US5313362A
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Packaging structure of small-sized computer
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1992-05-20
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Granted: 1994-05-17
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Expires: 2012-05-20
Abstract
Abstract In a small-sized computer of a natural air-cooling type, a high-temperature radiator promotes natural convection so as to increase a quantity of heat radiation and to raise the allowable limit of heat generation of LSI chips, thereby improving the processing speed of the computer. For this purpose, a casing and fins are utilized as heat radiators at relatively low temperatures of about 40° C. which are safe even if they are touched by an operator's hands. On the other hand, the high-temperature radiator set at about 50° to 60° C. is provided inside of the casing, thus preventing the operator's hands from touching it directly. Heat generated by the LSI chips and so forth is transmitted to the high-temperature radiator through heat conduction or the like, and heat exchange is performed between the high-temperature radiator increased in temperature and the air introduced into the casing, in order to promote natural convection inside of the casing.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshio Hatada
- 👤 Hiroshi Inouye
- 👤 Takao Ohba
- 👤 Susumu Iwai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 14:14
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/16; G06F1/20; G06F1/203
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A portable computer having an air natural convection and heat radiation structure including computer component parts which generate heat and are provided in a casing, wherein a high-temperature radiator is heat-conductively connected to said heat generating computer component parts via a heat-conductive member inside said casing, a low-temperature radiator is formed by at least one part of said casing thermally connected to said high-temperature radiator, an air passage in said casing is formed between said high-temperature radiator and said low-temperature radiator, and each of said high-temperature and low-temperature radiators is formed so as to have a respective area of heat radiation larger than an area of a surface of said heat generating computer component parts.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A portable computer having an air natural convection and heat radiation structure including computer component parts which generate heat and are provided in a casing, wherein a high-temperature radiator is heat-conductively connected to said heat generating computer component parts via a heat-conductive member inside said casing, a low-temperature radiator is formed by at least one part of said casing thermally connected to said high-temperature radiator, an air passage in said casing is formed between said high-temperature radiator and said low-temperature radiator, and each of said high-temperature and low-temperature radiators is formed so as to have a respective area of heat radiation larger than an area of a surface of said heat generating computer component parts.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A portable computer according to claim 1, wherein said casing has a plurality of portions formed with air holes to let the air in and out.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A portable computer according to claim 2, wherein the high-temperature radiator located inside said casing is branched, through movable connecting portions, to one of an auxiliary radiator provided on a back of a display located outside of said casing and a separate auxiliary radiator.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
A portable computer according to claim 1, wherein said heat-conductive member interposed between said heat generating parts and said radiator is a bag-like member having an elastic structure containing highly heat-conductive fluid in a convective state, said elastic-structure member being arranged to be locally deformed when pressed in response to movements of keys on a keyboard of the portable computer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
117 words
A portable computer having a first casing housing heat generating portions, and a second casing provided on said first casing so as to be freely opened and closed, said second casing forming a display unit of the portable computer, said portable computer including an input device formed on a surface of said first casing which faces a display surface of the display unit of said second casing, wherein a high-temperature radiator which absorbs heat generated by said heat generating portions is provided inside of said input device of said first casing, and a low-temperature radiator which is thermally connected with said high-temperature radiator is provided on a back of the display surface inside of said second casing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
117 words
A portable computer having a first casing housing heat generating portions, and a second casing provided on said first casing so as to be freely opened and closed, said second casing forming a display unit of the portable computer, said portable computer including an input device formed on a surface of said first casing which faces a display surface of the display unit of said second casing, wherein a high-temperature radiator which absorbs heat generated by said heat generating portions is provided inside of said input device of said first casing, and a low-temperature radiator which is thermally connected with said high-temperature radiator is provided on a back of the display surface inside of said second casing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
124 words
A portable computer comprising a display unit, a computing unit and an input unit, which display unit is provided on said input unit so as to open and close freely, wherein said input unit including input means, a high-temperature radiator being provided inside said input unit to thermally contact said input means through a heat-conductive member, said display unit is provided with display means for displaying characters and images, a back side of said display means being provided with an auxiliary radiator thermally connected with said high-temperature radiator, and a low-temperature radiator is formed out of at least one part of a casing of said display unit so as to form a passage between said auxiliary radiator and said casing of said display unit.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
124 words
A portable computer comprising a display unit, a computing unit and an input unit, which display unit is provided on said input unit so as to open and close freely, wherein said input unit including input means, a high-temperature radiator being provided inside said input unit to thermally contact said input means through a heat-conductive member, said display unit is provided with display means for displaying characters and images, a back side of said display means being provided with an auxiliary radiator thermally connected with said high-temperature radiator, and a low-temperature radiator is formed out of at least one part of a casing of said display unit so as to form a passage between said auxiliary radiator and said casing of said display unit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
A portable computer according to claim 6, wherein said high-temperature radiator is branched to be thermally connected with said low-temperature radiator and to a section extended toward the back of said input unit.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
68 words
A portable computer according to claim 6, wherein air holes are formed in the front side of said input unit and at an end face in the front side of said display unit which corresponds to said front side of the input unit when closing the display unit, and a passage for communicating with said air holes is formed by said high-temperature radiator and the portable computer casing.
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