IP Library Granted Patent US 11,259,423
Granted Patent B2
US 11,259,423 · App. 16/074,175 · Granted Feb 22, 2022

Multilayer housings

Inventors: Kuan-Ting Wu (Taipei, TW); Kevin Voss (Houston, TX); Ai-Tsung Li (Taipei, TW); Wei Kuang Chu (Taipei, TW); Wei-Chung Chen (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
H05K5/02B32B3/26B32B7/14G06F1/1656H05K5/0086B32B2255/20B32B2457/00
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Patent No.
US 11,259,423
App. No.
16/074,175
Granted
Feb 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Example implementations relate to multilayer housings. In one example, multilayer housing can include a first continuous layer comprising copper, plastic, graphene, aluminum, titanium, magnesium, or combinations thereof, a void layer on the first continuous layer, wherein the void layer comprises from (5) volume percent (vol. %) to (95) vol. % voids; and a second continuous layer on the void layer, wherein the second continuous layer comprises copper, plastic, graphene, aluminum, titanium, magnesium, or combinations thereof.

Claims (27)

1. A multilayer housing, comprising:

a first continuous layer comprising copper, plastic, graphene, aluminum, titanium, magnesium, or combinations thereof;

a void layer on the first continuous layer, wherein the void layer comprises: i) patterned adhesive; or ii) fiberglass, mineral wools, cellulose, calcium silicate, cellular glass, elastomeric foam, phenolic foam, vermiculite, polyurethane foam, polystyrene foam in polymeric resins, and wherein the void layer comprises from 5 volume percent (vol. %) to 95 vol. % voids between i) or ii); and

a second continuous layer on the void layer, wherein the second continuous layer comprises copper, plastic, graphene, aluminum, titanium, magnesium, or combinations thereof.

2. The multilayer housing of claim 1 , wherein the void layer comprises patterned adhesive having the 5 to 95 vol. % voids between the patterned adhesive.

3. The multilayer housing of claim 2 , wherein the patterned adhesive comprises an isocyanate based polymer, epoxy, acrylic, hot melt adhesive, an ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer, a polyamide, a polyolefin, styrene copolymer, polyester, polyurethane, a rubber-based adhesive, or combinations thereof.

4. The multilayer housing of claim 3 , wherein the patterned adhesive further comprises a thermally conductive additive selected from graphene, carbon nanotubes, graphite, aluminum, copper, silver, silicon, gold, diamond, or combinations thereof.

5. The multilayer housing of claim 1 , wherein the first continuous layer, the second continuous layer, or a combination thereof consist essentially of copper.

6. The multilayer housing of claim 1 , wherein the void layer is comprised of fiberglass, mineral wools, cellulose, calcium silicate, cellular glass, elastomeric foam, phenolic foam, vermiculite, polyurethane foam, polystyrene foam in polymeric resins.

7. The multilayer housing of claim 1 , wherein the void layer has a thickness from 20 microns to 40 microns.

8. The multilayer housing of claim 1 , wherein the first continuous layer and the second continuous layer are each substantially void-free.

9. The multilayer housing of claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive layer coupled to the second continuous layer or a graphene coat layer coupled to the second continuous layer.

10. An electronic device, comprising:

a hardware processor;

a memory resource: and

a multilayer housing forming a cavity in which the hardware processor and the memory resource are disposed, the multilayer housing comprising:

a first continuous layer comprising copper, plastic, graphene, aluminum, titanium, magnesium, or combinations thereof;

a void layer comprised of patterned adhesive on the first layer, wherein the void layer comprises from 5 volume percent (vol. %) to 95 vol. % voids between the patterned adhesive; and

a second continuous layer coupled by the patterned adhesive of the void layer to the first continuous layer, wherein the second continuous layer comprises copper, plastic, graphene, aluminum, titanium, magnesium, or combinations thereof.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the electronic device further comprises a fan less electronic device.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the electronic device further comprises a laptop, a tablet, a mobile phone, or combinations thereof.

13. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein a total thickness of the multilayer housing of the electronic device is from 0.03 millimeters (mm) to 2.0 millimeters.

14. A method of manufacture of a multilayer housing, the method comprising:

providing a first continuous layer comprising copper, plastic, graphene, aluminum, titanium, magnesium, or combinations thereof;

coupling a void layer to the first continuous layer, wherein the void layer comprises: i) patterned adhesive; or ii) fiberglass, mineral wools, cellulose, calcium silicate, cellular glass, elastomeric foam, phenolic foam, vermiculite, polyurethane foam, polystyrene foam in polymeric resins, and wherein the void layer comprises from 5 volume percent (vol. %) to 95 vol. % voids between i) or ii); and

coupling a second continuous layer to the void layer to form a multilayer housing, wherein the second continuous layer comprises copper, plastic, graphene, aluminum, titanium, magnesium, or combinations thereof.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising directly coupling the void layer to the first continuous layer and directly coupling the void layer to the second continuous layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2018
From: WU, KUAN-TING; VOSS, KEVIN; LI, AI-TSUNG; CHU, WEI KUANG; CHEN, WEI-CHUNG
To: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
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