an interior space are configured to house heat generating electrical equipment. A frame is adjacent the rear side of the cabinet. The frame has a first frame side and a second frame side. Louvers are located adjacent the rear of the cabinet. The louvers extend between the first frame side and the second frame side. Each louver has a face positioned at an angle to direct the warm air exiting the cabinet other than perpendicular to the rear of the cabinet. A first compartment for storing heat generating equipment is positioned above or below a thermally separated second compartment for storing heat sensitive equipment.

Abstract: A chassis of a server comprises a backplane. The backplane is disposed in the chassis of the server, and the backplane includes a first sub-board, a second sub-board, and at least one air baffle. The first sub-board is isolated from the second sub-board. Each air baffle forms an included angle with the first sub-board and forms an included angle with the second sub-board. Space enclosed by the first sub-board, the second sub-board, and a side wall, an upper wall, and a lower wall of the chassis is divided into a first air cavity and at least one second air cavity by using the at least one air baffle. The first air cavity is used for at least one first module to dissipate heat, and the second air cavity is used for at least one second module to dissipate heat.

Abstract: An apparatus for cooling an electronic image assembly with ambient gas and circulating gas is disclosed. A first fan may be positioned to force the circulating gas around the electronic image assembly in a closed loop while a second fan may be positioned to cause a flow of ambient gas. A structure is preferably positioned to allow the circulating gas to cross the flow of the ambient gas while substantially prohibiting the circulating gas from mixing with the ambient gas. A pair of manifolds may be placed along the sides of the electronic image assembly and may be in gaseous communication with a plurality of channels placed behind the electronic image assembly. A heat exchanger may be used in some exemplary embodiments.

Abstract: A system for interconnecting electronic boards, which is intended to be incorporated into a computer cabinet, and a computer cabinet including such a system, to be used for interconnecting electronic boards in computer cabinets placed particularly in data centres or computer rooms, where the system has a front wall and a rear wall each having an external face and an internal face, the external face of the front wall including at least one front connection intended to allow the connection of an electronic board, the front connection being linked to one or more front connection cables on the side of the internal face of the front wall, where the front and rear walls are temporarily rigidly connected via the respective internal faces thereof by a fixing means to form a casing inside which the connection cables are placed.

Abstract: A switch having two or more logical switching units which allow servers or other networked equipment to be connected into two or more different networks without expanding the switch into more than 1U is disclosed. A modular switching node and associated housing that allows servers or other networked equipment to be connected into two or more different networks without expanding the switch into more than 1U, and which allows failing parts to be replaced or upgraded without requiring the replacement of the entire switch is disclosed.

Abstract: A liquid-cooled electric drive component for a powertrain of a vehicle includes a first housing part and a second housing part. The first and second housing parts are joined to one another by a fluid-tight welded joint and configured such as to form at least a segment of a cooling duct. The vehicle can be a hybrid vehicle or an electric vehicle.

Abstract: An electronic device in a first aspect includes: a housing comprising metal that houses an electronic component; a cover comprising resin that covers at least a part of a principal surface of the housing from an outside; and a screw screwed into the housing via a through-hole provided at the cover and, the screw having a head that protrudes to the outside from the cover. A larger-diameter part having a diameter larger than a diameter of a screw part is provided on a head side of the screw. A larger-diameter step-down part that fits the larger-diameter part is provided on the principal surface of the housing.

Abstract: A display device includes an outer frame, a transparent cover, a back cover, a display module, and a separating structure. The outer frame has a display opening, the transparent cover covers the display opening, and the back cover is opposite to the display opening. The display module is disposed inside the outer frame and has a front surface facing the transparent cover and a rear surface facing the back cover. The separating structure is connected between the back cover and the rear surface of the display module. A first space formed between at least the transparent cover, the front surface of the display module, the outer frame, the back cover, and the separating structure is an enclosed space. A second space formed between at least the rear surface of the display module, the separating structure, and the back cover is connected to an outside and surrounded by the first space.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for controlling operation of an engine of a vehicle to supply power to a power box that in turn supplies power to loads external to the vehicle. In one example, a method comprises, via a controller, detecting that the vehicle is in a condition of reduced air exchange, and in response to a request to operate the engine to supply power to the power box, alerting the vehicle operator of the condition and discontinuing engine operation if a response to the alert is not received within a threshold duration. In this way, engine control strategy may account for the condition of reduced air exchange when the vehicle operator has acknowledged that the engine is operating under such conditions.

