Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Thermal flow assembly including integrated fan
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Application No.: US16867405Application Date: 2020-05-05
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Publication No.: US11297732B2Publication Date: 2022-04-05
- Inventor: Eric R. Prather , Clark E. Waterfall , Reuben J. Williams , Vinh H. Diep
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: H05K7/20
- IPC: H05K7/20 ; F28D15/02 ; H01L23/427 ; H01L23/467 ; F28F1/12

Abstract:
An electronic device includes an outer housing having an upper enclosure and a foot coupled thereto, a heat generating component, and a fan assembly integrated into the foot and situated proximate a bottom surface of the heat generating component. The foot can include inlet and outlet vents. The fan assembly can include an inlet, outlet, impeller with blades, shroud and fin stack. The electronic device can also include a heat pipe, a heat transfer stage, a PCB, and a bottom shield. Airflow through the electronic device can be directed across the fin stack, heat pipe, heat transfer stage, and bottom shield. Airflow can occur over a substantially level path through the electronic device from the inlet to outlet vents.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210059071A1 THERMAL FLOW ASSEMBLY INCLUDING INTEGRATED FAN Public/Granted day:2021-02-25
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