Patent ID: 6359780
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
An apparatus for cooling a heat generating component in a portable computer, comprising:an enclosure including a face having an opening formed therein; a heat generating member mounted in the enclosure adjacent the opening; a heat dissipating body mounted in the enclosure; a heat routing member having a first and a second end, the second end being rotatably attached to the heat dissipating body, the first end being substantially bent at an angle relative to the second end such that the first end extends adjacent the opening; and a heat extraction member and a door attached to the first end; whereby the heat routing member is rotatable to a first position in the enclosure wherein the heat extraction member is in contact with the heat generating member and the door is in the opening, and the heat routing member is rotatable to a second position out of the enclosure wherein the extraction member extends out of the enclosure and the door is simultaneously rotated out of the opening.