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Granted Patent B2
US 12,471,253 · App. 17/884,632 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Heat dissipation structure and electronic device

Inventor: Hao-Wei Chan (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
H05K7/20481G06F1/203
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Patent No.
US 12,471,253
App. No.
17/884,632
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A heat dissipation structure includes a housing, a heat conduction sheet and a thin film. The housing includes a wall surface, which includes an accommodating groove, a supporting surface and an inclined surface. The accommodating groove is recessed on the supporting surface. The inclined surface is connected to the supporting surface, and is located on one side of the accommodating groove. The heat conduction sheet is accommodated in the accommodating groove, and a surface of the heat conduction sheet is in aligned with a surface of the supporting surface. The thin film covers the supporting surface, the heat conduction sheet and the inclined surface. An electronic device including the above housing and heat conduction sheet is further provided.

Claims (33)

1 . A heat dissipation structure, comprising:

a housing, comprising a wall surface, the wall surface comprising an accommodating groove, a supporting surface and an inclined surface, the accommodating groove recessed on the supporting surface, and the inclined surface connected to the supporting surface and located on one side of the accommodating groove;

a heat conduction sheet, accommodated in the accommodating groove, wherein a surface of the heat conduction sheet is in aligned with a surface of the supporting surface; and

a thin film, covering the supporting surface, the heat conduction sheet and the inclined surface;

wherein the wall surface further comprises an extension surface connected to the inclined surface, and a slope of the extension surface is more than a slope of the inclined surface.

2 . The heat dissipation structure according to claim 1 , wherein the heat conduction sheet has a first thickness, the thin film has a second thickness, and the second thickness is 10% to 35% of the first thickness.

3 . The heat dissipation structure according to claim 1 , wherein a coefficient of friction of the thin film is less than a coefficient of friction of the heat conduction sheet.

4 . The heat dissipation structure according to claim 1 , wherein a coefficient of friction of the thin film is less than a coefficient of friction of the supporting surface.

5 . The heat dissipation structure according to claim 1 , wherein the thin film is made of polyethylene (PE) or polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).

6 . The heat dissipation structure according to claim 1 , wherein a direction perpendicular to the supporting surface is a first direction, the accommodating groove has a groove bottom surface, the inclined surface has a first end and a second end, the first end is connected to the support surface, and the second end is farther away from the support surface than the groove bottom surface in the first direction.

7 . The heat dissipation structure according to claim 6 , wherein the housing further has an interface, and the second end of the inclined surface is closer to the interface than the first end.

8 . The heat dissipation structure according to claim 6 , wherein a direction perpendicular to the first direction is a second direction, the supporting surface has a first length between the accommodating groove and the inclined surface in the second direction, the inclined surface has a second length between the first end and the second end, and the second length is more than the first length.

9 . The heat dissipation structure according to claim 6 , wherein a connecting angle is located at the first end between the supporting surface and the inclined surface, and the connecting angle is an obtuse angle.

10 . An electronic device, comprising:

a housing, comprising a wall surface, the wall surface comprising an accommodating groove, a supporting surface and an inclined surface, the accommodating groove recessed on the supporting surface, and the inclined surface connected to the supporting surface and located on one side of the accommodating groove;

a heat conduction sheet, accommodated in the accommodating groove, wherein a surface of the heat conduction sheet is in aligned with a surface of the supporting surface;

a thin film, covering the supporting surface, the heat conduction sheet and the inclined surface; and

a pluggable heat source, arranged on the thin film;

wherein the wall surface further comprises an extension surface connected to the inclined surface, and a slope of the extension surface is more than a slope of the inclined surface.

11 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the housing further has an interface, and the pluggable heat source is slidably arranged in the housing through the interface.

12 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , further comprising a host, wherein the housing is arranged on a side surface of the host.

13 . A heat dissipation structure, comprising:

a housing, comprising a wall surface, the wall surface comprising an accommodating groove, a supporting surface and an inclined surface, the accommodating groove recessed on the supporting surface, and the inclined surface connected to the supporting surface and located on one side of the accommodating groove;

a heat conduction sheet, accommodated in the accommodating groove, wherein a surface of the heat conduction sheet is in aligned with a surface of the supporting surface; and

a thin film, covering the supporting surface, the heat conduction sheet and the inclined surface;

wherein the inclined surface and the accommodating groove are separated from each other by a part of the supporting surface.

14 . The heat dissipation structure according to claim 13 , wherein the heat conduction sheet has a first thickness, the thin film has a second thickness, and the second thickness is 10% to 35% of the first thickness.

15 . The heat dissipation structure according to claim 13 , wherein a coefficient of friction of the thin film is less than a coefficient of friction of the heat conduction sheet.

16 . The heat dissipation structure according to claim 13 , wherein a coefficient of friction of the thin film is less than a coefficient of friction of the supporting surface.

17 . The heat dissipation structure according to claim 13 , wherein the thin film is made of polyethylene (PE) or polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).

18 . The heat dissipation structure according to claim 13 , wherein a direction perpendicular to the supporting surface is a first direction, the accommodating groove has a groove bottom surface, the inclined surface has a first end and a second end, the first end is connected to the support surface, and the second end is farther away from the support surface than the groove bottom surface in the first direction.

19 . The heat dissipation structure according to claim 18 , wherein the housing further has an interface, and the second end of the inclined surface is closer to the interface than the first end.

20 . The heat dissipation structure according to claim 18 , wherein a direction perpendicular to the first direction is a second direction, the supporting surface has a first length between the accommodating groove and the inclined surface in the second direction, the inclined surface has a second length between the first end and the second end, and the second length is more than the first length.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2022
From: CHAN, HAO-WEI
To: GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060765/0583 →
Continuity (1)
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