Patent ID: 6157312
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A communication appliance comprising:an outer casing;bottom feet extending from a bottom of the outer casing for supporting the outer casing on a surface such that the bottom of the outer casing is spaced from the surface;openings in the outer casing for support therein of control elements for operating the communication device;a plurality of heat-producing electronic components supported within the outer casing; andat least one speaker;wherein the outer casing includes a plurality of cooling slots including at least one bottom cooling slot located in the bottom of the outer casing for allowing entry of air into the interior of the outer casing, at least one side cooling slot located in a side of the outer casing, the at least one side cooling slot being adjacent to the speaker in the interior of the outer casing, the at least one side cooling slot also serving as a speaker aperture, a distance between the at least one side cooling slot and the speaker being sufficient to allow entry of air from outside of the outer casing, and at least one top cooling slot located in a top of the outer casing for allowing entry and exit of air to and from the interior of the outer casing.