Patent ID: 9547344
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: G06F,H05K

Claim:
1. A mobile computing device, comprising: a front panel comprising a display panel; a back panel; a mid-frame comprising a plurality of integrated thermal management structures encased by the mid-frame, the mid-frame being configured to provide mechanical support for the mobile computing device and disposed between the front panel and the back panel; and a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed between at least a portion of the front panel and at least a portion of the mid-frame, the PCB comprising a plurality of components including at least one processor, wherein the plurality of integrated thermal management structures comprise: a plurality of vapor chambers each surrounded by a respective chamber configured to contain at least one of a sintering powder or a wick structure having a plurality of grooves such that the at least one of the sintering powder or the wick structure contact a respective exterior portion of each of the vapor chambers; a first region of the mid-frame configured to be proximate to a heat source; and a second region of the mid-frame, wherein the mid-frame is configured to contain a liquid coolant, wherein the mid-frame is configured for a portion of the liquid coolant evaporated by heat absorbed from the heat source to be condensed in the second region of the mid-frame, wherein the mid-frame is further configured for a condensed portion of the liquid coolant to flow from the second region of the mid-frame to the first region of the mid-frame.