TWM500439U - Docking station and electronic assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

A docking station for a portable electronic device is provided. The docking station includes a body, a supporting base, at least one heat conductive hook, a heat conductive component and a heat-dissipation component. The body has a slot and a connection body located in the slot. The supporting base is pivoted to the body. The heat conductive component protrudes from the supporting base. The heat conductive component is located in the supporting base. The heat conductive component is connected to the at least one heat conductive hook and extends into the body. The heat-dissipation component is disposed in the slot and is located at least one side of the connection body. The heat-dissipation component is connected to the heat conductive component. An electronic assembly using the docking station is also provided.

Description

Expansion base and electronic assembly

The present invention relates to an expansion base and an electronic assembly, and more particularly to an expansion base and an electronic assembly using the same.

With the rapid development of technology, with the advent of many portable electronic devices, such as notebook computers, smart phones and tablets. Since users can process and send and receive data on the spot through these portable electronic devices, these portable electronic devices have become an indispensable and important item in modern life. Taking a tablet computer as an example, it has the advantages of being compact in size and convenient to carry, and is quite convenient for the user to use when going out.

Generally speaking, a tablet computer can be roughly classified into two types of heat dissipation methods, a fan type heat dissipation and a fanless type heat dissipation. The fan type heat dissipation causes the internal space of the tablet computer to be consumed, which is not advantageous for the thin design. In addition, the noise generated by the fan during operation can also cause discomfort to the user. Based on this, most common tablet computers use a fanless heat dissipation method. For example, a film or sheet made of copper foil or other highly thermally conductive material is attached to the heating element to heat up. The heat generated by the component is transferred to a film or sheet of copper foil or other highly thermally conductive material, and the film or sheet composed of copper foil or other highly thermally conductive material is transferred to the back cover of the tablet computer, thereby being dispersed to external. However, in high-performance operation, a large amount of thermal energy generated by electronic components in the tablet computer, and a heat dissipation method in which the fanless heat-generating component dissipates heat, it is difficult to quickly derive the aforementioned large amount of thermal energy, and the heat dissipation effect is limited.

The present invention provides an expansion base that can improve the heat dissipation efficiency of the portable electronic device after the portable electronic device is assembled thereon.

The novel creation provides an electronic assembly that has better heat dissipation efficiency.

The novel creation proposes an expansion base suitable for portable electronic devices. The docking station includes a body, a carrier, at least one heat conducting hook, a heat conducting component, and a heat dissipating component. The body has a slot and a connecting body located within the slot. The carrier is pivoted on the body. The at least one thermal conductive hook protrudes from the carrier. The thermally conductive element is located within the carrier. The heat conducting component is coupled to the at least one heat conducting hook and extends into the body. The heat dissipating component is disposed in the slot of the body and located on at least one side of the connecting body. The heat dissipating component is connected to the heat conducting component.

The novel creation proposes an electronic assembly including a docking station and a portable electronic device. The docking station includes a body, a carrier, at least one heat conducting hook, a first heat conducting component, and a heat dissipating component. The body has a slot and a first connection body located within the slot. The carrier is pivoted on the body. The at least one thermal conductive hook protrudes from the carrier. The first heat conducting element is located within the carrier. The first heat conducting element is connected to the aforementioned One less thermal hook and extended to the body. The heat dissipating component is disposed in the slot of the body and located on at least one side of the first connecting body. The heat dissipating component is coupled to the first thermally conductive component. The portable electronic device is detachably assembled to the docking station. The portable electronic device includes a body, a heating element, and a second heat conducting element. The body has at least one heat conducting card slot corresponding to the at least one heat conducting hook. The heating element is located inside the body. The second heat conducting component is located in the body and is connected to the heat generating component and the at least one heat conducting card slot. When the portable electronic device is assembled on the docking station, the at least one heat conducting hook is engaged in the at least one heat conducting card slot. The heat energy generated by the heat generating component is adapted to escape to the outside through conduction of the second heat conducting component, the at least one heat conducting card slot, the at least one heat conducting hook, the first heat conducting component, and the heat dissipating component.

Based on the above, the base of the expansion base of the present invention is provided with a heat-conducting hook, wherein the heat-conducting hook is connected with the first heat-conducting element extending into the body of the docking station, and the first heat-conducting element is located on the body The heat sinks in the slots are connected. On the other hand, the heat generating component of the portable electronic device of the present invention is connected to the second heat conducting component, and the second heat conducting component is connected to the heat conducting card slot of the body of the portable electronic device. Therefore, after the portable electronic device is assembled to the docking station, the second heat conducting component, the heat conducting card slot, the heat conducting hook that is engaged with the heat conducting card slot, the first heat conducting component, and the heat dissipating component may constitute a heat conduction path. The heat conduction path can effectively dissipate the heat energy generated by the heat generating component to the outside, thereby improving the working performance of the portable electronic device and prolonging the working life thereof.

