当前申请(专利权)人地址：
800 Bellevue Way NE,Suite 500/154,Bellevue, Washington 98004 US
发明人：
ANNAKOV, BAYRAM | PRONIN, SERGEY | ABDUKERIMOV, TIMUR | ERMICHEVA, ALLA
摘要：
The current document is directed to an enclosure for electronic equipment that secures the electronic equipment within a storage space, provides ventilation for the electronic equipment, which generates heat during operation, and protects the electronic equipment from mechanical insults while, at the same time, providing access to control features and display features on the front panel of the electronic equipment. The currently disclosed enclosure includes cooling ports that allow for exchange of air between the external environment and the interior of the enclosure. One implementation of the currently disclosed enclosure can be partly disassembled in order to quickly secure the electronic equipment within the enclosure and can then be quickly reassembled for storage.
权利要求：
CLAIMS
1. An enclosure that secures and protects an electronic device the enclosure comprising: a rigid stand having two approximately vertical side walls with rounded top exterior edges, a horizontal base, and an approximately vertical exterior back wall with a rounded top exterior edge; air-exchange ports in the side walls each port comprising a first opening in the interior surface of the side wall, a second opening in the exterior surface of the sidewall, and a channel providing fluid communication between the interior of the enclosure and the environment external to the enclosure; vertically oriented, parallel depressions in the exterior surface of the side wall that form vertical rib-like structures between adjacent vertically oriented, parallel depressions; and holes in the base that accommodate complementary features extending downward from the external lower surface of the electronic device.
2. The enclosure of claim 1 wherein the enclosure has dimensions and a shape that allow the enclosure to be secured within an overhead baggage compartment in an airliner and that allow the enclosure to securely contain the electronic device.
3. The enclosure of claim 2 further comprising adhesive hook-and-loop pads mounted to the lower exterior surface of the enclosure base to secure the enclosure to the floor of the overhead baggage compartment.
4. The enclosure of claim 2 further comprising a strap mounted within the rigid stand that secures the electronic device to the stand; and a cover that slides along tracks on the inner surfaces of the side walls to enclose the electronic device from above.
5. The enclosure of claim 4 wherein a front of the enclosure is an open rectangle framed by the forward edges of the cover, side walls, and base, allowing unhindered access to a front panel of the electronic device.
6. The enclosure of claim 2 wherein the rigid stand further comprises a first component and a second component that are mounted to one another via mounting features.
7. The enclosure of claim 6 wherein the rigid stand further includes an interior, vertical wall, parallel to the back wall, composed of a back vertical wall of the first component and a front vertical wail of the second component.
8. The enclosure of claim 7 wherein the forward surface of the front vertical wall of the second component includes multiple, vertically oriented male mating components complementary to multiple, vertically oriented female mating components on the rear surface of the back vertical wall of the first component.
9. The enclosure of claim 8 wherein sliding of the rear surface of the back vertical wall of the first component relative to the front vertical wall of the second component engages the mating components to produce the interior, vertical wall, parallel to the back wall, of the rigid stand.
10. The enclosure of claim 7 wherein the side walls of the first component curve downwards from the back vertical wall to the front of the base.
11. The enclosure of claim 1 made from a strong, rigid material that provides protection for the enclosed IET but that is also lightweight and has durable surface finish, the material selected from one or more of plastics; composite materials; and metallic materials.
12. An enclosure of claim 1 wherein at least one portion of the rigid stand that includes both a portion of the base and portions of the sidewalls is a single piece produced by 3-D printing.
13. A method that secures an electronic device within an overhead baggage compartment, the method comprising: securing a rigid enclosure within the overhead baggage compartment; and securing the electronic device within the rigid enclosure, positioned within the enclosure to provide unhindered access to a front patent of the electronic device.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein the rigid enclosure comprises: a rigid stand having two approximately vertical side walls with rounded top exterior edges, a horizontal base, and an approximately vertical exterior back wall with a rounded top exterior edge; air-exchange ports in the side walls, each port comprising a first opening in the interior surface of the side wall, a second opening in the exterior surface of the sidewall, and a channel providing fluid communication between the interior of the enclosure and the environment external to the enclosure; vertically oriented, parallel depressions in the exterior surface of the side wall that form vertical rib-like structures between adjacent vertically oriented, parallel depressions; and holes in the base that accommodate complementary features extending downward from the external lower surface of the electronic device.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein the rigid enclosure has dimensions and a shape that allow the enclosure to be placed within an overhead baggage compartment in an airliner and that allow the enclosure to securely contain the electronic device.
16. The method of claim 14 wherein the rigid enclosure further comprises adhesive hook-and- loop pads mounted to the lower exterior surface of the enclosure base to secure the enclosure to the floor of the overhead baggage compartment.
17. The method of claim 14 wherein the rigid enclosure further comprises: a strap mounted within the rigid stand that secures the electronic device to the stand; and a cover that slides along tracks on the inner surfaces of the side walls to enclose the electronic device from above.
18. The enclosure of claim 14 wherein the rigid stand further comprises a first component and a second component that are mounted to one another via mounting features.
19. The enclosure of claim 18 wherein the rigid stand further includes an interior, vertical wall, parallel to the back wall, composed of a back vertical wall of the first component and a front vertical wall of the second component: wherein the forward surface of the front vertical wall of the second component includes multiple, vertically oriented male mating components complementary to multiple, vertically oriented female mating components on the rear surface of the back vertical wall of the first component; and wherein sliding of the rear surface of the back vertical wall of the first component relative to the front vertical wall of the second component engages the mating components to produce the interior, vertical wall, parallel to the back wall, of the rigid stand.
20. The enclosure of claim 18 wherein the side walls of the first component curve downwards from the back vertical wall to the front of the base.
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