Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly with heatsink
-
Application No.: US18739528Application Date: 2024-06-11
-
Publication No.: US12246647B2Publication Date: 2025-03-11
- Inventor: Austen C. Peterson , Anthony J. LaCross , Jason A. Durfee , Joel W. Stiverson
- Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MI Holland
- Assignee: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Holland
- Agency: HONIGMAN LLP
- Main IPC: B60R1/00
- IPC: B60R1/00 ; B60R1/04 ; B60R1/12 ; H05K7/20

Abstract:
A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head that accommodates an electronic component and a heatsink assembly. The heatsink assembly includes (i) a first portion that is thermally coupled to the electronic component and draws heat from the electronic component, (ii) a second portion that extends from the first portion, (iii) a chamber extending between the first and second portions and (iv) a phase-changing refrigerant within the chamber. With the refrigerant in a liquid phase and responsive to heating of the first portion, the refrigerant draws heat from the first portion and changes to a gaseous phase. With the refrigerant in the gaseous phase, the refrigerant flows within the chamber and along the second portion and condenses at an inner surface of the second portion to transfer heat to the second portion. The heat is dissipated from the second portion to exterior the mirror head.
Public/Granted literature
- US20240416835A1 VEHICULAR INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH HEATSINK Public/Granted day:2024-12-19
Information query