# US 2017/0284987 A1 · Electronic Device With Sensor Ports Having Enhanced Airflow > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0284987 A1 - Document ID: US20170284987A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/085,862 - Filed: 2016-03-30 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-30 - Assignees: Apple Inc. - Applicants: Apple Inc. - Inventors: Hyuk J. Choi; Roberto M. Ribeiro - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170284987A1 ## CPC - G01N 33/0009: {General constructional details of gas analysers, e.g. portable test equipment (devices for withdrawing samples in the gaseous state G01N1/22)} - G01N 1/2273: {Atmospheric sampling} - G01N: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (measuring or testing apparatus or processes other than immunoassay, involving enzymes or microorganisms C12M, C12Q) ## Abstract An electronic device may have input-output devices such as sensors. The sensors may include environmental sensors that make measurements on the environment surrounding the electronic device. The environmental sensors may make measurements such as temperature measurements, humidity measurements, gas composition measurements, and particulate level measurements. A sensor may communicate with external air through a sensor port in an electronic device housing. An electronic device may have a movable member. The movable member may be moved in response to motion of the electronic device when handled by user or motion of a button or other movable member that is actuated by the user. As the movable member moves, the movable member may create enhanced airflow through the sensor port. This may refresh the air adjacent to an environmental sensor and enhance sensor response time. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device that may be moved when handled by a user, comprising: a housing; a sensor in the housing; a sensor port in the housing that allows the sensor to communicate with external air surrounding the housing; and a moving member that moves relative to the housing in response to motion of the electronic device due to handling by the user, wherein motion of the moving member promotes airflow through the sensor port. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device defined in claim 1 wherein the sensor is mounted to the moving member. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic device defined in claim 2 wherein the sensor port includes a channel and a porous structure to block environmental contaminants and wherein motion of the moving member promotes airflow through the channel and the porous structure. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device defined in claim 1 further comprising a moving weight that moves within a moving weight chamber and that helps move the moving member. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The electronic device defined in claim 4 further comprising a coupling structure that couples the moving weight to the moving member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electronic device defined in claim 5 wherein the coupling structure comprises a flexible structure. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The electronic device defined in claim 5 wherein the moving weight is magnetically coupled to the moving member. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The electronic device defined in claim 5 wherein the sensor is mounted to the moving member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic device defined in claim 1 wherein the moving member has protrusions that mate with grooves in the housing. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electronic device defined in claim 1 further comprising a hinge, wherein the moving member is coupled to the hinge and pivots about the hinge. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The electronic device defined in claim 1 wherein the housing surrounds a first cavity portion and a second cavity portion, wherein the moving member separates the first cavity portion from the second cavity portion, wherein the first cavity portion is coupled to the sensor port, and wherein the housing has an opening that allows air to flow out of the second cavity portion when the external air flows into the first cavity portion through the sensor port. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The electronic device defined in claim 1 wherein the sensor comprises an environmental sensor. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The electronic device defined in claim 1 wherein the sensor comprises a sensor selected from the group consisting of: a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a gas composition sensor, and a particulate sensor. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The electronic device defined in claim 13 further comprising a button, wherein motion of the button promotes motion of the moving member. ### Claim 15 A portable electronic device, comprising: a housing; a sensor in the housing; a sensor port in the housing through which the sensor communicates with external air surrounding the housing while the sensor makes measurements on the external air; and a moving member that moves relative to the housing and thereby promotes airflow through the sensor port. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The portable electronic device defined in claim 15 wherein the sensor comprises a sensor selected from the group consisting of: a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a gas composition sensor, and a particulate sensor. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The portable electronic device defined in claim 16 wherein the moving member is configured to move in response to movement of the housing from handling by a user. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The portable electronic device defined in claim 16 further comprising a button, wherein motion of the button moves the moving member. ### Claim 19 An electronic device that is moved by a user, comprising: a housing structure; a sensor in communication with ambient air through a sensor port; and a movable structure that moves relative to the housing structure in response to movement of the electronic device by the user and thereby promotes flow of the ambient air through the sensor port to the sensor. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The electronic device defined in claim 19 wherein the sensor comprises a sensor selected from the group consisting of: a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a gas composition sensor, and a particulate sensor. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The electronic device defined in claim 20 wherein the sensor port comprises an opening in the housing structure. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The electronic device defined in claim 21 wherein the sensor port comprises an opening in the movable structure.