US 12,477,683 B2
Fan control for electronic display assemblies
William Dunn, Alpharetta, GA (US); Mike Brown, Cumming, GA (US); and John Schuch, Buford, GA (US)
Assigned to Manufacturing Resources International, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US)
Filed by Manufacturing Resources International, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US)
Filed on Jan. 22, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/034,216.
Application 19/034,216 is a continuation of application No. 18/666,444, filed on May 16, 2024, granted, now 12,245,399.
Application 18/666,444 is a continuation of application No. 17/694,261, filed on Mar. 14, 2022, granted, now 12,022,635, issued on Jun. 25, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/239,273, filed on Aug. 31, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/161,147, filed on Mar. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2025/0169028 A1, May 22, 2025
Int. Cl. H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/20209 (2013.01) [H05K 7/20972 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A display assembly with enhanced fan control, said display assembly comprising:
a housing;
an electronic display located within the housing;
an airflow pathway extending within the housing;
fans located at said airflow pathway;
sensors located at said airflow pathway, said sensors comprising temperature sensors and a humidity sensor; and
a controller in electronic connection with said one or more sensors and said one or more fans, said controller comprising one or more electronic storage devices comprising software instructions, which when executed, configure one or more processors to, on an ongoing basis:
receive a reading from each of said sensors;
determine which of the readings is, relatively, furthest deviated, in a predetermined fashion, from a predetermined, associated parameter, including temperature parameters for the temperature sensors and a humidity parameter for the humidity sensor;
identify, from the common control scheme, a respective operating parameter for said fans associated with the relatively, furthest deviated one of said readings; and
drive said fans in accordance with said respective operating parameter.