COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE THEREFOR

Abstract

Provided are a communication system and a communication apparatus thereof, the communication apparatus includes: a bottom case and a printed circuit board mounted on the bottom case, the communication apparatus further includes a heat-conductive mounting strip, the printed circuit board being mounted on the bottom case by means of the heat-conductive mounting strip, wherein a lower end surface of the heat-conductive mounting strip is connected to the bottom case, and an upper end surface of the heat-conductive mounting strip is connected to the printed circuit board.

Claims

1. A communication apparatus, comprising: a bottom case and a printed circuit board mounted on the bottom case, the communication apparatus further comprising a heat-conductive mounting strip, the printed circuit board being mounted on the bottom case by means of the heat-conductive mounting strip, wherein a lower end surface of the heat-conductive mounting strip is connected to the bottom case, and an upper end surface of the heat-conductive mounting strip is connected to the printed circuit board.

2. The communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein a recess is provided on the printed circuit board, the heat-conductive mounting strip comprises: a support portion and a connecting portion, the printed circuit board is supported on the support portion, and the connecting portion passes through the recess and then is connected with a radiator on the printed circuit board.

3. The communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein individual contact surfaces of the heat-conductive mounting strip, the printed circuit board, and the bottom case are all coated with a heat-conductive filler material.

4. The communication apparatus of claim 3, wherein the heat-conductive filler material is a heat-conductive silicone grease.

5. The communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the heat-conductive mounting strip and the printed circuit board are connected to the bottom case by screws.

6. The communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the communication apparatus comprises a plurality of the heat-conductive mounting strips, and the plurality of heat-conductive mounting strips are provided in a circumferential direction of the printed circuit board.

7. The communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the printed circuit board comprises a device arranging area and a device prohibition area provided around the device arranging area, and the heat-conductive mounting strip is connected to the device prohibition area of the printed circuit board.

8. The communication apparatus of claim 7, wherein a surface of the device prohibition area of the printed circuit board is laid with a heat conductive layer, and the heat conductive layer is connected to a ground layer copper sheet in the printed circuit board through a first heat dissipation via hole.

9. The communication apparatus of claim 8, wherein the printed circuit board is welded with a component, a welding part between the component and the printed circuit board is provided with a second heat dissipation via hole, and the component is connected to the ground layer copper sheet in the printed circuit board through the second heat dissipation via hole.

10. A communication system, comprising: a cabinet and a communication apparatus installed in the cabinet, the communication apparatus being the communication apparatus of claim 1.

11. A communication system, comprising: a cabinet and a communication apparatus installed in the cabinet, the communication apparatus being the communication apparatus of claim 2.

12. A communication system, comprising: a cabinet and a communication apparatus installed in the cabinet, the communication apparatus being the communication apparatus of claim 3.

13. A communication system, comprising: a cabinet and a communication apparatus installed in the cabinet, the communication apparatus being the communication apparatus of claim 4.

14. A communication system, comprising: a cabinet and a communication apparatus installed in the cabinet, the communication apparatus being the communication apparatus of claim 5.

15. A communication system, comprising: a cabinet and a communication apparatus installed in the cabinet, the communication apparatus being the communication apparatus of claim 6.

16. A communication system, comprising: a cabinet and a communication apparatus installed in the cabinet, the communication apparatus being the communication apparatus of claim 7.

17. A communication system, comprising: a cabinet and a communication apparatus installed in the cabinet, the communication apparatus being the communication apparatus of claim 8.

18. A communication system, comprising: a cabinet and a communication apparatus installed in the cabinet, the communication apparatus being the communication apparatus of claim 9.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, are intended to provide a further understanding of the disclosure, and illustrative embodiments of the disclosure and its description are intended to be illustrative of the disclosure and are not to be construed as limiting the disclosure. In the drawings:

[0025] FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of an internal structure of a communication apparatus in the related art;

[0026] FIG. 2 shows a schematic diagram of an external structure of the communication apparatus in the related art;

[0027] FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of an internal structure of a communication apparatus in the present disclosure;

[0028] FIG. 4 shows a schematic diagram of a bottom structure of the printed circuit board assembly in FIG. 3;

[0029] FIG. 5 shows a schematic diagram of a structure of the printed circuit board assembly in FIG. 3;

[0030] FIG. 6 shows a front view of FIG. 5;

[0031] FIG. 7 shows a schematic diagram of a structure of the printed circuit board laid with a heat conductive layer;

[0032] FIG. 8 shows a schematic diagram of a structure having a first heat dissipation via hole in FIG. 7; and

[0033] FIG. 9 shows a schematic diagram of a structure of a ground layer copper sheet of the printed circuit board.

