Projector Cooling Chamber Layout for Waterproof Mobile Terminals

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current projection mobile terminals face challenges in balancing heat dissipation and waterproof performance, often resulting in poor performance in one or both areas.

Innovation Solution

The mobile terminal incorporates a heat dissipate chamber with a thermally conductive heat dissipate block and a blower, which forms a heat dissipation sealing chamber, enhancing both heat dissipation and waterproofing by isolating the heat dissipate chamber from the main chamber.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Temperature

If the radiator structure is optimized to improve heat dissipation performance, then heat dissipation is improved, but waterproof performance deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveheat dissipation performanceVSAvoidwaterproof performance
Core Design Contradiction:
TemperatureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The mobile terminal is divided into two independent chambers: a heat dissipation chamber for the projector and a waterproof chamber for electronic components. This segmentation allows the heat dissipation structure to be optimized independently without compromising the waterproof integrity of the main body, resolving the contradiction between heat dissipation performance and waterproof performance

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

A partition wall with a through-hole acts as an intermediary between the heat dissipation chamber and waterproof chamber. The through-hole allows heat transfer from the projector to the cooling air while the partition wall itself maintains the waterproof barrier, enabling both heat dissipation and waterproof protection to coexist

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This design effectively balances heat dissipation and waterproof performance, ensuring that even if liquid enters the heat dissipate chamber, the internal electronic components remain unaffected, providing a safe and reliable solution.

Implementation Method 1

The heat dissipate block is thermally conductive and fixedly connected to the projector, and covered and fixed to the assembly opening of the heat dissipate chamber, the heat dissipate block is configured to absorb the heat generated by the projector during operation

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectThermal conduction: Conduction (thermal)

Implementation Method 2

The blower is provided in the heat dissipate chamber and covered by the heat dissipate block, the blower is configured to cause air outside to enter the heat dissipate chamber through the air inlet passage and to be discharged through the air outlet passage

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectForced convection: Forced Convection

Data Source

PatentUS12302533B1Mobile terminal
Publication Date: 2025.05.13 OBLUE COMM TECH (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

A mobile terminal includes a terminal housing, a projector, a heat dissipate block and a blower. The terminal housing includes a frame and a heat dissipate chamber connected to an inner periphery of the frame, the heat dissipate chamber has an assembly opening, an air inlet and an outlet passages. The projector is provided in the terminal housing and outside the heat dissipate chamber. The heat dissipate block is thermally conductive and fixedly connected to the projector, and covered and fixed to the assembly opening of the heat dissipate chamber, the heat dissipate block is configured to absorb the heat generated by the projector during operation. The blower is provided in the heat dissipate chamber and covered by the heat dissipate block, and is configured to make air outside enter the heat dissipate chamber through the air inlet passage and discharged through the air outlet passage.