General Instrument Corporation

Keith E Sibley

William J Storti

Paul Ocepek

Charles R Herrmann

Barry P Falvo

Steven Kimball

Shlomo Ovadia

Jeffrey Paul Viola

Doris A Schneider

Francis J Dunn

Carol Ann Mathews Reynolds

Timothy Kenneth Newman

Shiomo Ovadia

Ron DiUbaldi

The port for a removable module of a set-top box in a cable television system incorporates guide members of a thermally conductive material to provide a new primary heat dissipation path to manage thermal energy generated by operation of the module. The guide members may also be used to guide the module into proper connection with a module connector which electrically connects the circuit on the module with the circuitry of the set-top box. The guide members may be attached to the chassis of the set-top box or integrally formed in the chassis. Thus, heat from the module is provide directly to the chassis of the set-top box from which it is released by convention into the ambient environment.

Method and apparatus for managing thermal energy emissions of a removable module in a set-top box

Front bezel for consumer electronic product

Front panel for modular processing system

A guide member for accommodating a removable module is formed from a thermally conductive material having at least one thermally conductive element to provide a new primary heat dissipation path to manage thermal energy generated by operation of the module. The guide member may also be used to guide the module into proper connection with a module connector which electrically connects the circuit on the module with other circuitry. A plurality of thermally conductive elements, such as spring fingers, ribs and fins, provide additional thermal heat dissipation paths and enhance the rigidity of the guide members.

Method and apparatus for managing thermal energy emissions

Bezel for set-top terminal

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Willow Grove, PA, United States of America

Keith E Sibley