Housing construction
A structure can include a body having a first surface and a second opposing surface. The three-dimensional structure can include the body defining a first pattern of first cavities extending into the body from the first surface and the body defining a second pattern of second cavities extending into the body from the second surface. One or more first cavities can eccentrically intersect with one or more second cavities to define a pattern of apertures in the body.
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a body having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
the body defining a first pattern of first cavities extending into the body from the first surface; and
the body defining a second pattern of second cavities extending into the body, the second cavities intersecting with the first cavities to form a pattern of apertures in fluid communication with one another;
the body defining the pattern of apertures that extend substantially across a major dimension of the body, the body having at least two regions separated by a substantially continuous portion of the body.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
the pattern of apertures extend substantially across a length of the body.
3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
the second cavities extend into the body from the second surface; and
the second cavities intersecting with the first cavities are nonconcentric and non-coaxial to the first cavities.
4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first or second pattern is a repeating pattern of cavities.
5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first cavities are substantially a same size as the second cavities.
6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first cavities and the second cavities are substantially spherical.
7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first cavities and the second cavities are substantially positioned in a close-packed arrangement.
8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first cavities and the second cavities are substantially positioned in a hexagonally close-packed arrangement.
9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the body conducts heat away from a component positioned substantially adjacent to the second surface.
10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the body has a thickness of less than about 15 mm.
11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the body comprises a metal.
12. A housing for an electronic device, comprising:
a body having a first surface and a second surface;
the body defining first cavities extending into the body;
the body defining second cavities extending into the body and eccentrically intersecting the first cavities to form a pattern of connected through-holes;
the body comprising:
a first region comprising the pattern of connected through-holes;
a second region comprising the pattern of connected through-holes; and
a third region separating the first region from the second region, the third region comprising a substantially continuous portion of material.
13. The housing of claim 12 , wherein the first first cavities are substantially a same shape as the second cavities.
14. The housing of claim 12 , wherein the first cavities and the second cavities are substantially spherical.
15. The housing of claim 12 , wherein the body at least partially defines an internal volume configured to surround a component of the electronic device.
16. An electronic device, comprising:
a body having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
the body defining a first repeating pattern of substantially spherical first cavities extending into the body from the first surface;
the body defining a second repeating pattern of substantially spherical second cavities extending into the body, a second cavity eccentrically interfering with a first cavity to form a matrix of continuous passageways;
the body defining the matrix of continuous passageways that extend substantially across a width of the body, the body having at least two regions separated by a substantially continuous portion of the body; and
a display coupled to the body.
17. The electronic device of claim 16 , further comprising a thermal spreader disposed adjacent to the first surface.
18. The electronic device of claim 16 , further comprising a fan disposed adjacent to the portion of the body that does not include the matrix of continuous passageways.
19. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the first repeating pattern comprises:
three substantially spherical first cavities all intersecting on a first plane; and
a fourth substantially spherical cavity disposed on a second plane intersecting each of the three substantially spherical first cavities.