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent and understood from the following description.

10‧‧‧Electronic assembly

100‧‧‧Expansion base

110‧‧‧ body

111‧‧‧Slot

112‧‧‧First connection ontology

120‧‧‧ bearing seat

130‧‧‧thermal card hook

131‧‧‧thermal body

131a‧‧‧ top

132‧‧‧ first cover

133‧‧‧second cover

140‧‧‧First thermal element

150‧‧‧ Heat Dissipation Components

200‧‧‧Portable electronic devices

210‧‧‧ body

211‧‧‧ Thermal card slot

220‧‧‧heating components

230‧‧‧Second thermal element

300‧‧‧pluggable electronic module

310‧‧‧thermal housing

320‧‧‧ boards

330‧‧‧Control chip

340‧‧‧Second connection body

350‧‧ ‧ electromagnetic shielding

1 is a side elevational view of an electronic assembly of an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a top plan view of the electronic assembly of FIG. 1.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the thermal conductive hook of FIG. 1.

4 is a top plan view of the pluggable electronic module plugged into the electronic assembly of FIG. 2.

Figure 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of Figure 4 taken along line A-A.

1 is a side elevational view of an electronic assembly of an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a top plan view of the electronic assembly of FIG. 1, wherein the body 110, the carrier 120, and the body 210 are shown in dashed lines for clarity and convenience of explanation. Referring to FIG. 1 , in the embodiment, the electronic assembly 10 includes a docking station 100 and a portable electronic device 200 , wherein the portable electronic device 200 is, for example, a tablet computer and is detachably assembled to the docking station. 100 on.

The docking station 100 includes a body 110, a carrier 120, at least one heat conducting hook 130 (two are schematically shown in FIG. 2), a first heat conducting component 140, and a heat dissipating component 150, wherein the body 110 can have an operating interface such as a keyboard. A group (not shown), a slot 111, and a first connection body 112 located in the slot 111. Generally, the specifications of the first connection body 112 may be a Universal Serial Bus (USB), a Mini Universal Serial Bus (MINI-USB), and an RCA (Radio Corporation). Of America), Jack plug, XLR, DIN, MINI-DIN, BNC, DB25, Speakon, TosLink, etc., this new creation does not limit this.

The carrier 120 is pivoted to the body 110 via a pivot (not shown) for rotation relative to the body 110. On the other hand, the heat-conducting hook 130 protrudes from the carrier 120, and the first heat-conducting element 140 is located in the carrier. The first thermally conductive element 140 is, for example, a heat pipe or other highly thermally conductive element that connects the respective thermally conductive clips 13 and extends into the body 110. The heat dissipating component 150 is disposed in the slot 111 of the body 110 and is located on at least one side of the first connecting body 112 , wherein the heat dissipating component 150 is coupled to the first heat conducting component 140 . In general, the heat dissipating member 150 may be made of a thermally conductive metal such as copper, gold or silver, or an alloy of the above thermally conductive metal. As shown in FIG. 1 , the heat dissipating component 150 is disposed, for example, in a manner surrounding the first connecting body 112 , but the novel creation is not limited thereto.

The portable electronic device 200 includes a body 210, a heat generating component 220, and a second heat conducting component 230. The body 210 has a heat conducting card slot 211 corresponding to each of the heat conducting hooks 130. For example, the heat conducting card slot 211 may be a heat shield metal such as copper, gold or silver, or a cover made of an alloy of the heat conductive metal embedded in the groove of the body 210 corresponding to each of the heat conducting hooks 130. Formed, but this new creation is not limited to this. Wherein, one end of the foregoing cover extends to the position of the second heat conducting component 230 and faces the second heat conducting component 230.

The heating element 220 is, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics chip or other kind of heating element, and the second heat conducting element 230 is, for example, a heat pipe or other high thermal conductive element, wherein the heating element 220 and the second heat conducting element 230 Located in the machine In the body 210, and the second heat conducting element 230 is connected to the heat generating component 230 and the respective heat conducting card slots 211. When the portable electronic device 200 is assembled on the docking station 100, the heat conducting hooks 130 are engaged in the corresponding heat conducting slots 211, so that the heat generated by the heat generating component 220 is adapted to pass through the second heat conducting component 230, The heat conducting card slot 211, the heat conducting hook 130 that is engaged with the heat conducting card slot 211, the first heat conducting component 140, and the heat dissipating component 150 are conducted to escape to the outside.

