Magnetic Keyboard Module Creating Heat Dissipation Space
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices face challenges in efficiently dissipating heat without compromising design space or increasing volume, as methods like additional heat-dissipating holes or heat-dissipating pads either limit port placement or require complex mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device design featuring a first and second electronic unit, an internal module, and magnetic units that pivotally connect, allowing the internal module to be magnetically attracted out of its groove when in an open position, creating unobstructed heat-dissipation spaces without needing complex mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If additional heat-dissipating holes are provided in the sides of the notebook computer, then heat dissipation efficiency is improved, but the position and space design of various connection ports on the sides is limited and compressed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the heat dissipation function and connection port function into separate spatial zones. The keyboard is segmented to be movable relative to the base, allowing the connection ports on the base to remain accessible while the keyboard area provides heat dissipation pathways. This segmentation resolves the conflict between needing side holes for heat dissipation and needing side space for connection ports.
2Temperature
If a heat-dissipating pad is used to elevate the notebook computer, then more unblocked heat-dissipating spaces are obtained, but the overall volume increases resulting in wastage of space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a movable keyboard that can be lifted or tilted relative to the base, dynamically creating heat dissipation spaces without requiring a permanently elevated structure. This dynamic adjustment allows heat dissipation pathways to open when needed while maintaining a compact closed form when the keyboard is in its normal position, avoiding the volume increase associated with static elevation pads.
3Temperature
If the notebook computer is elevated by using the heat-dissipating pad, then heat dissipation is enhanced, but the use position is limited to a flat planar surface
Solution Approach 1:
The movable keyboard mechanism allows the notebook to adapt to various usage positions and surfaces. The keyboard can be dynamically adjusted to create air gaps for heat dissipation regardless of whether the device is on a flat surface, tilted, or in a lap position, thereby maintaining heat dissipation effectiveness across diverse use positions without requiring a flat planar surface.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances heat-dissipation efficiency by creating additional space for heat dissipation without increasing volume or limiting port placement, while maintaining a compact design and allowing for easy module replacement.
Implementation Method 1
The second magnetic unit is magnetically attracted by the first magnetic unit to move one side of the internal module out of the module receiving groove and toward the second pivot side when the second electronic unit is located in the opening position
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AI summary
An electronic device includes a first electronic unit having a top surface, a first pivot side and a receiving groove, a second electronic unit having a second pivot side pivoted to the first pivot side, an internal module movably received in the receiving groove, and first and second magnetic units respectively disposed on the second pivot side and the internal module. The second electronic unit is pivotable between covering and opening positions that covers and that is distant from the top surface, respectively. The second magnetic unit is magnetically attracted by the first magnetic unit to move one side of the internal module out of the receiving groove and toward the second pivot side when the second electronic unit is in the opening position.