[0034] The above drawings include the following reference numerals:

[0035] 1. bottom case; 2. PCB board; 3. communication apparatus; 10. bottom case; 20. printed circuit board; 21. recess; 22. heat conductive layer; 23. ground layer copper sheet; 24. first heat dissipation via hole; 25. second heat dissipation via hole; 30. heat-conductive mounting strip; 31. support portion; 32. connecting portion; 40. radiator.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] It is to be noted that without conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present application may be combined with each other. Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are merely part of the embodiments of present disclosure, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments in the present disclosure without inventive labor are within the scope of the present disclosure.

[0037] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a communication apparatus. Referring to FIGS. 3 to 9, the communication apparatus includes: a bottom case 10 and a printed circuit board 20 mounted on the bottom case 10. The communication apparatus further includes a heat-conductive mounting strip 30. The printed circuit board 20 is mounted on the bottom case 10 by the heat-conductive mounting strip 30. A lower end surface of the heat-conductive mounting strip 30 is connected to the bottom case 10, and an upper end surface of the heat-conductive mounting strip 30 is connected to the printed circuit board 20.

[0038] As can be seen from the above technical solution, the communication apparatus of the present disclosure connects an edge of the printed circuit board 20 with the bottom case 10 through the heat-conductive mounting strip 30, so that the point contact between the printed circuit board 20 and the bottom case 10 in the related art becomes a surface contact, the path for transferring and spreading heat from the printed circuit board 20 to the bottom case 10 is improved, and the heat dissipation capacity of the communication apparatus is improved.

[0039] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the printed circuit board 20 is provided with a recess 21. The heat-conductive mounting strip 30 includes a support portion 31 and a connecting portion 32. The printed circuit board 20 is supported on the support portion 31, and the connecting portion 32 passes through the recess 21 and then is connected to a radiator 40 on the printed circuit board 20.

[0040] In the present application, on the basis of the foregoing embodiments, the heat-conductive mounting strip 30 may provide an additional contact heat conduction for the radiator 40 on a top surface of the board while providing a surface touch between a bottom surface at an edge of the printed circuit board 20 and the bottom case 10 of the apparatus. As shown in FIG. 5, the entire radiator 40 of the component on the top surface of the printed circuit board 20 or a substrate of the radiator 40 may be extended to the edge of the board until it may cover the edge of the printed circuit board 20 and the heat-conductive mounting strip 30. Meanwhile, a corresponding notch or window (recess 21) is designed at this position on the printed circuit board 20 so that the heat-conductive mounting strip 30 may extend upwardly through the notch to the top surface of the printed circuit board and then contact the bottom surface of the substrate of the radiator 40.

[0041] The relative relationships between the radiator 40 and the heat-conductive mounting strip 30 and the printed circuit board 20 may be more clearly shown in FIG. 6. In this embodiment, the heat-conductive mounting strip 30 not only provides the surface contact with the bottom case 10 for the printed circuit board 20, but also provides the radiator 40 with the surface contact to the bottom case 10, so that the printed circuit board 20 can be provided with a good heat dissipation channel, and the heat dissipation of specific devices is strengthened.

[0042] On the basis of this, for some of the components which are mainly cooled by the radiator 40, such as BGA packages, the heat-conductive mounting strip 30 may be extended to the other side of the printed circuit board and touch the radiator 40 by opening a window or notch (recess 21) at the corresponding position of the printed circuit board, so as to enhance the heat dissipation of the radiator 40. In this way, the problem of lacking the outwardly conductive path of the printed circuit board 20 in the related art has been solved, and the heat dissipation capacity of the device radiator 40 in the related art has been improved.

[0043] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the heat-conductive mounting strip 30, the printed circuit board 20, and the bottom case 10 are coated with a heat-conductive filler material on their touch surfaces. The roughness of respective touch surfaces of the heat-conductive mounting strip 30, the printed circuit board 20, and the bottom case 10 is relatively large. After being coated with the heat-conductive filler material, the smoothness of the respective contact surfaces can be improved, and the heat conduction performance of individual components is improved.

[0044] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the heat-conductive filler material is a heat-conductive silicone grease. According to the actual situation, other materials may be used as the heat-conductive filler material.

[0045] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the heat-conductive mounting strip 30 and the printed circuit board 20 are connected to the bottom case 10 by screws. In this way, the fastening performance between the heat-conductive mounting strip 30 and the printed circuit board 20 and the bottom case 10 can be improved.

