Vapor chambers based skin material for smartphones and mobile devices
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H05K-007/20
G06F-001/20
F28D-015/02
F28D-021/00
출원번호
US-0842444
(2013-03-15)
등록번호
US-9310139
(2016-04-12)
발명자
/ 주소
Vadakkanmaruveedu, Unnikrishnan
Berhe, Mulugeta K.
Mitter, Vinay
Jain, Ankur
Doshi, Paras S.
출원인 / 주소
QUALCOMM Incorporated
대리인 / 주소
Foley & Lardner LLP
인용정보
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2인용 특허 :
24
초록▼
An apparatus for managing heat generated by at least one electronic component of a mobile device, the apparatus comprising: a housing for containing the electronic component of the mobile device; and a vapor chamber arranged in the housing, the vapor chamber having a cavity defined by a front wall a
An apparatus for managing heat generated by at least one electronic component of a mobile device, the apparatus comprising: a housing for containing the electronic component of the mobile device; and a vapor chamber arranged in the housing, the vapor chamber having a cavity defined by a front wall and a rear wall opposite the rear wall, the front wall for receiving heat generated by the electronic component of the mobile device to evaporate fluid in the cavity into a vapor, the rear wall for receiving the vapor to allow the vapor to condense to liquid thereby cooling the rear wall of the vapor chamber; wherein an outer surface of the housing comprises at least a portion of the rear wall of the vapor chamber.
대표청구항▼
1. An apparatus for managing heat generated by at least one electronic component of a mobile device, the apparatus comprising: a housing having an outer surface, the outer surface comprising a front surface and a rear surface opposite the front surface, the housing for containing the at least one el
1. An apparatus for managing heat generated by at least one electronic component of a mobile device, the apparatus comprising: a housing having an outer surface, the outer surface comprising a front surface and a rear surface opposite the front surface, the housing for containing the at least one electronic component and a display of the mobile device; anda vapor chamber arranged in the housing, the vapor chamber having a cavity defined by a front wall and a rear wall opposite the front wall, the front wall for receiving the heat generated by the at least one electronic component of the mobile device to evaporate a fluid in the cavity into a vapor, the rear wall for receiving the vapor to allow the vapor to condense to a liquid thereby cooling the rear wall of the vapor chamber, the vapor chamber being at the rear surface of the housing and the display being at the front surface of the housing, and the display facing away from the vapor chamber;wherein the outer surface of the housing comprises at least a portion of the rear wall of the vapor chamber. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the vapor chamber is arranged such that the front wall of the vapor chamber faces a first surface of the at least one electronic component. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first surface of the at least one electronic component is opposite a second surface of the at least one electronic component that is facing a circuit substrate on which the at least one electronic component is supported. 4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first surface of the at least one electronic component has a larger surface area than at least one other surface of the at least one electronic component. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the vapor chamber is arranged such that the front wall of the vapor chamber faces a first surface of a circuit substrate on which the at least one electronic component is supported. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the rear wall of the vapor chamber is opposite the front surface of the housing on which the display is provided. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the vapor chamber comprises a first vapor chamber and a second vapor chamber; andwherein the outer surface of the housing comprises at least a portion of the rear wall of the first vapor chamber and at least a portion of the rear wall of the second vapor chamber. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the vapor chamber comprises a first vapor chamber and a second vapor chamber;wherein the at least one electronic component comprises a first electronic component and a second electronic component;wherein the front wall of the first vapor chamber is arranged to receive a first portion of the heat generated by the first electronic component of the mobile device and the front wall of the second vapor chamber is arranged to receive a second portion of the heat generated by the second electronic component of the mobile device; andwherein the outer surface of the housing comprises at least a portion of the rear wall of the first vapor chamber and at least a portion of the rear wall of the second vapor chamber. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the front wall of the vapor chamber extends over a first surface of the at least one electronic component. 10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one electronic component is supported on a circuit substrate, the at least one electronic component extending from the circuit substrate in a first direction; andwherein the front wall is aligned with at least a portion of the at least one electronic component and at least a portion of the circuit substrate in the first direction. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the front wall is aligned with the rear wall in a second direction; andwherein the second direction is transverse the first direction. 12. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an additional vapor chamber on the front surface of the housing such that the display and the additional vapor chamber are at a same surface of the housing. 13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display is a touch screen display. 14. An apparatus for managing heat generated by at least one electronic component of a mobile device, the apparatus comprising: a housing means having an outer surface, the outer surface comprising a front surface and a rear surface opposite the front surface, the housing means for containing the at least one electronic component and a display of the mobile device; anda cooling means for arranging in the housing means, the cooling means having a cavity defined by a front wall and a rear wall opposite the front wall, the front wall for receiving the heat generated by the at least one electronic component of the mobile device to evaporate a fluid in the cavity into a vapor, the rear wall for receiving the vapor to allow the vapor to condense to a liquid thereby cooling the rear wall of the cooling means, the cooling means being at the rear surface of the housing and the display being at the front surface of the housing, and the display facing away from the cooling means;wherein the outer surface of the housing means comprises at least a portion of the rear wall of the cooling means. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the cooling means is arranged such that the front wall of the cooling means faces a first surface of the at least one electronic component. 16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the first surface of the at least one electronic component is opposite a second surface of the at least one electronic component that is facing a circuit substrate on which the at least one electronic component is supported. 17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the first surface of the at least one electronic component has a larger surface area than at least one other surface of the at least one electronic component. 18. The method of claim 15, wherein the first surface of the at least one electronic component is opposite a second surface of the at least one electronic component that is facing a circuit substrate on which the at least one electronic component is supported. 19. The method of claim 15, wherein the first surface of the at least one electronic component has a larger surface area than at least one other surface of the at least one electronic component. 20. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the rear wall of the vapor chamber is opposite the front surface of the housing means on which the display is provided. 21. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the cooling means is arranged such that the front wall of the vapor chamber faces a first surface of a circuit substrate on which the at least one electronic component is supported. 22. A method of manufacturing an apparatus for managing heat generated by at least one electronic component of a mobile device, the method comprising: providing a housing having an outer surface, the outer surface comprising a front surface and a rear surface opposite the front surface, the housing for containing the at least one electronic component and a display of the mobile device; andarranging a vapor chamber in the housing, the vapor chamber having a cavity defined by a front wall and a rear wall opposite the front wall, the front wall for receiving the heat generated by the at least one electronic component of the mobile device to evaporate a fluid in the cavity into a vapor, the rear wall for receiving the vapor to allow the vapor to condense to a liquid thereby cooling the rear wall of the vapor chamber, the vapor chamber being at the rear surface of the housing and the display being at the front surface of the housing, and the display facing away from the vapor chamber;wherein the outer surface of the housing comprises at least a portion of the rear wall of the vapor chamber. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the vapor chamber is arranged such that the front wall of the vapor chamber faces a first surface of the at least one electronic component. 24. The method of claim 22, wherein the rear wall of the vapor chamber is opposite the front surface of the housing on which the display is provided. 25. The method of claim 22, wherein the vapor chamber is arranged such that the front wall of the vapor chamber faces a first surface of a circuit substrate on which the at least one electronic component is supported.
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