Electronic device with efficient thermal dissipation

• Main Authors: Dunn Christopher Lorenzo, Trinh Bryan Dan, Kraeutle Christopher John, Urban Bradley David, Shoval Aviv, Hu Alexander, Cheng Kok Yen, Aldrich James Nelson, Janapala Nagesh Rao, Buonomo Christopher Michael, Fleming Ryan Michael
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 04.04.2017
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

An electronic device includes an elongated tubular housing. One or more electronic components are coupled to a chassis disposed in a cavity of the tubular housing. A pair of elongated channels are positioned on opposite sides of the chassis and between the chassis and a sidewall of the tubular housing. The channels are tapered or wedge-shaped along their lengths. During assembly, one of the channels may be slid longitudinally along the other, causing the channels to expand laterally, due to their wedge shape, to secure the chassis in the tubular housing. The chassis and the pair of channels provide a thermally conductive path to dissipate heat. During use, heat generated by the electronic components is transmitted radially outward from the electronic components, through the chassis and the pair of channels, and through the tubular housing to the exterior of the portable electronic device.