Patent ID: 6229701
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A portable computer comprising:a computer housing having a side wall formed with a ventilation hole; anda heat dissipating device including a plurality of juxtaposed heat dissipating slats mounted pivotally in said ventilation hole and movable between a closed position, where said slats overlap to close said ventilation hole, and an open position, where said slats form clearances thereamong for passage of air through said ventilation hole,wherein said heat dissipating device further includes an actuator connected to said slats and operable so as to move said slats between the closed and open positionswherein said actuator is mounted slidably on said side wall of said computer housing, andwherein said side wall is formed with a slide hole adjacent to said ventilation hole, and said actuator includes:an elongated link member slidably retained on an inner side of said side wall and having each of said slats connected pivotally thereto; anda knob member connected to said link member and extended through said slide hole, said knob member being operable so as to move in said slide hole for moving said link member and pivoting said slats between the closed and open positions.