Patent ID: 6050327
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: H04B,H05K

Abstract:
An electronic apparatus comprising:an environmentally sealed external enclosure made of heat conductive material;the external enclosure is in two parts sealed together along a joint, each of the parts separately containing one or more components mounted within the external enclosure;the external enclosure having a first wall part and a second wall part, the first wall part corresponding to one of the parts of the external enclosure and the second wall part corresponding to another of the parts of the external enclosure, wherein one or more of the components are each mounted in heat conductive association with one or more walls of the external enclosure; andat least two heat pipes, wherein a first of the heat pipes extends through the first wall part and a second of the heat pipes extends through the second wall part;each heat pipe having;an evaporator in thermal conductive contact with one wall of the respective part of the external enclosure proximate to one of the components;a condenser located outside the external enclosure; andone or more thermally conductive fin.