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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2023
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hiroshi Kubo, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Yinjuan He, San Jose, CA (US);
Kristina A. Babiarz, San Jose, CA (US);
Noell G. Johnson, Gilroy, CA (US);
Sean M. Grove, San Diego, CA (US);
Sina Bigdeli, San Diego, CA (US);
Sivesh Selvakumar, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 (2005.12); G06F 1/16 (2005.12); H05K 9/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20972 (2012.12); G06F 1/163 (2012.12); H05K 9/0007 (2012.12); H05K 9/0024 (2012.12); H05K 9/0049 (2012.12); H05K 9/0081 (2012.12);
Abstract
An electronic assembly includes a printed circuit board (PCB), an electronic component coupled to the PCB, an electrically conductive fence coupled to the PCB and surrounding a perimeter of the electronic component, and a fan assembly. The fan assembly includes a housing coupled to the fence and disposed over the electronic component and a plurality of fan blades configured to rotate within the housing.