Inventors:
Roeland Collet - Olympia WA, US
Selso Luanava - Woodinville WA, US
Thomas Byeman - Bothell WA, US
Joel E. Hegland - Snohomish WA, US
Randall J. Whalen - Woodinville WA, US
Assignee:
Microvision, Inc. - Redmond WA
International Classification:
H05K 7/20, G03B 21/16
Abstract:
A thermally dissipative housing () includes a rigid housing () and a compliant heat spreader (). The compliant heat spreader () is thermally coupled to a heat-generating component () disposed within the thermally dissipative housing (). The compliant heat spreader () removes heat from the heat-generating component () and transfers it along an interior surface of the rigid housing () by passing along an interior () of the rigid housing () across at least a portion of the interior surface area () of the rigid housing (). The compliant heat spreader () transfers heat to the surface of the rigid housing () without substantially interfering with the shock absorbing properties of the rigid housing ().