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US 2015/0316967 A1Published application
Apparatus, system and method for concealed venting thermal solution
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsMark MacDonald, Shawn S. McEuen
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Abstract
Some embodiments of an apparatus, system and method are described for a concealed venting thermal solution. An apparatus may comprise an enclosure arranged around one or more heat generating components, a duct arranged around an internal perimeter of the enclosure and a seam inlet arranged around an external perimeter of the enclosure to allow an airflow to enter the duct. Other embodiments are described.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- an enclosure arranged around one or more heat generating components;
- a duct arranged around a portion of an internal perimeter of the enclosure;
- and
- a seam inlet arranged around a portion of an external perimeter of the enclosure to allow an airflow to enter the duct.
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A system, comprising:
- a computing device including an enclosure, the enclosure defining an interior containing at least one heat generating component;
- a duct arranged around a portion of a perimeter of the interior of the enclosure;
- a seam inlet arranged around a portion of an external perimeter of the enclosure;
- and
- one or more air movers arranged to draw an airflow into the duct through the seam inlet to cool the one or more heat generating components.
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A method, comprising:
- drawing an airflow exclusively through a seam inlet arranged around a portion of an external perimeter of an enclosure into a duct arranged around a portion of an internal perimeter of the enclosure;
- and
- cooling one or more heat generating components included inside the enclosure using the airflow.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.