Heat dissipating housing for an electronic component
First Claim
1. A heat dissipating housing surrounded by a cooling medium, said housing comprising:
- a tub defining an opening and a bottom for containing at least one circuit component which in operation gives off heat to be dissipated, wherein the circuit component is mounted on the bottom of the tub, the bottom defining an inner surface and the sidewalls are made of relatively poor heat conducting material;
a heat-conducting outer cover defining an outer surface for transferring heat to the cooling medium, the outer cover being positioned on the opening of the tub; and
at least one heat-conducting lining sheet, the lining sheet having a relatively good heat conduction toward the circuit component as well as toward the heat-conducting outer cover, wherein a substantial portion of the heat to be dissipated is transferred by the lining sheet from the circuit component to the outer cover.
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Abstract
A heat dissipating housing (1, 4, 5, 6) with a tub (1, 4) and an outer cover (5, 6) seated on the tub (1, 4)--preferably hermetically tight--for an electronic circuit component (11, 17) which in operation gives off heat to be dissipated such as a light emitting diode (17) and/or a semiconductor driver chip (11) is disclosed. The circuit component (11, 17) is fastened on the bottom (1) of the tub (1, 4). In operation, the heat to be dissipated is to be transferred at least in considerable part via a heat removal body (5, 6) of the housing (1, 4, 5, 6) to an outer surface of the housing, preferably via a heat conducting outer cover (5, 6) serving as the heat removal body (5, 6) to the outer surface air, sweeping the housing. The dissipated heat removal to the cooling medium is improved by especially simple means in that at least a part of the inner surface of the bottom (1) as well as of the sidewalls (4) of the--on the whole--relatively poorly heat conducting tub (1, 4) is lined with at least one lining sheet (2) of good heat conduction, the lining sheet (2) having a transitional section of good heat conduction toward the circuit component (11, 17) as well as toward the heat removal body (5, 6).
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1. A heat dissipating housing surrounded by a cooling medium, said housing comprising:
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a tub defining an opening and a bottom for containing at least one circuit component which in operation gives off heat to be dissipated, wherein the circuit component is mounted on the bottom of the tub, the bottom defining an inner surface and the sidewalls are made of relatively poor heat conducting material; a heat-conducting outer cover defining an outer surface for transferring heat to the cooling medium, the outer cover being positioned on the opening of the tub; and at least one heat-conducting lining sheet, the lining sheet having a relatively good heat conduction toward the circuit component as well as toward the heat-conducting outer cover, wherein a substantial portion of the heat to be dissipated is transferred by the lining sheet from the circuit component to the outer cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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