Abstract: Each of the first and second switching modules may include first through (n+1)th cooling plates stacked along a vertical direction with respect to the support module; first through nth switches respectively disposed between the first through (n+1)th cooling plates; a first electrode plate disposed on the (n+1)th cooling plate; a first supporting member disposed on the first electrode plate; a first pressing member disposed between the first electrode plate and the first supporting member; a second electrode plate disposed below the first cooling plate; a second supporting member disposed below the second electrode plate; and a second pressing member disposed between the second electrode plate and the second supporting member.

Abstract: A switch assembly of a reactive power compensation apparatus may include a first switching module having a first stack structure perpendicular to a supporting module, a second switching module having a second stack structure perpendicular to the supporting module, the second switching module being connected in parallel with the first switching module, and first and second supporting members disposed above and below the first and second switching modules.

Abstract: A middle frame may include a middle frame and a bearing plate. The middle frame may include a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface and defining a first through hole and a second through hole spaced apart from the first through hole, and both the first through hole and the second through hole may penetrate the first surface and the second surface. The bearing plate may include a bearing body having a third surface, a first extending portion extending from the third surface and configured to pass through the first through hole and have an interference fit with the middle frame, and a second extending portion extending from the third surface, spaced apart from the first extending portion and configured to pass through the second through hole and have a clearance fit with the middle frame.

Abstract: A method and apparatuses are provided for removing a cold plate assembly from an electronics enclosure. The apparatus includes a chassis configured to be placed on the electronics housing in an aligned manner. The chassis includes a plurality of brackets disposed on the chassis. The respective ones of the plurality of brackets are configured to be attached to respective electrical components in the electronics housing. The respective ones of the plurality of brackets are also configured to be disposed on the chassis at locations corresponding to the locations of the respective electrical components within the electronics housing when the chassis is aligned with the electronics housing. The respective ones of the plurality of brackets are also configured to selectively movable between a first orientation and a second orientation. The respective brackets are closer to the respective electrical components in the first orientation than in the second orientation.

Abstract: An electronic device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, may comprise: a housing comprising a first plate facing a first direction, a second plate facing a second direction opposite the first direction, and a side member having a first thickness in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction, while at least partially enclosing a space between the first plate and the second plate; a display disposed between the first plate and the second plate within the housing; a printed circuit board disposed between the display and the second plate within the housing; and an inner structure disposed between the printed circuit board and the second plate within the housing while having a second thickness in the first direction, wherein the inner structure may comprise a flat portion extending from the side member and made of the same metal material as the side member, and wherein the maximum value of the first thickness may be greater than the maximum value of the second thickness.

Abstract: The electronic device includes a case, an antenna element, a heat source, a heat dissipation member, a heat conduction member, a cooling fan, an exhaust port, and an exhaust duct. The case has a pair of main surfaces and side surfaces. The antenna element is used to perform wireless communication. The heat dissipation member exchanges heat with a cooling wind. The heat conduction member conducts heat of the heat source to the heat dissipation member. The cooling fan generates the cooling wind to be blown to the heat dissipation member. The exhaust port is an exhaust port from which the cooling wind is discharged to the outside. The exhaust duct guides the cooling wind to the exhaust port. The exhaust port is disposed on one of the side surfaces, and the antenna element and the exhaust duct are disposed to overlap each other at least partially in the thickness direction.

Abstract: A switch assembly of a reactive power compensation apparatus may include a first switching module having a first stack structure perpendicular to a supporting module, and a second switching module having a second stack structure perpendicular to the supporting module, the second switching module being connected in parallel with the first switching module. Each of the first and second switching modules may include a plurality of cooling plates stacked along a vertical direction with respect to the supporting module, and a plurality of switches disposed between the plurality of cooling plates. The cooling plate may include an engagement portion disposed on one side of the upper surface to be located at a normal position by guiding the switch.

Abstract: A battery cover structure including a battery accommodation section which has a battery insertion/removal opening provided on one surface side of a housing, a battery cover which openably covers the battery insertion/removal opening, and a gasket which is fitted into a groove provided in a periphery of the battery cover or a periphery of the battery insertion/removal opening so as to hermetically seal the battery accommodation section by the battery cover, in which the lateral pressure to the gasket fitted into the groove is greater in corner areas of the gasket than in linear areas of the gasket.

Abstract: An information handling system routes cables from a chassis interior to a chassis exterior through a cable channel defined in the housing and having airflow managed by a blocking element biased to a closed position. As cable configurations change, the blocking element adapts to fit cables through the cable channel in a compact manner that minimizes cooling airflow escape through the cable channel. Automated adjustments to a cooling fan profile based upon a predicted cable configuration and associated airflow help to ensure adequate cooling as airflow characteristics change due to the presence of cables and an expected position of the blocking element.

