Patent ID: 11971759
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a housing defining an internal volume, inlet holes, and outlet holes, the inlet holes and the outlet holes fluidly coupling the internal volume with an ambient environment through the housing;
a logic board dividing the internal volume into a first zone and a second zone, the logic board comprising a first surface defining the first zone and a second surface defining the second zone, the logic board defining an aperture, the inlet holes including a first set of inlet holes defining the first zone and a second set of inlet holes defining the second zone;
a first electronic component disposed on the first surface electrically connected to the logic board;
a second electronic component disposed on the second surface and electrically connected to the logic board;
the housing and the logic board define an airflow pathway parallel to the first surface from the ambient environment into the first zone through the first set of inlet holes, from the first zone through the aperture to the second zone, and parallel to the second surface from the second zone to the ambient environment through the outlet holes; and
an air-moving system to move air along the airflow pathway, the air moving system including:
a first air-mover configured to pull air into the first zone through the first set of inlet holes and push air out of the first zone through the outlet holes and establish a positive air pressure in the first zone; and
a second air-mover configured to pull air into the second zone through the second set of inlet holes and establish a negative air pressure in the second zone.