# US 7,609,513 B2 · Portable electronic device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,609,513 B2 - Document ID: US7609513B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/933,967 - Filed: 2007-11-01 - Published: 2008-11-06 - Granted: 2009-10-27 - Earliest claimed: 2007-05-04 - Assignees: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc. - Inventors: Cheng-Lung Chang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7609513B2 ## CPC - H04M 1/026: {Details of the structure or mounting of specific components} - H04M 1/0279: {Improving the user comfort or ergonomics} - H04M 1/0262: {for a battery compartment} - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract A portable electronic device includes a cover (10), a container (20) and a heater (40). The container is provided on the cover. The heater includes some exothermic materials. The heater is received in the container. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A portable electronic device, comprising: a cover; a container provided on the cover, a trough defined in an outer surface of the cover, a hatch defined in a base of the trough; and a heater including exothermic materials, the heater being received in the container. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The portable electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein a size of the container is according to a size of the cover, and the container includes a containing portion whose size cooperates with that of the hatch. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The portable electronic device as described in claim 2, wherein a plurality of positioning protrusions is provided around the hatch on the cover, a plurality of positioning holes is defined on the container and around the containing portion, the distribution of the positioning holes corresponds to the positioning protrusions on the cover, each of the positioning holes cooperates with the each corresponding positioning protrusions. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The portable electronic device as described in claim 3, wherein a latching slot is defined in one end of the cover, a latch extends from an end of the containing portion, the position of the latch in the container corresponds with the position of the latching slot in the cover, and the latch cooperates with the latching slot. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The portable electronic device as described in claim 4, wherein the container has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, at least one receiving groove is defined in the first surface of the container, and the heater is received in the receiving groove. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The portable electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein the container and the cover are united as a whole. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The portable electronic device as described in claim 6, wherein the container has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, at least one receiving groove is defined in the first surface of the container, and the heater is received in the receiving groove. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The portable electronic device as described in claim 7, further comprising a radiator fixed on the area of the plurality of receiving grooves on the second surface of the container, and the radiator includes at least one radiating sheet. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The portable electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein the heater includes exothermic materials including a predetermined proportion of reactive metal powder, activated carbon, vermiculite, and metallic salt. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The portable electronic device as described in claim 9, wherein the reactive metal powder is iron powder or magnesium powder. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The portable electronic device as described in claim 1, further comprising a heat sink coated on the cover. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The portable electronic device as described in claim 11, wherein the heat sink is made by elastic material, a size of the heat sink is substantially identical to a size of the cover. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The portable electronic device as described in claim 12, wherein the heat sink is detachably mounted on the cover, the heat sink and the cover are fixed through glue laminating or fusion laminating, the heat sink and the cover can be fixed repeatedly. ### Claim 14 A portable electronic device, comprising: a cover; a container provided on the cover, a trough being defined in an outer surface of the cover, and a hatch being defined in a base of the trough, a size of the container corresponding to a size of the cover, and the container including a containing portion of a size corresponding with the size of the hatch; and a heater including exothermic materials including a predetermined proportion of reactive metal powder, activated carbon, vermiculite, and metallic salt; the heater being received in the container. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The portable electronic device as described in claim 14, wherein a plurality of positioning protrusions is provided around the hatch on the cover, a plurality of positioning holes is defined on the container and around the containing portion, the distribution of the positioning holes corresponds to the positioning protrusions on the cover, each of the positioning holes cooperates with the each corresponding positioning protrusions. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The portable electronic device as described in claim 14, wherein a latching slot is defined in one end of the cover, a latch extends from an end of the containing portion, the position of the latch in the container corresponds with the position of the latching slot in the cover, and the latch cooperates with the latching slot. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The portable electronic device as described in claim 14, wherein the container has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, at least one receiving groove is defined in the first surface of the container, and the heater is received in the receiving groove. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The portable electronic device as described in claim 17, further comprising a radiator fixed on the area of the plurality of receiving grooves on the second surface of the container, and the radiator includes at least one radiating sheet.