Granted Patent B2

US 12,309,963 · App. 18/164,922 · Granted May 20, 2025

Inventors: Jui-Lin Yang (Taipei, TW); Wan-Lin Hsu (Taipei, TW); Hsin-Chih Chou (Taipei, TW); Kun-Cheng Lee (Taipei, TW); Juei-Chi Chang (Taipei, TW)

Assignee: Getac Technology Corporation

H05K7/20154G06F1/1632G06F1/203

Abstract

Claims (23)

1. An expansion component, comprising:

a case, comprising a bottom plate, a top plate, and an accommodating space located between the bottom plate and the top plate;

a partition, arranged in the accommodating space and parallel to the bottom plate, wherein the partition divides the accommodating space into an upper compartment and a lower compartment;

a plurality of electronic components, scattered in the upper compartment and the lower compartment, wherein one of the electronic components located in the upper compartment abuts against the partition; and

a heat dissipation module, arranged in the case and comprising:

a flow guide case, comprising an input section and an output section that are connected, wherein an angle is defined between an extending direction of the input section and an extending direction of the output section, the flow guide case is accommodated in the lower compartment, and the output section abuts against the partition and one of the electronic components located in the lower compartment; and

a fan, arranged at a junction of the input section and the output section.

2. The expansion component according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom plate comprises a plurality of through holes, and the flow guide case comprises an edge, the edge surrounds and forms an opening, the edge abuts against the bottom plate, and the opening covers the through holes.

3. The expansion component according to claim 2 , wherein the through holes comprise a plurality of first through holes and a plurality of second through holes, the first through holes correspond to a position of the input section, and the second through holes correspond to a position of the output section.

4. The expansion component according to claim 2 , wherein the flow guide case comprises an inner surface, the inner surface faces toward the bottom plate, the output section comprises a first heat dissipation section and a second heat dissipation section, the inner surface has a first height between the first heat dissipation section and the opening, the inner surface has a second height between the second heat dissipation section and the opening, and the first height is different from the second height.

5. The expansion component according to claim 4 , further comprising a plurality of heat dissipation fins, arranged on the first heat dissipation section and the second heat dissipation section.

6. The expansion component according to claim 4 , wherein the first heat dissipation section abuts against the electronic component located in the lower compartment, and the second heat dissipation section abuts against a position at which the partition corresponds to the electronic component located in the upper compartment.

7. The expansion component according to claim 4 , wherein the first heat dissipation section is farther away from the fan than the second heat dissipation section, and the first height is less than the second height.

8. The expansion component according to claim 7 , wherein the inner surface is inclined to the bottom plate in an extending direction between the first heat dissipation section and the second heat dissipation section.

9. The expansion component according to claim 4 , wherein the output section further comprises a third heat dissipation section, the inner surface has a third height between the third heat dissipation section and the opening, and the third height is different from the first height and the second height.

10. The expansion component according to claim 9 , wherein the third heat dissipation section is closer to the fan than the first heat dissipation section and the second heat dissipation section, and the third heat dissipation section abuts against another electronic component located in the lower compartment.

11. The expansion component according to claim 9 , wherein the third heat dissipation section is flush with the fan, and the third height is greater than the first height and less than the second height.

12. The expansion component according to claim 4 , wherein the input section of the flow guide case comprises an inlet section, the inlet section has a first end and a second end, the inner surface is inclined to the bottom plate at the inlet section, the second end is closer to the fan than the first end, and a height of the inner surface from the second end to the opening is greater than a height of the inner surface from the first end to the opening.

13. The expansion component according to claim 12 , further comprising a plurality of heat dissipation fins, arranged on the inlet section.

14. The expansion component according to claim 13 , wherein the input section of the flow guide case further comprises a collecting section, the collecting section is located between the inlet section and the fan, the inner surface has the second height from the collecting section to the opening, and the collecting section abuts against the partition.

15. The expansion component according to claim 4 , wherein the fan comprises a case, the case is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet that are perpendicular to each other, the air inlet faces toward the inner surface and is spaced apart from the inner surface by a distance, and the air outlet faces toward the output section.

16. The expansion component according to claim 15 , wherein the inner surface has the second height from the fan to the opening.

17. The expansion component according to claim 1 , wherein the angle is 90 degrees.

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