Micro-Hole Vents for Device Ventilation Systems

摘要

Micro-hole vents for device ventilation systems are described herein that may be formed as a plurality of micro-holes that are invisible to unaided human eyes. The micro-holes are configured to blend into the housing for a computing device such that the holes are substantially concealed from users of the computing device. A micro-hole vent may be aligned with a blower for a ventilation system to enable air intake through the corresponding micro-holes for cooling of components within the housing. In addition or alternatively, one or more exhaust vents for the ventilation system may also be configured as micro-hole vents. Each micro-hole vent may have many, very small holes for sufficient air flow. For example, micro-holes having diameters of about fifty to two hundred microns may be arranged in a pattern with a coverage in a range of about twelve thousand to fifty thousand holes per square inch.

主权项

1. A computing device comprising:
a housing in which components of the computing device are mounted; a ventilation system for cooling of the computing device including a blower; and a micro-hole vent aligned with an intake of the blower that enables intake of air from an exterior of the housing to an interior of the housing, the micro-hole vent including a plurality of micro-holes through which air for the cooling of the computing device passes, the micro-holes are less than two-hundred and fifty microns wide.