Abstract: An outdoor display apparatus having enhanced temperature stability comprises: a display panel having a driver board; a rear bracket coupled to the display panel; and a housing for accommodating a rear bracket coupled to the display panel, being coupled to a transparent optical member disposed on a front surface of the display panel and having at least one inlet and at least one outlet, wherein: the inlet is formed at a lower portion of a rear surface of the housing, the outlet is formed at an upper portion of a rear surface of the housing, and air flows through a first clearance space existing between the rear bracket and the housing, a second clearance space existing between the rear bracket and the rear surface of the display panel and a third clearance space existing between the front surface of the display panel and the transparent optical member.

Abstract: An airflow management kit includes a plurality of vertical support posts and horizontal members that are configured to form a generally rectangular frame when assembled. The kit further includes sidewall blanking panels. When the kit is assembled and used with one or more IT racks, openings in the frame are covered by the sidewall blanking panels and one or more IT racks.

Abstract: Each battery block is formed by a plurality of unit cells arranged. Coupling a plurality of battery blocks with each other forms a battery module. Guiding members, through which a rail is made to pass, is provided on an external surface of the battery block, where the rail is used to couple the battery block with another battery block. The guiding members are provided on at least two adjacent lateral faces of four lateral faces excluding electrode faces of the battery block.

Abstract: In an implementation, a method for managing airflow distribution through a plurality of adaptive vent tiles comprises accessing a model that correlates an environmental condition with a setting arrangement of the plurality of adaptive vent tiles and operational settings of a plurality of fluid moving devices. The method also includes calculating, through implementation of the model, a setting arrangement of the plurality of adaptive vent tiles that results in a substantially optimized metric subject to a set of constraints, wherein the setting arrangement of the plurality of adaptive vent tiles comprises an arrangement in which adaptive vent tiles in respective groups of adaptive vent tiles have substantially uniform opening levels with respect to each other.

Abstract: A method and fiber optic coupling system are provided. The method includes establishing that a physical coupling has occurred between a fiber optic cable and a fiber optic Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP). The fiber optic cable includes a cable magnetic connector. The fiber optic SFP includes a SFP magnetic connector having a plurality of magnetic switches. The fiber optic SFP is operably coupled to a SFP circuit board, an emitter, and a receiver. The method further includes determining that the cable magnetic connector has applied a magnetic field to the plurality of magnetic switches. The method further includes activating the emitter and the receiver, responsive to the magnetic field being applied to the plurality of magnetic switches.

Abstract: A preassembled display system is assembled at a first location by attaching a plurality of display panels to a frame. The preassembled display system is loaded onto a transportation vehicle. Next, the preassembled display system is moved to a second location in a transportation vehicle. The display unit is installed at the second location by attaching the preassembled display system to a mounting unit. A receiver box for providing media to display at the plurality of display panels is attached. The attaching of the receiver box may be performed at the first location and/or at the second location. The plurality of display panels are electrically connected to the receiver box. Again, the electrically connecting may be performed at the first location and/or at the second location.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes a battery system with a battery module having electrochemical cells inside of a housing. The housing includes a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The battery module includes a heat sink coupled with the second side of the housing and a thermal interface disposed between, and in contact with, the heat sink and the electrochemical cells. The thermal interface contacts base ends of the electrochemical cells. The system includes a cage disposed about the battery module. The cage includes a cage side positioned next to the second side of the housing and having openings disposed in the cage side. The openings enable air to be drawn into the cage. The air passes over the heat sink of the battery module.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device having an intermediate panel firming supporting a display panel, maximizing heat dissipation and having a light weight, and a bracket facilitating assembly of the intermediate panel with other components. The display device includes the display panel, the intermediate panel disposed on the rear surface of the display panel, the bracket including a first combining part combined with the intermediate panel and a second combining part combined with the display panel and provided with guide grooves on the second combining part, a side cover including a frame part disposed at the edges of the display panel and the bracket, support parts extending from the frame part and supporting the bracket and a guide rib protruding in the forward direction of the support part and combined with the guide groove, and a rear cover disposed on the rear surface of the intermediate panel.

Abstract: An information handling system includes a server rack chassis, an adaptor assembly, and second and third servers. The server rack chassis includes a bay adapted to receive a first server that has a height that is substantially equal to a height of the bay. The adaptor assembly is inserted within the bay and includes first, second, third, and fourth slots to receive servers. The adaptor assembly is substantially the same size and dimension as the first server. The second server is inserted within the first slot of the adaptor assembly, and includes a first communication fabric. The height of the second server is substantially equal to a quarter of the height of the bay. The third server is inserted within the second slot of the adaptor assembly, and includes a second communication fabric. The height of the third server is substantially equal to a quarter of the height of the bay.