That is, after the portable electronic device 200 is assembled to the docking station 100, the second heat conducting component 230, the heat conducting card slot 211, the heat conducting hook 130 that is engaged with the heat conducting card slot 211, and the first heat conducting component 140 The heat dissipating component 150 can form a heat conduction path. The heat conduction path can effectively dissipate the heat generated by the heat generating component 220 to the outside, thereby improving the working performance of the portable electronic device 200 and extending the working life thereof.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the thermal conductive hook of FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , in the embodiment, the heat-conducting hook 130 may be composed of a heat-conducting body 131 , a first cover 132 , and a second cover 133 , wherein the heat-conducting body 131 is protruded from the carrier 120 . And it may be composed of a heat conductive metal such as copper, gold or silver, or an alloy of the above heat conductive metal. The first cover 132 is covered by the heat-conducting body 131, and is mainly used for improving the mechanical strength of the heat-conductive hook 130. The material of the first cover 132 may be zinc alloy or stainless steel. The second cover 133 is covered by the first cover 132, and is mainly used to reduce the friction generated during the process of inserting the thermal conductive hook 130 into the thermal conductive slot 211. The second cover 133 can be plastic.

On the other hand, in order to ensure that the thermal conductive hook 130 is engaged with the thermal conductive card slot 211 After that, the heat conducting body 131 can be in contact with the heat conducting card slot 211. The first shell 132 and the second shell 133 are provided with corresponding perforations to expose the heat conducting body 131 top surface 131a to the first shell 132 and the second shell. The cover 133, wherein the top surface 131a of the heat-conducting body 131 can be aligned with the top edge of the second cover 133 or protrude from the top edge of the second cover 133, the present invention does not limit this.

4 is a top plan view of the pluggable electronic module plugged into the electronic assembly of FIG. 2. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view along line A-A of FIG. 4, wherein the body 110, the carrier 120, and the body 210 are shown in broken lines for clarity and convenience of explanation. Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, in the embodiment, the electronic assembly 10 further includes a pluggable electronic module 300, such as a common flash drive or other type of external electronic module, suitable for insertion. Connected to the slot 111 of the body 110. The pluggable electronic module 300 includes a heat conductive housing 310, a circuit board 320, a control wafer 330, and a second connecting body 340. The heat conductive housing 310 may be a heat conductive metal such as copper, gold or silver, or an alloy of the above heat conductive metal. Composition. The control board 330 is disposed on the circuit board 320 and electrically connected to the circuit board 320. The second connecting body 340 protrudes from the heat conducting cover 310 and is electrically connected to the circuit board 320 . Generally, the specifications of the second connection body 340 may be a universal serial bus (USB), a mini universal serial bus (MINI-USB), an RCA (Radio Corporation of America), a Jack plug, an XLR, a DIN. , MINI-DIN, BNC, DB25, Speakon, TosLink, etc., need to be set corresponding to the specifications of the first connection body 112, which is not limited by the novel creation.

When the pluggable electronic module 300 is inserted into the slot 111, the second connecting body 340 is electrically connected to the first connecting body 112, and the heat dissipating component 150 is in surface contact with the heat conducting housing 310. At this time, the control chip 330 of the pluggable electronic module 300 can send a signal to a control unit (not shown) in the body 210 of the portable electronic device 200, wherein the control unit receives the signal (the figure is not shown) Another signal is sent to drive the central processor (e.g., heating element 220) to switch the body 110 to a high performance mode of operation. Specifically, in the portable electronic device 200 in the high-performance operation mode, the heat generating component 220 generates a large amount of thermal energy, wherein the thermal energy can be generated by the second heat conducting component 230, the heat conducting card slot 211, and the heat conducting card slot. The heat conduction path formed by the 211-phase-coupled heat-conducting hook 130, the first heat-conducting element 140, and the heat-dissipating element 150 is conducted to the heat-conductive housing 310 of the heat-dissipating element 150 that is in surface contact with the heat-dissipating element 150. Finally, the thermal energy is quickly dissipated from the heat-conductive housing 310 to the outside, so the portable electronic device 200 in the high-performance operation mode does not have the problem of heat accumulation, so the efficiency of the operation can be maintained. And fluency is not easy to malfunction or damage.

