US 11,984,000 B2
Fixed retail scanner heat management system for multi-port network switch and related methods
Joseph Mistkawi, Tigard, OR (US); Ryan Thompson, Eugene, OR (US); Richard Neel, Eugene, OR (US); and Brett Howard, Eugene, OR (US)
Assigned to Datalogic USA, Inc., Eugene, OR (US)
Filed by Datalogic USA, Inc., Eugene, OR (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/081,621.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/293,565, filed on Dec. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0206732 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. G07G 1/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC G07G 1/0045 (2013.01) [G06K 7/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fixed retail scanner including a data reader, comprising:
a housing of the data reader;
a main board including one or more processors disposed within the data reader housing;
one or more camera modules disposed within the data reader housing;
a multi-port network switch disposed within the data reader housing and operably coupled with the main board; and
a heat management system disposed within the data reader housing and operably coupled with at least the multi-port network switch to dissipate heat therefrom, wherein the heat management system includes:
a heat pipe thermally coupled with a switch processor mounted on the multi-port network switch and extending to an air chamber within the data reader housing;
a thermal pad coupled to a first end of the heat pipe via an evaporator; and
a condenser coupling a second end of the heat pipe to a wall of the air chamber.