Heatsinks for an image capture device
AssigneeGoPro, Inc.
InventorsKielan C. Crow, Nicholas Vitale, Eduardo Hernandez Pacheco
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Abstract
An image capture device includes a heatsink that absorbs thermal energy and a first component that generates thermal energy. The image capture device includes a second component that generates thermal energy and a first conductor that extends between the first component and the heatsink, and the first conductor moves thermal energy from the first component to the heatsink by conduction. The image capture device includes a second conductor that extends between the second component and the heatsink, and the second conductor has a portion perpendicularly extended relative to the first conductor. The second conductor moves thermal energy from the second component to the heatsink by conduction.
Claims20
An image capture device, comprising:
- a heatsink configured to absorb thermal energy;
- a first component configured to generate thermal energy;
- a second component configured to generate thermal energy;
- a first conductor that extends between the first component and the heatsink, the first conductor configured to move thermal energy from the first component to the heatsink by conduction;
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- a second conductor that extends between the second component and the heatsink, the second conductor having a portion perpendicularly extended relative to the first conductor, the second conductor configured to move thermal energy from the second component to the heatsink by conduction.
An image capture device, comprising:
- a heatsink comprising a cutout that is generally centered, a first side, and a second side, the heatsink configured to absorb thermal energy and block electromagnetic signals, the first side having first and second portions located adjacent to the cutout;
- a sensor positioned adjacent to the first portion of the first side of the heatsink and configured to generate thermal energy;
- a liquid-crystal display in contact with or adjacent to the second side of the heatsink, the liquid-crystal display configured to generate electromagnetic signals;
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- a circuit extending from the second side, through the cutout, to the second portion of the first side so the circuit is free of contact with the first portion of the first side, the circuit configured to amplify electromagnetic signals.
An image capture device, comprising:
- a printed circuit board having parallel first and second surfaces that are separated by a top edge;
- a component disposed on the first surface of the printed circuit board and configured to generate thermal energy;
- a heatsink positioned adjacent to the second surface of the printed circuit board and configured to absorb thermal energy, wherein the heatsink has opposing first and second surfaces separated by a top edge, and wherein the first surface of the heatsink is adjacent to the second surface of the printed circuit board;
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- a conductor that extends from the component, across the first surface, over the top edge, and to the heatsink, wherein the conductor extends from the component, across the first surface of the printed circuit board, over the top edges of the printed circuit board and the heatsink, to the second surface of the heatsink so that energy is absorbed by the heatsink at the second surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.