THERMALLY EFFICIENT PORTABLE COMPUTER INCORPORATING DEPLOYING CPU MODULE

摘要

A portable computer with a base (22) containing media, batteries, and keyboard, with a CPU (52) and main PCB (50) located in a planar CPU module (28) separate from and behind the flat-panel display module (26), mechanically connected to the display module (26) with a deployment mechanism, and functionally connected to the display module (26) and base (22) by a base flexible circuit (78). The CPU module contains a heat-spreading front cover (46) facing the display module (26), and thermally connected to hot components on the main PCB (50). The translating mechanism operates such that when the display module (26) is closed, the CPU module (28) is adjacent to the display module (26), and when the display module (26) is open, the CPU module (28) is positioned with a gap between it and the display module (26).