Patent ID: 11910572
Assignee: PACIFIC STAR COMMUNICATIONS
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. A thermal management system for a sealed communication module having an onboard card with at least one electronic component, the thermal management system comprising: an insulative layer having a bottom surface; a first heat spreader having a top surface wherein the bottom surface of the insulative layer is attached to a first portion of the top surface of the first heat spreader to obstruct a transfer of heat out of the top surface, a bottom surface of the first heat spreader being attached to an active surface of the onboard card; a thermal pad attached to a second portion of the top surface of the first heat spreader, wherein the first portion and the second portion do not overlap; and at least one heat pipe positioned above the insulative layer and the thermal pad, the at least one heat pipe having a first portion positioned above the thermal pad and a second portion extending across the insulative layer and having a distal end a first distance from an edge of the insulative layer; and the distal end disperses the heat to a vertical plane which at least partially overlaps with a side wall of a housing.