US 11,852,834 B1
Electronic devices with adjustable heat extraction
Forrest C. Wang, Petaluma, CA (US); and Ritu Shah, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/406,490.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/076,816, filed on Sep. 10, 2020.
Int. Cl. G02B 27/01 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 27/0176 (2013.01) [G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G02B 27/0179 (2013.01); H05K 7/20145 (2013.01); H05K 7/20154 (2013.01); H05K 7/20209 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0163 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A head-mounted device, comprising:
a head-mounted support structure;
displays that are supported by the head-mounted support structure and that are configured to provide images viewable from eye boxes;
adjustable heat sinks within the head-mounted support structure and coupled to the displays, wherein the adjustable heat sinks are separated from one another by a distance; and
heat sink actuators that are configured to adjust the adjustable heat sinks based on changes in spacing between the displays.