US 11,755,081 B2
Mechanically-adjustable supplemental cooling systems and methods for portable information handling systems
Mark A. Casparian, Miami, FL (US); Philip J. Grossmann, Austin, TX (US); Joe A. Olmsted, Cedar Park, TX (US); Francisco Santana, Miami, FL (US); Charles Cameron Duncan, Austin, TX (US); and Frank C. Azor, Palmetto Bay, FL (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on May 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/736,665.
Application 17/736,665 is a division of application No. 16/437,709, filed on Jun. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,347,285.
Application 16/437,709 is a division of application No. 15/070,830, filed on Mar. 15, 2016, granted, now 10,416,734, issued on Sep. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0261051 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
Int. Cl. H05K 7/20 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); F24F 13/02 (2006.01); H01L 23/38 (2006.01); F24F 13/12 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/203 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1632 (2013.01); F24F 13/0209 (2013.01); F24F 13/0254 (2013.01); F24F 13/12 (2013.01); H01L 23/38 (2013.01); H05K 7/20145 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A supplemental cooling system, comprising:
a chassis that mates with notebook computers or laptop computers and that has an outer boundary;
at least one movable cooling air supply outlet coupled to provide supplemental cooling air to at least one air inlet of a mated notebook computer or laptop computer; and
at least one cooling fan coupled to the chassis;
wherein the at least one movable cooling air supply outlet is coupled by a mechanically-adjustable cooling air supply conduit to receive the supplemental cooling air from the cooling fan; and
wherein the movable cooling air supply outlet is adjustable between multiple different positions within the outer boundary of the chassis so as to align the movable cooling air supply outlet at positions within the outer boundary of the chassis to provide the supplemental cooling air at different locations to the at least one air inlet of the mated notebook computer or laptop computer.