Mobile computer having a housing with openings for cooling
US6577502B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/203
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mobile computer comprising a lower panel, a top panel, side panels, an electrical computer component, a plurality of keyboard keys, and a computer screen. The lower panel can be located over a horizontal surface. The top panel is vertically spaced from the lower panel. The side panels extend between the lower panel and the top panel. The panels define a housing. An air inlet opening is formed into the housing and an air outlet opening is formed at a higher elevation than the air inlet opening out of the housing. The electrical computer component is located within the housing. Power up of the component causes heating thereof. Air follows a natural convection path being through the air inlet opening into the housing, over the component, and out of the housing through the air outlet opening. The keys are located on the housing. The computer screen is mounted to the housing.
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