Docking station cooling system including liquid-filled hollow structure
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1. A docking station comprising:
- a housing operable to receive a portable computer; and
a liquid-filled hollow structure provided on a portion of the housing, the liquid-filled hollow structure being in thermally conductive relation to the portable computer when the portable computer is docked in the docking station such that heat is transferred from the portable computer to the liquid-filled hollow structure; and
a biasing structure biasing the liquid-filled hollow structure towards the portable computer when the portable computer is docked in the docking station.
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Abstract
A docking station includes a housing receiving a portable computer. A liquid-filled hollow structure is provided on a portion of the housing. The liquid-filled hollow structure is in thermally conductive relation to the portable computer when the portable computer is docked in the docking station such that heat is transferred from the portable computer to the liquid-filled hollow structure.
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1. A docking station comprising:
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a housing operable to receive a portable computer; and a liquid-filled hollow structure provided on a portion of the housing, the liquid-filled hollow structure being in thermally conductive relation to the portable computer when the portable computer is docked in the docking station such that heat is transferred from the portable computer to the liquid-filled hollow structure; and a biasing structure biasing the liquid-filled hollow structure towards the portable computer when the portable computer is docked in the docking station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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14. A docking station comprising:
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a housing operable to receive a portable computer; a liquid-filled hollow structure provided on a portion of the housing, the liquid-filled hollow structure being in thermally conductive relation to the portable computer when the portable computer is docked in the docking station such that heat is transferred from the portable computer to the liquid-filled hollow structure; wherein the liquid-filled hollow structure further comprises an evaporator section operable to receive heat from the portable computer when the portable computer is docked in the docking section; and
a condenser section operable to dissipate the heat received from the portable computer;wherein one or more of the evaporator section and the condenser section includes channels holding the liquid in the liquid-filled hollow structure. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A docking station comprising:
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a housing operable to receive a portable computer; and a liquid-filled hollow structure provided on a portion of the housing, the liquid-filled hollow structure being in thermally conductive relation to the portable computer when the portable computer is docked in the docking station such that heat is transferred from the portable computer to the liquid-filled hollow structure; wherein the liquid-filled hollow structure further comprises an evaporator section operable to receive heat from the portable computer when the portable computer is docked in the docking section; and
a condenser section operable to dissipate the heat received from the portable computer;wherein the liquid-filled hollow structure includes a liquid that vaporizes in the evaporator section in response to being heated by the heat transferred from the portable computer and that condenses back to the liquid in the condenser section, wherein the condensed liquid travels back to the evaporator section; wherein the evaporator section and the condenser section are connected via at least one heat pipe operable to carry the liquid and the vapor in the liquid-filled hollow structure. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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22. A docking station cooling system comprising:
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a liquid-filled hollow structure including an evaporator section and a condenser section, wherein the evaporator section is in thermally conductive relation to a portable computer docked in the docking station such that heat is transferred from the portable computer to the evaporator section; a biasing structure biasing the liquid-filled hollow structure towards the portable computer when the portable computer is docked in the docking station; and a heat sink in thermally conductive relation to the condenser section to dissipate the heat transferred from the portable computer; wherein the liquid-filled hollow structure includes a liquid that vaporizes in the evaporator section in response to being heated by the heat transferred from the portable computer and that condenses back to the liquid in the condenser section, wherein the condensed liquid travels back to the evaporator section. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A docking station comprising:
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a housing means for receiving a portable computer; and a liquid-filled hollow structure means for cooling the portable computer and provided on a portion of the housing means, the liquid-filled hollow structure means being in thermally conductive relation to the portable computer when the portable computer is docked in the docking station for receiving heat transferred from the portable computer; wherein the liquid-filled hollow structure means comprises evaporator means for receiving heat from the portable computer when the portable computer is docked in the docking section;
condenser means for dissipating the heat received from the portable computer; and
channel means for channeling liquid between the evaporator means and the condenser means. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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