[0046] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the communication apparatus includes a plurality of heat-conductive mounting strips 30, and the plurality of heat-conductive mounting strips 30 are provided in a circumferential direction of the printed circuit board 20. FIG. 4 shows a relative relationship between the heat-conductive mounting strip 30 and the printed circuit board 20 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. The heat-conductive mounting strip 30 is mounted on an edge area of the printed circuit board 20, and a length, a width, and a number of the heat-conductive mounting strip 30 may be flexibly arranged according to an actual device distribution of the printed circuit board 20 and a distribution condition of the ground layer copper sheet 23. In this way, the heat dissipation of the printed circuit board 20 can be improved.

[0047] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the printed circuit board 20 includes a device arranging area and a device prohibition area provided around the device arranging area, and the heat-conductive mounting strip 30 is connected to the device prohibition area of the printed circuit board 20. In general, the edge of the printed circuit board 20 is the device prohibition area. On the edge area of the printed circuit board 20, a plane to be in surface contact with other structure may be formed without affecting the layout of the devices on the printed circuit board 20. The width of the heat-conductive mounting strip 30 generally does not exceed the board edge prohibition size of the printed circuit board.

[0048] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a heat conductive layer 22 is provided on the surface of the device prohibition area of the printed circuit board 20, and the heat conductive layer 22 is connected to the ground layer copper sheet 23 in the printed circuit board 20 through a first heat dissipation via hole 24. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the heat conductive layer 22 is a copper layer. In this way, the ground layer copper sheet 23 in the printed circuit board 20 may be connected to the bottom case 10 through the first heat dissipation via hole 24 and the heat conductive layer 22, thereby improving the heat dissipation performance of the printed circuit board 20.

[0049] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the printed circuit board 20 is soldered with a component, and a second heat dissipation via hole 25 is provided at a welding part between the component and the printed circuit board 20. The component is connected to the ground layer copper sheet 23 in the printed circuit board 20 through the second heat dissipation via hole 25. The edge of the printed circuit board 20 connects the heat conductive layer 22 acting as a surface layer heat conductive contact surface with the inner ground layer copper sheet 23 through the first heat dissipation via hole 24, and the heat on the printed circuit board 20 is mainly diffused in a planar direction via the ground layer copper sheet 23 with a large area within the inner ground layer. In this way, the component, such as the QFN and TO package devices, on the printed circuit board 20 is connected to the ground layer copper sheet 23 by a via hole. The heat of such components may be spread and transferred to the edge of the printed circuit board 20, then is transferred to the heat-conductive mounting strip 30, and then is diffused to the bottom case 10 of the apparatus.

[0050] According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a communication system including a cabinet and a communication apparatus installed in the cabinet, the communication apparatus being the above-described communication apparatus. The communication system has a perfect heat dissipation performance.

[0051] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a small box-type communication apparatus as shown in FIG. 3. In the existing technical solution, the small box-type communication apparatus with natural heat dissipation is generally composed of a panel, a metal bottom case, an upper cover case with an aperture, a printed circuit board assembly and an auxiliary radiator, an interface panel and the like. The appearance of the small box-type communication apparatus is as shown in FIG. 2. A plurality of protruding riveted nuts are provided on the bottom case 1 of the apparatus, and mounting screw holes are arranged at corresponding positions of the printed circuit board 20. The printed circuit board 20 is supported by the protruding riveted nuts, and is then fixed to the bottom case 1 of the apparatus by means of mounting screws. The printed circuit board 20 is in point contact with the bottom case 1 of the apparatus, that is, only the screw holes are in contact with the riveted nuts of the bottom case 1 of the apparatus, and the remaining portion is suspended over the bottom case of the apparatus. In the embodiments of the present disclosure shown in FIG. 3, a heat-conductive mounting strip 30 is added between the bottom surface of the printed circuit board 20 and the metal bottom case 10 of the apparatus, so that a surface contact is formed between the heat-conductive mounting strip 30 and the printed circuit board 20 and the bottom case 10, thereby providing a good path for heat transfer.

[0052] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the material of the heat-conductive mounting strip 30 is preferably aluminum, and the heat-conductive mounting strip 30 may be preferentially mounted on the bottom case 10 as an assembly of the bottom case 10 of the apparatus. An interface material for reducing a thermal contact resistance, such as a heat-conductive silicone grease, may be coated on a touch surface between the heat-conductive mounting strip 30 and the bottom case 10. The heat-conductive mounting strip 30 may also be preferentially mounted on the bottom surface of the printed circuit board 20 as an assembly of the printed circuit board 20, and then the entire printed circuit board assembly is installed to the bottom case of the apparatus.

