Apparatuses, systems, and methods for improved heat dissipation

US10617036B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Andrew W. Hill · Redmond, US
• Robyn Rebecca Reed McLaughlin · Seattle, US
• James Michael Bonicatto · Portland, US
• Kenneth Charles Boman · Duvall, US
• Jeffrey Taylor Stellman · Seattle, US
• Avi Hecht · Nesher, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 28, 2019
• Grant date: Apr 7, 2020
• Expiry date: Jan 28, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H05K7/20945
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A computing device includes a housing having an inner surface, a first outer surface, a second outer surface, and a side extending between the first outer surface and the second outer surface. The computing device also includes a heat generating electronic device, a first heat spreader, and a second heat spreader. At least a portion of the first heat spreader abuts or is adjacent to the inner surface of the housing. The second heat spreader extends from a first position within the housing, at or adjacent to the heat generating electronic device to a second position within the housing. The second position is closer to the side of the housing than the first position. A first portion of the second heat spreader abuts the first heat spreader, and a second portion of the second heat spreader is at a distance from the first heat spreader.