IP Library Granted Patent US 9,198,277
Granted Patent B2
US 9,198,277 · App. 13/872,515 · Granted Nov 24, 2015

Signal transmission device

Inventors: Yoshinori Sunaga (Hitachinaka, JP); Yoshiaki Ishigami (Hitachi, JP); Hidetaka Kawauchi (Hitachi, JP); Hidenori Yonezawa (Hitachi, JP); Kinya Yamazaki (Hitachi, JP)
Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
H05K1/0209G06F1/20H04B1/036H05K1/141H05K2201/066H05K2201/10121H05K2201/10189H05K2201/10553
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Patent No.
US 9,198,277
App. No.
13/872,515
Granted
Nov 24, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A height of a signal transmission device is decreased as low as possible as maintaining or improving a cooling performance for the communication module. Ina signal transmission device provided with a communication module provided on a substrate and a cooling mechanism for cooling the communication module, the cooling mechanism includes: a heat-transfer plate including a first region which overlaps with bottom surfaces of a plurality of the communication modules and is thermally connected to the bottom surfaces and a second region which does not overlap with the bottom surfaces of the communication modules; and a heat-release fin provided in the second region of the heat-transfer plate.

Claims (9)

1. A signal transmission device provided with a communication module provided on a substrate, and a cooling mechanism for cooling the communication module,

the cooling mechanism comprising:

a heat-transfer plate including a first region which overlaps with main surfaces of a plurality of the communication modules and is thermally connected to the main surfaces and a second region which does not overlap with the main surfaces of the plurality of the communication modules; and

a plurality of heat-release fins arranged on the second region of the heat-transfer plate,

wherein two or more heat-release fin groups each of which includes the plurality of heat-release fins are arranged adjacent to each other through a space,

the communication module is arranged on an extension line of the space, and

a communication cable extending from the communication module is pulled outside through the space.

2. The signal transmission device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the communication module is supported to be cantilevered from the substrate by connecting a first connector provided along one side of the communication module to a second connector provided in the mounting surface of the substrate.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Jan 16, 2014
From: HITACHI CABLE, LTD.
To: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 032075/0891 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2013
From: SUNAGA, YOSHINORI; ISHIGAMI, YOSHIAKI; KAWAUCHI, HIDETAKA; YONEZAWA, HIDENORI; YAMAZAKI, KINYA
To: HITACHI CABLE, LTD.
Reel/Frame 030775/0565 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-247806 · Nov 9, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140133101A1 · May 15, 2014