Abstract: A preassembled display system is assembled at a first location by attaching a plurality of display panels to a frame. The preassembled display system is loaded onto a transportation vehicle. Next, the preassembled display system is moved to a second located in a transportation vehicle. The display unit is installed at the second location by attaching the preassembled display system to a mounting unit. A receiver box for providing media to display at the plurality of display panels is attached. The attaching of the receiver box may be performed at the first location and/or at the second location. The plurality of display panels are electrically connected to the receiver box. Again, the electrically connecting may be performed at the first location and/or at the second location.

Abstract: A display includes: a display main unit including a display panel; and a back-face covering member including a back-face section and a side-face section, the back-face section being made of a metal plate and disposed on a rear-face side of the display panel to face the display panel, and the side-face section being made of a resin and provided between an end section of the back-face section and an end section of the display main unit.

Abstract: An example apparatus and method for preventing component overheating and extending system survivability of an appliance is provided and may include a component assembly configured to be inserted in a first slot of the appliance. The component assembly may include a door disposed on its side and extending substantially along the length of the component assembly. The door is movable between a first and a second position and the component assembly is configured so that when the component assembly is inserted in the first slot and the trap door is in the second position, the trap door provides a barrier to airflow in a second slot of the switch that is adjacent to the first slot when a second component assembly has been removed from the second slot.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to an apparatus and/or system for housing a device. The apparatus includes a housing that is configured such that a device may be fitted within the housing and thereby be protected, such as from shocks and/or liquid. The housing may include top and bottom members that may be removably coupled together so as to form the housing. Each top and bottom member includes a perimeter portion defined by proximal and distal ends and opposing sides. The top and bottom members may include respective clasping mechanisms that extend along the perimeter of the top and bottom members and may be configured for engaging a third clasping mechanism, such as a locking comb or wedge feature. The clasping mechanisms are configured for coupling the top and bottom members with one another thereby sealing the housing, for instance, in a shock-proof and/or water tight seal.

Abstract: Provided is a display device, including: a display unit (31); a touch panel (32) stacked on a front part of the display unit (31); and a case for housing the touch panel (32) and the display unit (31). The case includes: a rear case (21); and a front case (22) removably attached to the rear case (21), which has an opening portion for exposing a touch detection region and a visible region of the touch panel (32) and the display unit (31) stacked together. The display unit (31) is mounted to the rear case (21), and the touch panel (32) is mounted to the front case (22).

Abstract: An apparatus and a system for housing a device are described. The apparatus includes a housing that is configured such that a device may be fitted within the housing and thereby be protected, such as from shocks and/or liquid. The housing may include top and bottom members that may be removably coupled together so as to form the housing. Each top and bottom member includes a perimeter portion. The perimeter is defined by proximal and distal ends as well as opposing sides. The top and bottom members may include respective clasping mechanisms that extend along the perimeter of the top and bottom members and may be configured for engaging a third clasping mechanism, such as a locking comb or wedge feature. The clasping mechanisms are configured for coupling the top and bottom members with one another thereby sealing the housing, for instance, in a shock-proof and/or water tight seal.

Abstract: An electronic device may have polarizer layers, color filter layers, thin-film-transistor layers, and other display layers. A display layer may be separated from structures such as a display cover layer formed from clear glass or plastic and a touch sensor layer mounted on an inner surface of the display cover layer by an air gap. Cavities within an electronic device housing may serve as a source of dust and other contaminants. The air gap may be sealed against dust intrusion from a cavity within an electronic device using a dust sealing structure. The dust sealing structure may have a rectangular ring shape that runs around a rectangular peripheral portion of a display layer. The dust sealing structure may be formed from a tape-based structure, an elastomeric structure, a compressible foam structure, or a cured liquid structure.

Abstract: A display and housing thereof is disclosed. The housing is applied for assembling a touch panel, and comprises a first case, a buffering structure and a joint structure. The first case has an accommodating space at one side of the first case to accommodate the touch panel. The buffering structure is made of soft material, and the outer edge of the buffering structure connects the first case, and the inner edge of the buffering structure extends toward the accommodating space. The joint structure is made of hard material, and one side of the joint structure connects with one side of the buffering structure. The touch panel is connected with the first case, and the another side of the joint structure being opposite to the side connected with the buffering structure is connected to the touch panel upon the touch panel being accommodated in the accommodating space.

