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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Steven J. Veenman, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Eric S. Sloterbeek, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Assignee:
GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/153 (2006.01); G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2022.01); B60R 1/04 (2006.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1533 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); B60R 1/04 (2013.01); B60R 1/12 (2013.01); G02F 1/133385 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1215 (2013.01); B60R 2300/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rear view assembly includes a housing with a mount extending therefrom, a circuit board disposed on the housing, and an air mover proximate a heatsink. The air mover is configured to draw ambient air from an inlet into the housing. A channel in fluid communication with the air mover is configured to direct the air drawn into the housing across a top portion of the heatsink. The rear view assembly also includes an outlet in fluid connection with the channel, adjacent to the mount.