METHOD AND SYSYEM FOR COOLING A COMPUTER DEVICE
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1. A computer device comprising:
- a body to define at least in part an interior volume of the computer device, wherein an upper interior surface of the body includes an upper opening to allow a flow of air into the interior volume; and
a fan within the interior volume of the computer device, wherein at least a portion of an upper intake of the fan faces the upper opening, the fan to move air through the interior volume, wherein the flow of air is drawn into the upper intake directly after being drawn through the upper opening and an air-permeable, hydrophobic membrane.
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Abstract
A system and apparatus to draw air for cooling an interior surface in a body of a computer device. In one embodiment, an upward-facing intake of a fan means is at least partially positioned vertically under vent means which are attached to and/or incorporated within an upper exterior surface of the body of the computer device. In another embodiment, air from outside the body of the computer device flows through said vent means and flows directly into the portion of the upper vent, where the vent means includes air-permeable, hydrophobic means to reduce liquid intrusion from the flow of air.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer device comprising:
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a body to define at least in part an interior volume of the computer device, wherein an upper interior surface of the body includes an upper opening to allow a flow of air into the interior volume; and a fan within the interior volume of the computer device, wherein at least a portion of an upper intake of the fan faces the upper opening, the fan to move air through the interior volume, wherein the flow of air is drawn into the upper intake directly after being drawn through the upper opening and an air-permeable, hydrophobic membrane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer device comprising:
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fan means for moving air through an interior volume of the computer device, wherein an upper interior surface of the interior volume includes an upper opening to allow a vertical flow of air downward into the interior volume; and an upper intake of the fan means, the upper intake directly facing the upper opening, wherein the fan means for moving air includes means for drawing the vertical flow of air into the upper intake directly after the vertical flow of air being drawn through the upper opening and an air-permeable, hydrophobic membrane. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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