Dynamic exhaust port mechanisms for computer systems
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsArunpandi Radhakrishnan, Bijendra Singh, Samarth Alva, Raghavendra S. Kanivihalli
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a computer system (e.g., a notebook computer) includes a lid with a display and a base coupled to the lid at one end of the base. The base defines one or more openings proximate to the end at which the lid is coupled to the base, and the computer system further includes a solid panel positioned proximate to the openings in the base such that the panel partially blocks the openings of the base. The position of the solid panel with respect to the openings of the base is based on a position of the lid with respect to the base.
Claims5
A computer system comprising:
- a lid comprising a display;
- a base coupled to the lid at one end of the base via a hinge apparatus, the base defining one or more openings proximate to the end at which the lid is coupled to the base;
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- a solid panel positioned proximate to the openings in the base such that the panel partially obstructs the openings of the base, the solid panel comprising a first side facing inside the base and defining gear teeth coupled to a gear of the hinge apparatus and a second side opposite the first side and facing the openings, wherein the solid panel is configured to rotate coaxially with the gear of the hinge apparatus based on movement of the lid with respect to the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.