Shielding assembly

1. Field of the Invention

The exemplary invention relates to shielding assemblies and, particularly to shielding assemblies used for portable electronic devices.

2. Description of Related Art

The operation of portable electronic devices such as mobile telephone, televisions, radios, computers, medical instruments, business machines, communications equipment, and the like is attended by the generation of electromagnetic radiation within the electronic circuitry of the equipment, and is termed “electromagnetic interference” or “EMI” as being known to interfere with the operation of other proximate electronic devices.

To attenuate EMI effects, shielding can having the capability of absorbing and/or reflecting EMI energy may be employed to confine the EMI energy within a source device, and to insulate that device or other “target” devices from other source devices. Such shielding is provided as a barrier which is interposed between the source and the other devices, and typically is configured as an electrically conductive and grounded housing which encloses the device, or as a “can” which covers a discrete component or component of the device. The housing or can may be made of metal such as steel, aluminum, or magnesium, or alternatively, of plastic or other polymeric materials which is filled to be electrically-conductive. However, the typical shielding has not the function in the form of cooling the components.

Therefore, there is a room for improvement within the art.

Many aspects of the exemplary shielding assembly can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. These drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the exemplary shielding assembly. Moreover, in the drawings like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like elements of an embodiment.

FIG. 1 is an assembled view of a shielding assembly according to an exemplary invention.

FIG. 2 is an illustration view of the shielding assembly in FIG. 1 assembled to a circuit board.

FIG. 3 is an illustration view of the shielding assembly in FIG. 2 , when the shielding assembly is treated by vacuum-pumping.

Exemplary embodiments will now be described in detail below and with reference to the drawings. The shielding assembly is suitably assembled within the portable electronic device, such as the mobile phone, the personal digital handset, or the like.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the shielding assembly 10 includes a flexible plastic layer 12 , a coolant 14 , and a metal foil 16 . Referring to FIG. 2 , the plastic layer 12 encloses a room 122 for accommodating electronic components 22 on a circuit board 20 . The metal foil 16 is mounted (e.g., adhered) to the plastic layer 12 , and a chamber 18 is formed between the metal foil 16 and the plastic layer 12 . The chamber 18 is for accommodating the coolant 14 .

The plastic layer 12 may be made of one or more materials selected from a group consisting of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polycarbonate, polystyrene, and any other thermoplastic resins. The metal foil 16 is made of metal material, such as iron or aluminum.

The coolant 14 may be made of one or more non-conductive materials selected from a group consisting of wax, olefin, water and so on. The coolant 14 is used to dissipate heat generated by the electronic components 22 .

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3 , the shielding assembly 10 is mounted to the circuit board 20 , during this stage, the electronic components 22 is accommodated in the room 122 and the metal foil 16 is grounded. After that, the room 122 is treated by a vacuum-pumping process to attach the shielding assembly 10 to the electronic components 22 , i.e., finishing assembling the shielding assembly 10 with the circuit board 20 .

An advantage of the exemplary embodiment is as follows. The chamber 18 is formed between the metal foil 16 and the plastic layer 12 , and the chamber 18 accommodates the coolant 14 therein, so temperature within the room 122 may be reduced by the coolant 14 .

Another advantage of the exemplary embodiment is as follows. When the shielding assembly 10 is mounted to the circuit board 20 , the room 122 is treated by the vacuum-pumping process so the shielding assembly 10 is tightly attached to the electronic components 22 , as a result, decreasing the amount of space for placing the shielding assembly 10 .

It is to be understood, the plastic layer 12 may be made of hard material, in this manner, when the room 122 is treat by vacuum-pumping process, firstly heats the plastic layer 12 to soften.

It is to be understood, however, that even through numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.