Thermally conductive and compliant elastomeric devices, systems, and methods for mounting heat generating components inside a tubular frame
US11001332B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 11, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62M6/90
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system and bicycle incorporating same mounts a heat-generating component such as a motor, motor controller, or battery pack, inside a frame tube using a thermally conductive and compliant elastomeric device comprising a base portion having a relatively smooth first side and regularly-repeating protrusions extending away from a second side, wherein the relatively smooth side of the elastomeric device is wrapped around the heat-generating component such that the regularly-repeating protrusions will be in an interference fit with the interior surface of the tubular frame when the heat-generating component is mounted in the frame tube, thereby conducting heat to the frame to exhaust to the environment, providing compliance that allows for dimensional variation of assembled parts, and muting noise and vibration.
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