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US 2020/0348734 A1Published application
Computer tower architecture
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsBrett W. Degner, Eric R. Prather, Michael E. Leclerc
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Abstract
An electronic device can include a housing that defines an internal volume. The electronic device can also include a component within the internal volume that divides the internal volume into a first volume and a second volume. The first volume and second volume can be fluidically isolated except at an aperture defined by the component. An air-moving system can produce a positive air pressure in the first volume and a negative air pressure in the second volume.
Claims20
An electronic device, comprising:
- a housing defining an internal volume;
- a component disposed within the internal volume dividing the internal volume into a first volume and a second volume, the component including an aperture providing fluid communication between the first volume and the second volume;
- and
- an air-moving system to produce a positive air pressure in the first volume and a negative air pressure in the second volume.
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An electronic device, comprising:
- a housing;
- a computing component defining an aperture;
- the housing and the computing component defining a first internal volume and a second internal volume, the first internal volume separated from the second internal volume by the computing component except at the aperture;
- a first air-moving apparatus to produce a positive air pressure in the first volume;
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- a second air-moving apparatus to produce a negative air pressure in the second volume.
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An electronic device, comprising:
- a housing defining an internal volume;
- a computing component positioned within the internal volume, the computing component dividing the internal volume into a first zone and a second zone, the component defining an aperture providing fluid communication between the first zone and the second zone;
- wherein the housing and the computing component define an airflow pathway from an ambient environment into the first zone, from the first zone through the aperture in the computing component to the second zone, and from the second zone to the ambient environment;
- and
- an air-moving system to move air along the airflow pathway, wherein the air moving system establishes a positive air pressure in the first zone and a negative air pressure in the second zone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.