Patent ID: 6341062
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: F28D,G06F

Abstract:
A thermal transfer hinge for transferring heat in a mobile computing device having a base, a display unit and a hinge assembly attached to the base and display unit for permitting the display unit to move between open and closed positions relative to the base, the hinge assembly having a rotational axis, the thermal transfer hinge comprising:a. a first heat pipe; b. a second heat pipe; c. a first block having a thermal conductivity at least as high as copper, said first block connected to said first heat pipe; d. a second block having a thermal conductivity at least as high as copper, said second block connected to said second heat pipe; and e. at least one braided metal wire attached to said first block and said second block so as to be in thermal contact with said first block and said second block, said at least one braided metal wire having a thermal conductivity at least as high as copper.