[0053] On the basis of the foregoing embodiments, the edge of the printed circuit board 20 is coated with the copper sheet (heat conductive layer 22) on the surface according to the actual requirement. FIG. 7 shows a schematic diagram of coating the copper on a surface layer of the bottom surface at the edge of the printed circuit board 20 according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. The heat conductive layer 22 is brought into surface contact with the heat-conductive mounting strip 30 via the heat-conductive silicone grease.

[0054] On the basis of the foregoing embodiments, a large number of heat via holes are provided within a copper-coated area on the surface layer at the edge of the printed circuit board 20. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the via holes (first heat dissipation via holes 24) within the copper-coated area at the edge of the printed circuit board 20 according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0055] Since the material of the printed circuit board 20 is mainly composed of a copper (a ground layer copper sheet 23) having a good thermal conductivity and a FR4 having a poor thermal conductivity, the printed circuit board 20 is a layered-printed multilayer material and has a poor thermal conductivity between layers. The thermal conductivities within the layer plane differ according to an area and a range of the copper sheet. Therefore, the thermal conductivity of the printed circuit board in a thickness direction is generally much smaller than the thermal conductivity of the printed circuit board in a plane direction.

[0056] By adding the heat via holes, the ground layer copper sheets 23 between different layers of the printed circuit board 20 may be connected so as to improve the thermal conduction between the different layers in the thickness direction of the printed circuit board 20. The size of the first heat dissipation via hole 24 at the edge of the board is generally greater than that of a normal signal via hole, and preferably is 90 mil in outer diameter, and 50 mil in diameter, but it is not limited thereto.

[0057] On the basis of the foregoing embodiment, the ground layer of the printed circuit board 20 is covered with a large area of copper, while the ground layer copper sheet 23 extends to the edge of the printed circuit board 20, and is connected to the surface layer copper sheet 23 (the heat conductive layer 22) at the edge of the printed circuit board 20 through the first heat dissipation via hole 24. FIG. 9 shows an example of a ground layer copper sheet 23 of the printed circuit board 20 of the present disclosure. The ground layer copper sheet 23 extends to the edge area of the board, and such edge area of the board has the aforementioned surface layer copper sheet, the first heat dissipation via hole 24, and the heat-conductive mounting strip 30. Thus, the ground layer copper sheet 23 of the printed circuit board 20 is extended to the edge of the board, and is connected to the surface layer copper sheet at the edge of the printed circuit board 20 by the heat via hole at the edge of the board, and then is in surface contact with the heat-conductive mounting strip 30 by the heat-conductive grease, so as to form a heat flow path.

[0058] On the basis of the foregoing embodiments, the bottoms of some components (e.g., the QFN and TO packages) on the printed circuit board 20 have a heat dissipation pad. When the components are soldered on the printed circuit board, the heat of the components is conducted through the pad to the soldered copper sheet on the surface layer of the printed circuit board 20, and is then transferred to the ground layer copper sheet 23 of the printed circuit board 20 through the second heat dissipation via hole 25 on the printed circuit board 20. At this time, the components—the edge of the printed circuit board 20—the heat-conductive mounting strip 30—the bottom case 10 forms a complete heat transfer path.

[0059] From the above description, it can be seen that the above-described embodiments of the present disclosure have the following technical effects.

[0060] As can be seen from the above technical solutions, the communication apparatus of the present disclosure connects the edge of the printed circuit board with the bottom case through the heat-conductive mounting strip so that the point contact between the printed circuit board and the bottom case in the conventional technical solution becomes a surface contact. Thus, the path for conducting and diffusing heat from the printed circuit board to the bottom case is improved, and the heat dissipation capacity of the communication apparatus is improved.

[0061] The foregoing is merely illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure and is not intended to limit the present disclosure. Various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, and the like within the spirit and principles of the disclosure are intended to be included within the scope of the present disclosure.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

[0062] According to the above-described technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the communication apparatus connects the edge of the printed circuit board with the bottom case through the heat-conductive mounting strip so that the point contact of the printed circuit board with the bottom case in the conventional technical solution becomes a surface contact. Thus, the path for conducting and diffusing heat from the printed circuit board to the bottom case is improved, and the heat dissipation capacity of the communication apparatus is improved.