IP Library Granted Patent US 8,422,224
Granted Patent B2
US 8,422,224 · App. 13/079,250 · Granted Apr 16, 2013

Display device and electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,422,224
App. No.
13/079,250
Granted
Apr 16, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing including an outlet, a cooling fan in the housing, a component in the housing configured to serve as a wall guiding air from the cooling fan to the outlet, and a wind shielding portion between the component and an inner surface of the housing.

Claims (38)

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a housing comprising an outlet;

a heat sink inside the housing and facing the outlet;

a cooling fan inside the housing;

a circuit board comprising a first heating element located between the heat sink and the cooling fan, and a memory slot connector configured to receive a memory at a side opposite to the first heating element and the memory slot connector configured to guide air from the cooling fan to the heat sink; and

a wind shield between the memory slot connector and an inner surface of the housing.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the memory slot connector is a long connector.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein a longitudinal direction of the memory slot connector is aligned parallel with a direction of an air flow from the cooling fan.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the memory slot connector comprises:

a holder configured to hold the memory spaced apart from the circuit board; and

a terminal portion attached to the circuit board, the terminal portion being proximal to the first heating element compared to the holder.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the memory slot connector is parallel to the first heating element and electrically connected to the first heating element by a plurality of wiring patterns.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a heat pipe thermally connecting the first heating element to the heat sink and located between the cooling fan and the heat sink.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the cooling fan comprises a discharge hole with a first thickness that is wider than a second thickness of the circuit board, and

an end portion of the circuit board is positioned at a substantially intermediate portion with respect to the first thickness of the discharge hole.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the circuit board comprises a first surface on which the memory slot connector is mounted and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and

the wind shield comprises a first sealing portion between the memory slot connector and the inner surface of the housing and a second sealing portion between the second surface and another inner surface of the housing.

9. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the housing comprises a palm rest with a recess, and a keyboard mounting portion located in the recess,

the cooling fan is below the palm rest, and

the circuit board is below the keyboard mounting portion.

10. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a connector on the circuit board; and

a conductive member between the connector and the inner surface of the housing, configured to guide the air from the cooling fan to the heat sink, wherein the conductive member is electrically connecting the connector to the inner surface of the housing.

11. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second heating element on the circuit board,

wherein the second heating element is configured to guide the air from the cooling fan to the heat sink.

12. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the cooling fan comprises a discharge hole, and

the circuit board comprises an end portion facing the discharge hole of the cooling fan, the end portion comprising a component non-mounting region extending in a width direction of the discharge hole, the width direction being substantially parallel to the end portion of the circuit board.

13. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory slot connector is located adjacent to the first heating element.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2019
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA CLIENT SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048720/0635 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2011
From: TANAKA, MAKOTO
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 026071/0895 →