Extended cooling for portable computers

Details Extended cooling for portable computers Extended cooling for portable computers

1998-03-31

2000-02-08

Picard, Leo P.

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...

For electronic systems and devices

361687, 361690, 361707, G06F 116, G06F 120

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ABSTRACT:
A notebook or laptop style computer includes a visor which is attached to an upper edge of the screen. This visor includes electrical circuit components which typically have higher thermal load demands. The visor provides a mechanism for cooling these chips, particularly microprocessor chips. The system provides two related advantages, the first being placement of hot components in an area which is ideal for convective and radiational cooling. A second advantage is the removal of these components from the base unit which now contains other circuit components which are not subjected to high temperatures due to the presence of the components which have been removed and placed in or on the visor.

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