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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventor:
Jeffery R. Ihde, Greenville, WI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 (2006.01); B23K 9/10 (2006.01); B23K 9/32 (2006.01); B23K 11/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20909 (2013.01); H05K 7/20172 (2013.01); H05K 7/20945 (2013.01); B23K 9/1006 (2013.01); B23K 9/32 (2013.01); B23K 11/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is an engine driven power supply that includes a housing having a first area that includes an engine and a second area that includes a temperature sensitive component. A fan is configured to force air in multiple directions through the housing. A temperature sensor to measure a temperature. And a controller controls the fan to force air in a first direction into the first area when the temperature exceeds a first threshold temperature value, and controls the fan to force air in a second direction into the second area when the temperature is below the first threshold temperature value.