Patent ID: 9603288
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: G05D,H01M,H05K,Y02E

Claim:
1. A housing for electronic/electrical components using a shape memory material, comprising: an inner panel and an outer panel disposed parallel to each other to define an internal space between the inner panel and the outer panel; a plurality of strips each made of metal plate and extending from an inner surface of the outer panel; a plurality of strips each made of shape memory material and extending from an inner surface of the inner panel and configured to attach to and detach from the plurality of strips each made of metal plate on the outer panel based on a temperature variation in an ambient environment; and wherein when the temperature of an internal heat source increases beyond a first transition temperature, the plurality of strips each made of shape memory material form a heat transfer path by being straightened to contact the plurality of strips each made of metal plate, whereas the plurality of strips each made of shape memory material are bent and separated from the plurality of strips each made of metal plate to interrupt the heat transfer path when an ambient temperature falls below a second transition temperature.