Patent ID: 8274614

Claim:
An electronic device comprising: a display device comprising a rectangular display screen, the display device configured to be used in a first orientation in which a first side of the display screen is positioned on an upper side, and in a second orientation in which a second side of the display screen is positioned on the upper side, wherein the first side is perpendicular to the second side; a housing configured to house at least part of the display device, the housing comprising an air inlet and an exhaust outlet; a heat source housed in the housing and located opposite the display screen with respect to the display device; and a heat transfer mechanism at least partially housed in the housing, the heat transfer mechanism comprising a heat receiving portion configured to receive heat from the heat source, a heat releasing portion configured to release heat, and a heat transferring portion configured to house a medium configured to transfer heat from the heat receiving portion to the heat releasing portion, wherein a connection portion between the heat receiving portion and the heat transferring portion is below a connection portion between the heat releasing portion and the heat transferring portion both when the display device is in the first orientation and when the display device is in the second orientation, the exhaust outlet faces the heat releasing portion, and at least part of the air inlet comprises an opening in a surface of the housing located opposite the display screen and is positioned separately from the exhaust outlet.