On the other hand, the pluggable electronic module 300 further includes an electromagnetic shielding layer 350 connected between the heat conducting housing 310 and between the heat conducting housing 310 and the circuit board 320 to connect the heat conducting housing 310 with the circuit board 320 and the control wafer 330. Blocking to reduce electromagnetic interference.

In summary, the thermal base of the expansion base of the present invention is provided with a thermal hook, wherein the thermal hook is connected to the first heat conducting component extending into the body of the docking station, and the first heat conducting component is located The heat dissipating components in the slots of the body are connected. On the other hand, the heating element of the portable electronic device created by the present invention will be the same as the first The two heat conducting elements are connected, and the second heat conducting element is connected to the heat conducting card slot of the body of the portable electronic device. Therefore, after the portable electronic device is assembled to the docking station, the second heat conducting component, the heat conducting card slot, the heat conducting hook that is engaged with the heat conducting card slot, the first heat conducting component, and the heat dissipating component may constitute a heat conduction path. The heat conduction path can effectively dissipate the heat energy generated by the heat generating component to the outside, thereby improving the working performance of the portable electronic device and prolonging the working life thereof.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the novel creation, and any person skilled in the art can make some changes without departing from the spirit and scope of the novel creation. Retouching, the scope of protection of this new creation is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

10‧‧‧Electronic assembly

100‧‧‧Expansion base

110‧‧‧ body

111‧‧‧Slot

112‧‧‧First connection ontology

120‧‧‧First cover

130‧‧‧Second cover

140‧‧‧First thermal element

150‧‧‧ Heat Dissipation Components

200‧‧‧Portable electronic devices

210‧‧‧ body

211‧‧‧ Thermal card slot

220‧‧‧heating components

230‧‧‧Second thermal element

Claims (8)

An expansion base is applicable to a portable electronic device, the expansion base includes: a body having a slot and a connecting body located in the slot; a carrier pivotally disposed on the body; a heat conducting hook is disposed on the carrier; a heat conducting component is disposed in the carrier, wherein the heat conducting component is coupled to the at least one heat conducting hook and extends into the body; and a heat dissipating component is disposed on the The slot of the body is located on at least one side of the connecting body, wherein the heat dissipating component is connected to the heat conducting component. The expansion base of claim 1, wherein the at least one heat-conducting hook comprises: a heat-conducting body protruding from the carrier and connected to the heat-conducting element; a first cover, a cover Covering the heat conducting body; and a second cover covering the first cover, wherein the first cover and the second cover expose a top surface of the heat conductive body. The docking station of claim 1, wherein the heat dissipating component surrounds the connecting body. An electronic assembly includes: a docking base, comprising: a body having a slot and a first connecting body located in the slot; a carrier is pivotally disposed on the body; at least one heat-conducting hook is protruded from the carrier; a first heat-conducting component is located in the carrier, wherein the first heat-conducting component is connected to the at least one heat-conductive hook And extending into the body; and a heat dissipating component disposed in the slot of the body and located on at least one side of the first connecting body, wherein the heat dissipating component is coupled to the first heat conducting component; and The portable electronic device is detachably assembled to the docking station. The portable electronic device includes: a body having at least one heat conducting card slot corresponding to the at least one heat conducting hook; a heating element located at the And a second heat conducting component is disposed in the body and connected to the heat generating component and the at least one heat conducting card slot, wherein the at least one heat conducting card is when the portable electronic device is assembled on the docking station The hook is engaged in the at least one heat conducting card slot, so that the heat energy generated by the heat generating component is adapted to pass the second heat conducting component, the at least one heat conducting card slot, the at least one heat conducting hook, the first heat conducting element And a conductive radiating element and the escape to the outside. The electronic assembly of claim 4, wherein the at least one heat-conducting hook comprises: a heat-conducting body protruding from the carrier and connected to the heat-conducting element; a first cover, a cover Overlying the thermally conductive body; a second cover covers the first cover, wherein the first cover and the second cover expose a top surface of the heat conductive body. The electronic assembly of claim 4, wherein the heat dissipating component surrounds the first connecting body. The electronic assembly of claim 4, further comprising: a pluggable electronic module adapted to be inserted into the slot of the body, wherein the pluggable electronic module comprises: a heat conducting shell a circuit board disposed in the heat conducting housing; a control chip disposed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit board; and a second connecting body protruding from the heat conducting cover and The second connecting body is electrically connected to the first connecting body, and the heat dissipating component is in surface contact with the heat conducting housing. The electronic assembly of claim 7, wherein the pluggable electronic module further comprises an electromagnetic shielding layer connected between the heat conducting housing and the circuit board to A thermally conductive housing is isolated from the circuit board and the control wafer.