Hard drive device and the heat dissipation unit for a hard drive device
AssigneeInnodisk Corporation
InventorShuang Te Chang
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Abstract
A heat dissipation unit for a hard drive device is disclosed. The hard drive device has a housing and a plurality of internal heat-generating electronic components, a distance exists between at least one of the plurality of internal heating electronic components and the housing, the housing has an inner surface and an outer surface, and the heat dissipation unit is an intermediate extension member contacting at least one of the plurality of internal heat-generating electronic components, and extending beyond the inner surface.
Claims20
A hard drive device comprising:
- a device body;
- a first housing configured on the device body;
- a second housing configured opposite to the first housing;
- a heat dissipation unit having a first surface, a second surface, a first extension element and a second extension element;
- and
- at least one electronic component in contact with at least one of the first surface and the second surface, wherein:
- the first extension element is in contact with the first housing and the second housing, and the second extension element is in contact with the first housing and the second housing;
- and
- the first extension element and the second extension element serve as a third housing of the hard drive device.
A heat dissipation unit for a hard drive device, wherein:
- the hard drive device includes a device printed circuit board, a first and a second heat-generating electronic components respectively disposed on both sides of the printed circuit board, and a housing in contact with the first heat-generating electronic components;
- the housing has an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a distance exists between the second heat-generating electronic components and the inner surface;
- and
- the heat dissipation unit comprises a heat dissipation unit body in contact with the second heat-generating electronic component and extending beyond the inner surface.
A heat dissipation unit for a hard drive device, wherein:
- the hard drive device has a housing and a plurality of internal heat-generating electronic components;
- a distance exists between at least one of the plurality of internal heating electronic components and the housing;
- the housing has an inner surface and an outer surface;
- and
- the heat dissipation unit is an intermediate extension member contacting with at least one of the plurality of internal heat-generating electronic components and extending beyond the inner surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.