Patent ID: 9733680
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: F28D,G06F,H01L,H05K

Claim:
1. A computing device comprising: a housing comprising an outer surface and an inner surface; a heat generating component supported by the housing; a phase change device adjacent or physically connected to the heat generating component, the phase change device comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being closer to the heat generating component than the second portion, and the second portion being opposite the first portion, wherein the phase change device is elastically compressible, such that when a force is applied to a portion of the outer surface of the housing, the inner surface of the housing flexes towards the second portion of the phase change device and the phase change device is compressed, the phase change device is elastically expandable, such that when a force is applied to the phase change device from within the phase change device, the phase change device moves into physical contact with the inner surface of the housing, or a combination thereof.