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US 8,804,338 B2Granted
Heat pipe docking system
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorHideo Nagasawa
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Abstract
To provide electronic equipment having a heat discharging function capable of achieving the maximum in the signal processing capability of a portable terminal by preventing the functional restriction of the portable terminal by effectively discharging exothermic heat from the portable terminal at the time of coupling the portable terminal whose function is restricted by heat generation to an external device, as well as a heat discharging system and a heat discharging method.
Claims14
Electronic equipment comprising:
- a portable terminal comprises:
- an exothermic body;
- a first heat conducting path for conducting exothermic heat from the exothermic body;
- and
- a first heat discharging means for discharging the exothermic heat conducted through the first heat conducting path,
- wherein a function and performance of the portable terminal is restricted at a prescribed first temperature or above, and the function and performance of the portable terminal is not restricted below the prescribed first temperature;
- an external device couplable to the portable terminal, the external device comprises:
- a second heat conducting path to be thermally connected to the first heat conducting path;
- and
- a second heat discharging means for discharging the exothermic heat conducted through the second heat conducting path,
- a control means for controlling the heat discharging path of the exothermic body,
- wherein when the portable terminal is coupled to the external device, the control means maintains a thermal connection between the first heat conducting path and the first heat discharging means under a first condition, the first condition is when the portable terminal is below a prescribed second temperature and shuts down or reduces the thermal connection between the first heat conducting path and the first heat discharging means under a second condition, the second condition when the portable terminal is equal to or greater than the second temperature, the second temperature being equal to or less than the first temperature.
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A heat discharging system based on a portable terminal:
- the portable terminal comprises:
- an exothermic body;
- a first heat conducting path for conducting exothermic heat from the exothermic body;
- and
- a first heat discharging means for discharging the exothermic heat conducted through the first heat conducting path,
- wherein a function and performance of the portable terminal is restricted at a prescribed first temperature or above, and the function and performance of the portable terminal is not restricted below the prescribed first temperature;
- an external device couplable to the portable terminal, the external device comprises:
- a second heat conducting path to be thermally connected to the first heat conducting path;
- and
- a second heat discharging means for discharging the exothermic heat conducted through the second heat conducting path,
- a control means for controlling the heat discharging path of the exothermic body,
- wherein when the portable terminal is coupled to the external device, the control means maintains a thermal connection between the first heat conducting path and the first heat discharging means under a first condition, the first condition is when the portable terminal is below a prescribed second temperature and shuts down or reduces the thermal connection between the first heat conducting path and the first heat discharging means under a second condition, the second condition when the portable terminal is equal to or greater than the second temperature, the second temperature being equal to or less than the first temperature, the portable terminal being restricted at a prescribed first temperature or above, and an external device couplable to the portable terminal, wherein the portable terminal comprises:
- an exothermic body;
- a first heat conducting path for conducting heat from the exothermic body;
- and a first heat discharging means for discharging heat conducted through the first heat conducting path;
- wherein the external device comprises:
- a second heat conducting path to be thermally connected to the first heat conducting path;
- and a second heat discharging means for discharging heat conducted through the second heat conducting path.
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A heat discharging method based on a portable terminal the portable terminal comprises:
- an exothermic body;
- a first heat conducting path for conducting exothermic heat from the exothermic body;
- and
- a first heat discharging means for discharging the exothermic heat conducted through the first heat conducting path,
- wherein a function and performance of the portable terminal is restricted at a prescribed first temperature or above, and the function and performance of the portable terminal is not restricted below the prescribed first temperature;
- providing an external device couplable to the portable terminal, the external device comprises:
- a second heat conducting path to be thermally connected to the first heat conducting path;
- and
- a second heat discharging means for discharging the exothermic heat conducted through the second heat conducting path,
- providing a control means for controlling the heat discharging path of the exothermic body,
- wherein when the portable terminal is coupled to the external device, the control means maintains a thermal connection between the first heat conducting path and the first heat discharging means under a first condition, the first condition is when the portable terminal is below a prescribed second temperature and shuts down or reduces the thermal connection between the first heat conducting path and the first heat discharging means under a second condition, the second condition when the portable terminal is equal to or greater than the second temperature, the second temperature being equal to or less than the first temperature.
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