PORTABLE DEVICE WITH HEAT RADIATING STRUCTURE

• US 20090060492A1
• Filed: 08/26/2008
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xacti Corporation (Office Support KK)
• Original Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: SASAKI, Yoshikazu
• Granted Patent: US 8,095,001 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 396/535
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/55 with provision for heating or cooling, e.g. in aircraft

Abstract

In a digital camera implementing the present invention, a metal tripod seat is arranged on a cabinet, a circuit part that generates heat is accommodated in the cabinet, the circuit part is connected with the tripod seat in a heat conducting manner, and a cover strip made of resin extending from the cabinet covers the tripod seat. The tripod seat is arranged at one end of the cabinet, and the outer surface of the cabinet has a projection formed at a site facing the circuit part, and forms a heat radiating space allowing flow of heat to the other end of the cabinet with the circuit part.

Claims

1. A portable device, wherein

a heat generating body is accommodated in a cabinet;

a metal connection member for the heat generating body is arranged on the cabinet;

the heat generating body is connected with the connection member in a heat conducting manner; and

a cover strip made of resin extended from the cabinet covers the connection member.

2. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the connection member is attached to the cabinet by a locking screw, a head part of the locking screw being fitted to a hole formed in the cabinet and being positioned on an inner side of an upper surface of the cabinet.

5. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein

the cabinet is used in a camera equipment;

the connection member is a tripod seat for attaching the cabinet to a tripod; and

the heat generating body is a circuit part.

3. A portable device, wherein

a heat generating body is accommodated in a cabinet;

a metal connection member for the heat generating body is arranged at one end of the cabinet;

the heat generating body is connected with the connection member in a heat conducting manner; and

a heat radiating space allowing flow of heat to the other end of the cabinet is formed with the heat generating body in the cabinet.

4. The portable device according to claim 3, wherein an outer surface of the cabinet has a projection formed at a site facing the heat generating body, and forms the heat radiating space in an interior of the cabinet.