Electronic apparatus with air cooling unit
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1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
- a display adapted for use in both a horizontal direction and a vertical direction;
a housing coupled to the display, the housing containing a heating element therein and including an exhaust port formed thereon; and
a fan arranged inside the housing and adapted to exhaust air heated by the heating element;
wherein the position of the exhaust port is located at an elevated end portion of the housing in any posture of both the horizontal direction and the vertical direction.
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus comprises a display that is used both in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction, and a housing connected to the display. The housing includes a heating element therein and includes an exhaust port formed thereon. The electronic apparatus also has a fan arranged inside the housing. The fan is adapted to exhaust air heated by the heating element. The position of the exhaust port is located at an elevated end portion of the housing in any posture of both the horizontal direction and the vertical direction.
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1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
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a display adapted for use in both a horizontal direction and a vertical direction;
a housing coupled to the display, the housing containing a heating element therein and including an exhaust port formed thereon; and
a fan arranged inside the housing and adapted to exhaust air heated by the heating element;
wherein the position of the exhaust port is located at an elevated end portion of the housing in any posture of both the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
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a display;
a housing coupled to the display and maintaining a heating element therein, the housing comprising a first peripheral wall including an exhaust port and a second peripheral wall including a suction port;
a grip provided to the housing; and
a fan arranged inside the housing and adapted to suction air through the suction port and to exhaust air heated by the heating element through the exhaust port;
wherein the position of the exhaust port is at a higher elevation than the suction port while the grip is grasped. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
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a first housing that comprises a heating element, the first housing including a first peripheral wall including a first exhaust port and a second peripheral wall including a second exhausted port;
a second housing including a display screen, the second housing being pivoted along a horizontal axis relevant to the first housing so that the electronic apparatus is in a first posture when the display screen is used in the horizontal direction, and being reversibly pivoted along a vertical axis so that the electronic apparatus is in a second posture when the display screen is used in the vertical position; and
a fan arranged in the first housing to exhaust air heated by the heating element through at least higher one of the first exhaust port and the second exhaust port;
wherein the first exhaust port is positioned at a higher elevation than the second exhaust port when the electronic apparatus is in the first posture, and the second exhaust port is positioned at a higher elevation than the first exhaust port when the electronic apparatus is in the second posture. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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