Abstract: A wire dress cover for an electrical connector. The wire dress cover includes a rear wall with heat dissipating openings which extend therethrough. Side walls and end walls extend from the rear wall. At least one wire receiving opening is provided in the side walls or the end walls. Guards are positioned proximate the heat dissipating openings. The guards have guard side walls with side wall openings which extend therethrough. Top walls of the guards extend from the guard side walls. The top walls extend over at least a portion of the heat dissipating openings. The heat dissipating openings and the side wall openings allow for heat generated inside the wire dress cover to be dissipated to the outside of the wire dress cover, while the top walls of the guards deter material from entering the inside of the wire dress cover.

Abstract: A cable management system for a network cabinet has first and second server equipment rails, first and second air dams, and a front cable support. The server equipment rails are mounted to a base frame of the network cabinet such that the server equipment rails extend from the base frame towards a front of the network cabinet. The air dams are mounted to the base frame of the network cabinet such that the air dams extend from the base frame towards opposing sides of the network cabinet. The front cable support has a generally U-shaped tray that is connected to the first and second server equipment rails such that the tray extends across a front of the network cabinet, transverse to the server equipment rails.

Abstract: Improved housings for electronic devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, an electronic device housing can have one or more outer members (e.g., exposed major surfaces), such as front or back surfaces, that are formed of glass. The one or more glass surfaces can be part of outer member assemblies that can be secured to other portions of the electronic device housing. In other embodiments, apparatus, systems and methods for robustly attaching a cover portion of an electronic device to a bottom portion, e.g., a housing portion, of the electronic device are described. The electronic device can be portable and in some cases handheld.

Abstract: A protecting case for protecting an electronic device from external impact includes a hollow main body filled with water and a number of buffering modules received in the main body. The electronic device is received in the main body. The buffering modules are deformed to release active metal powder into the water when the main body falls to the ground. The active metal powder is a chemical that reacts with water to generate hydrogen gas.

Abstract: An avionics module including an electronic circuit board, a case in which the circuit board is positioned and including at least one inlet orifice and at least one outlet orifice for cooling air, a first corridor for the circulation of the cooling air formed between a first face of the circuit board and a first facing wall of the case, and a second corridor for the circulation of the cooling air formed between a second face of the circuit board and a second facing wall of the case. The module includes at least one baffle for controlling the distribution of the cooling air between the first and second corridors. Preferably, the baffle is fixed to the electronic circuit board.

Abstract: A display device includes a liquid crystal module to display an image at a front surface thereof, a cover to encase at least a portion of the liquid crystal module, and at least one fastening unit to couple the cover to the liquid crystal module, wherein the fastening unit is provided at a rear surface of the liquid crystal module.

Abstract: A mounting system for attaching a device to a surface and housing a wireless receiver for communicating a wireless signal to the device. According to various embodiments, the mounting system includes a surface mount portion, a device mount portion, and a receiver housing assembly. The surface mount portion is configured to attach to the surface and is operatively connected to the device mount portion. The receiver housing is connected to the device mount portion and is sized and configured to house a wireless receiver for receiving and communicating a wireless high definition signal to a device mounted to the mounting system.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a case having an exhaust vent, an electronic component, a radiation component including radiation fins adjacent to the exhaust vent and formed of first plates disposed parallel to one another to form first air channels, the radiation component radiating the heat received from the electronic component to air passing through the first air channels, a fan disposed at a position having a space from the radiation fins to send air toward the radiation fins, a dust filter including second plates disposed parallel to one another to form second air channels and disposed in the space between the radiation fins and the fan to transfer the air to the radiation fins while capturing dust. The dust filter is removable and the second plates have a shape to be inserted in the first air channels so as to push the dust out of the first air channels.

Abstract: An image display device is provided that efficiently cools a display and internal circuit components thereof. The image display device includes a display for displaying visual information, circuit components spaced apart from a rear side of the display, a fan installed on the rear side of the display that generates an airflow from one side of the display to the other side of the display so as to cool the display and the circuit components, and an airflow distribution device facing the fan to selectively distribute the airflow generated by the fan towards the display and the circuit components based on temperatures of the display and the circuit components.

Abstract: A power system enclosure is provided. The power system enclosure includes a housing accommodating a power source. The power system enclosure further includes an enclosure inlet connected to the housing to allow entry of an intake fluid into the housing. An enclosure exhaust is connected to the housing to route fluid from the housing. Further, a relief damper is disposed in the enclosure exhaust. At least a portion of the relief damper is configured to open when a pressure within the housing exceeds a predetermined threshold value.