Patent ID: 8091682

Claim:
A sound absorbing system for an electronic device, the device having a housing that houses a recording medium and at least one fan to cool the recording medium and has a ventilation hole through which air discharged or drawn in by the at least one fan passes, the system comprising: a frame attached to the housing; a sound absorber arranged within the frame so as to face the ventilation hole; an airflow path formed in the sound absorber, the airflow path having an opening through which air discharged from the ventilation hole or air drawn in toward the ventilation hole passes; and an acoustic board arranged in the airflow path, the acoustic board being arranged in a slanted manner with respect to the inner side faces of the airflow path or having curved surfaces, wherein the opening communicates the airflow path with the outside of the frame, the opening and the ventilation hole are arranged in a discharging or suctioning direction of the fan, and the airflow path is formed such that a straight line that passes through the airflow path from the opening toward the housing does not pass through the ventilation hole but is intercepted by a portion of the housing.