US 11,675,401 B2
Thermal venting in a portable information handling system
Patrick A. Hampton, Round Rock, TX (US); Qinghong He, Austin, TX (US); and Ernesto Ramirez, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/335,315.
Prior Publication US 2022/0382346 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 1/20 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/206 (2013.01) [G06F 1/203 (2013.01); H05K 7/2039 (2013.01); H05K 7/20145 (2013.01); G06F 1/1616 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A main housing portion of a portable information handing system, comprising:
a top cover portion;
a bottom cover portion; and,
an internal air intake ducting system, the internal air intake ducting system comprising a fan and a thermal channeling component thermally coupled to the fan, the thermal channeling component extending from an interior of a side of the bottom cover portion to the fan, the thermal channeling component and the bottom cover portion defining an air channel between the side of the bottom cover portion and the fan, the thermal channeling component being affixed to an internal surface of the side of the bottom cover portion; and wherein
providing the air channel between the side of the bottom cover portion and the fan provides a thermal venting solution that does not rely on one or both of bottom venting and thermal feet.