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Computer with docking station for docking and cooling the computer

US5969939A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Filing dateJul 8, 1997
Grant dateOct 19, 1999
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Expiry dateJul 8, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/203
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable computer and a docking station and method in which a portable computer is effectively cooled while being docked. The docking station is provided with a heat conductive surface, and the computer is docked in the docking station with a surface of the computer in engagement with the heat conductive surface. The heat conductive surface functions to conduct heat away from the computer.

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