H05K7/20854

Antenna assembly for a vehicle
11664573 · 2023-05-30 · ·

A heat dissipation system for an antenna assembly for a vehicle is disclosed that provides enhanced heat removal attributes and that provides heat transfer from various components to a heat sink through different heat transfer flow paths to reduce the transfer of heat from high heat producing components to heat sensitive components. Improved heat insulation components can be added to maximize the thermal isolation between heat producing components and to prevent heat transferred from the vehicle into the antenna assembly.

Rotating sensor assembly

A sensor assembly for a vehicle includes a base, a sensor body mounted to the base and rotatable relative to the base around an axis in a direction of rotation, and a cover. The sensor body includes a sensor window and a wall having heat fins elongated circumferentially relative to the axis. The cover is positioned to cover the heat fins. The cover includes an inlet open in the direction of rotation. The cover defines an airflow path from the inlet through the heat fins. The cover includes an outlet positioned to direct air across the sensor window.

Fiber-reinforced polymer composition for use in an electronic module
11466130 · 2022-10-11 · ·

A fiber-reinforced polymer composition that comprises a polymer matrix; a thermally conductive filler distributed within the polymer matrix; and a plurality of long fibers distributed within the polymer matrix is provided. The long fibers comprise an electrically conductive material and have a length of about 7 millimeters or more. Further, the composition exhibits an in-plane thermal conductivity of about 1 W/m-K or more as determined in accordance with ASTM E 1461-13 and an electromagnetic shielding effectiveness of about 20 dB or more as determined at a frequency of 1 GHz in accordance with EM 2107A.

Converter
11470747 · 2022-10-11 · ·

This converter comprises: a housing having heat dissipation fins formed on the top surface thereof; a printed circuit board disposed in the inner space of the housing; and a bus bar, the bottom surface of which is in surface contact with the top surface of the printed circuit board, wherein the heat dissipation fins and the bus bar can be disposed overlapping each other in a vertical direction to enhance heat dissipation efficiency and can be further reduced in weight.

Lidar
20220317256 · 2022-10-06 ·

A lidar is provided. The lidar comprises an emitting chamber, where at least one first printed circuit board and a film-shaped first heat dissipation component corresponding to the first printed circuit board is disposed therein. A laser emitter is disposed on the first printed circuit board which is configured to drive the laser emitter to emit a laser pulse. Each first heat dissipation component includes a thermally conductive assembly portion and at least one heat dissipation assembly portion that are not coplanar. The thermally conductive assembly portion is attached on a back face of the first printed circuit board corresponding to the thermally conductive assembly portion. At least a portion of the heat dissipation assembly portion is connected to a chamber wall forming the emitting chamber. Temperature of the first printed circuit board is controlled to solve lidar reliability problem caused by overheating of the first printed circuit board.

VEHICLE, A MAIN FRAME, A MODULE POCKET, AN ELECTRONIC MODULE, AND A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD
20230156901 · 2023-05-18 ·

A central compute unit, configured as a vehicle central compute unit, to a pocket module, to an electronic module, and to a printed circuit board, to a cooling blade, and to a main frame. The printed circuit board for an electronic vehicular component includes a thermal distribution layer in the printed circuit board and one or more thermal coupling areas on the surface of the printed circuit board. The one or more thermal coupling areas are configured for heat dissipation away from the printed circuit board, and the one or more thermal coupling areas are thermally coupled to the thermal distribution layer in the printed circuit board.

ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE
20230156903 · 2023-05-18 · ·

An electronic control device includes a first circuit board having a first mounting surface on which a first electronic component is mounted, a second circuit board having a second mounting surface on which a second electronic component is mounted, and a base member disposed between the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface so as to face the first electronic component and the second electronic component, where a first heat-conducting material is disposed between the base member and the first electronic component, a second heat-conducting material is disposed between the base member and the second electronic component, the base member includes a first region that at least does not overlap the second circuit board when viewed in a line-of-sight direction normal to the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface, and a second region that overlaps both of the first circuit board and the second circuit board when viewed in the line-of-sight direction, a heat dissipation unit including a plurality of heat dissipation fins is provided in the first region of the base member, and a ventilation hole penetrating between the heat dissipation unit and an outside is provided in the second region of the base member.

Gyroscopic boat roll stabilizer

A gyroscopic roll stabilizer comprises a gimbal having a support frame and enclosure configured to maintain a below-ambient pressure, a flywheel assembly including a flywheel and flywheel shaft, one or more bearings for rotatably mounting the flywheel inside the enclosure, a motor for rotating the flywheel, and bearing cooling system for cooling the bearings supporting the flywheel. For smaller units, the bearing cooling system is effective to enable a flywheel with a moment of inertia less than 11.7 kg.m.sup.2 (40000 lbm in.sup.2) to be accelerated at a rate of 5 rpm/s or greater. For larger units, the bearing cooling system is effective to enable a flywheel with a moment of inertia greater than 11.7 kg.m.sup.2 (40000 lbm in.sup.2) to be accelerated at a rate of 2.5 rpm/s or greater.

Vehicular camera module

A vehicular camera module includes (i) a lens holder formed of a first material, (ii) a lens barrel accommodating a lens and formed of a second material, (iii) an imager printed circuit board having an imager, and (iv) a processor circuit board having an image processor. The imager printed circuit board is attached at the lens holder with the imager aligned with the lens accommodated in the lens barrel. The processor printed circuit board has circuitry that is electrically connected to circuitry of the imager printed circuit board. The coefficient of thermal expansion of the second material forming the lens barrel is lower than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the first material forming the lens holder. Circuitry of the vehicular camera module includes connecting elements that are configured to electrically connect to a wire harness of a vehicle equipped with the vehicular camera module.

Integrated electronic switch and control module for a power tool

An electronic switch and control module for a power tool having an electric motor is provided. The module includes a module housing including a bottom surface, side walls, and an open face, a printed circuit board (PCB) received from the open face of the module housing and securely disposed within the module housing at a distance from the bottom surface of the module housing; power switches mounted on a top surface of the PCB, and heat sinks discretely arranged and each mounted over a respective one of the plurality of power switches and secured to the top surface of the PCB to transfer heat away from the power switch through the open face of the module housing. The module further includes an input unit having conductive tracks disposed on the PCB and an electro-mechanical element engaging the plurality of conductive tracks, the input unit generating a signal for controlling a switching operation of the plurality of power switches, and a controller mounted on the PCB configured to control the switching operation of the power switches based on the signal from the input unit.