COOLING SYSTEM FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20120268893A1
• Filed: 04/20/2012
• Published: 10/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sunon Electronics Company Limited (Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Sunon Electronics Company Limited (Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Company Limited)
• Inventors: YIN, Tso-Kuo
• Application Number:
  US13/451,746
• Publication Number:
  US 20120268893A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/695
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/206 comprising thermal management

Abstract

A cooling system for a portable electronic device includes a detection module, a cooling module, and a central control module. The detection module detects whether the portable electronic device is in a communication state. The detection module generates a communication identification signal when the portable electronic device is in the communication state. The detection module generates a non-communication identification signal when the portable electronic device is not in the communication state. The cooling module includes a fan and a fan driving unit electrically coupled to the fan. The central control module is electrically coupled to the detection module and the fan driving unit, receives the communication identification signal or the non-communication identification signal, and drives the fan to rotate or stop via the fan driving unit according to the identification signals.

Claims

1. A cooling system for a portable electronic device comprising:

a detection module, with the detection module detecting whether the portable electronic device is in a communication state, with the detection module generating a communication identification signal when the portable electronic device is in the communication state, with the detection module generating a non-communication identification signal when the portable electronic device is not in the communication state;

a cooling module including a fan and a fan driving unit, with the fan driving unit electrically coupled to the fan; and

a central control module electrically coupled to the detection module and the fan driving unit, with the central control module receiving the communication identification signal or the non-communication identification signal from the detection module and driving the fan to rotate or stop via the fan driving unit according to the identification signals.

2. The cooling system for a portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, with the detection module including an infrared detection module, with the infrared detection module including an infrared emitting unit and an infrared receiving unit, with the infrared emitting unit emitting an infrared ray, with the infrared receiving unit receiving the infrared ray returned to the infrared detection module.

3. The cooling system for a portable electronic device as claimed in claim 2, with the infrared detection module further including a distance judgment unit, with the distance judgment unit determining whether the portable electronic device is in the communication state based on the returned infrared ray.

4. The cooling system for a portable electronic device as claimed in claim 3, with the distance judgment unit calculating a distance based on the returned infrared ray received by the infrared receiving unit, with the distance judgment unit determining whether the portable electronic device is in the communication state based on the distance.

5. The cooling system for a portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, with the detection module including an audio detection module, with the audio detection module including an audio source receiving unit and a communication judgment unit, with the audio source receiving unit adapted to receive an audio source, with the communication judgment unit determining whether the audio source received by the audio receiving unit is coming from the communication through the portable electronic device.

6. The cooling system for a portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, with the detection module including a position detection module, with the position detection module including an angular position detecting unit and an angular position judgment unit, with the angular position detecting unit detecting whether an angular position of the portable electronic device is changed, with the angular position judgment unit determining whether the portable electronic device in the angular position is in the communication state based on a detection result of the angular position detecting unit.

7. The cooling system for a portable electronic device as claimed in claim 6, with the angular position detecting unit being a three-axis acceleration detector.

8. The cooling system for a portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, with the central control module having a reference rotational speed, with the central control module driving the fan of the cooling module to rotate in a rotational speed slower than the reference rotational speed when detecting that the infrared detection module sends out the communication identification signal, and with the central control module driving the fan of the cooling module to rotate in a rotational speed faster than the reference rotational speed when detecting that the infrared detection module sends out the non-communication identification signal.

9. The cooling system for a portable electronic device as claimed in claim 8, with the reference rotational speed being slower than a rated speed of the fan of the cooling module.

10. The cooling system for a portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, with the fan being one of an axial fan, a blower fan, and a fan allowing air currents to enter and exit in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the fan.