Material for dissipating heat from and/or reducing heat signature of electronic devices and clothing
Systems, methods and articles having a heat-shielding or blocking, heat-dissipating and/or heat signature-reducing material layer or coating are disclosed. In one example, the heat-shielding or blocking, heat-dissipating and/or heat signature-reducing material completely covers the interior of a housing having a plurality of battery cells removably disposed therein. Other examples include a heat-shielding or blocking, heat-dissipating and/or heat signature-reducing material layer having anti-static, anti-radio frequency (RF), anti-electromagnetic interference (EMI), anti-tarnish, and/or anti-corrosion materials and properties that effectively protect battery-operated devices and/or the batteries that power them from damage or diminished operation.
1. A battery housing unit comprising:
a lid;
a base;
a plurality of electrochemical battery cells removably provided within the base; and
wherein the base further includes:
at least one draw latch secured to the base;
wherein the at least one draw latch is operable to attach the battery housing unit to a corresponding catch of a military radio;
at least one recessed portion including at least one recessed hole and at least one connector secured in the at least one recessed hole; and
wherein the at least one connector includes a keyway, wherein the keyway ensures a correct orientation of a cable attached to the at least one connector, wherein the keyway angles the cable away from the at least one draw latch, wherein the correct orientation of the cable is a thirty-degree angle relative to the base.
2. The battery housing unit of claim 1 , further including a coating comprising copper on an interior surface of the base.
3. The battery housing unit of claim 1 , wherein the lid includes a lid recessed portion, wherein a bottom of the lid recessed portion includes a connection port.
4. The battery housing unit of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a composite metal foam.
5. The battery housing unit of claim 1 , wherein the at least one recessed hole is substantially circular except for a flat portion of the at least one recessed hole, wherein the flat portion facilitates installation of the at least one connector.
6. The battery housing unit of claim 1 , further including at least one dust cap attached to the base.
7. The battery housing unit of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a unitary and integrally formed piece of plastic.
8. The battery housing unit of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of electrochemical battery cells is contained in at least one casing.
9. The battery housing unit of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises aluminum, titanium, nickel, magnesium, a microlattice metal, and/or a composite metal foam.
10. The battery housing unit of claim 1 , wherein the at least one recessed portion is located at a bottom of a side of the base and extends from a bottom edge of the base towards a center of the base such that the at least one recessed portion includes four interior sides.
11. A battery housing unit comprising:
a lid;
a base;
a plurality of electrochemical battery cells provided within the base; and
wherein the base further includes:
a first draw latch and a second draw latch secured to the base;
wherein the first draw latch and the second draw latch are operable to attach the battery housing unit to a corresponding catch of a radio;
at least one recessed portion including at least one connector;
wherein the at least one connector includes a keyway, wherein the keyway ensures a correct orientation of a right-angle cable attached to the at least one connector, wherein the keyway angles the right-angle cable away from the first draw latch or the second draw latch, wherein the correct orientation of the cable is a thirty-degree angle relative to the base; and
at least one dust cap to cover the at least one connector.
12. The battery housing unit of claim 11 , wherein the at least one connector is secured in at least one recessed hole.
13. The battery housing unit of claim 12 , wherein the at least one recessed hole is substantially circular except for a flat portion of the at least one recessed hole, wherein the flat portion facilitates installation of the at least one connector.
14. The battery housing unit of claim 11 , wherein the at least one recessed portion is located at a bottom of a side of the base and extends from a bottom edge of the base towards a center of the base such that the at least one recessed portion includes four interior sides.
15. A battery housing unit comprising:
a housing including at least one draw latch operable to attach the housing to a military radio;
at least one recessed portion including at least one connector;
wherein the at least one connector includes a keyway, wherein the keyway ensures a correct orientation of a cable attached to the at least one connector, wherein the keyway angles the cable away from the first draw latch or the second draw latch, wherein the correct orientation of the cable is a thirty-degree angle relative to the housing.
16. The battery housing unit of claim 15 , wherein the at least one connector is secured in at least one recessed hole.
17. The battery housing unit of claim 16 , wherein the at least one recessed hole is substantially circular except for a flat portion of the at least one recessed hole, wherein the flat portion facilitates installation of the at least one connector.