Movable inlet for a fan
Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can be configured to include a first housing, a second housing, where the second housing includes a fan, an inlet, and actuators, and a hinge, where the hinge rotatably couples the first housing to the second housing. When the first housing is rotated over the inlet, the actuators lower the inlet to create a gap between the inlet and the first housing. In some examples, the inlet includes slats and when the first housing is rotated over the inlet, a distance between each of the slats increases from a first distance to a second distance.
1. An electronic device comprising:
a first housing including one or more tabs;
a second housing including a fan, an inlet, and actuators; and
a hinge, wherein the hinge rotatably couples the first housing to the second housing, wherein when the first housing is rotated over the inlet, the one or more tabs exert a force on the actuators to lower the inlet and create a gap between the inlet and the first housing.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the inlet includes slats and when the first housing is rotated over the inlet, a distance between each of the slats increases from a first distance to a second distance.
3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the first distance is about one (1) millimeter or less.
4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the second distance is over about one (1) millimeter.
5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first housing includes a display.
6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the fan is a dish fan.
7. A system for enabling a movable inlet for a fan, the system comprising:
memory;
a first housing that includes one or more tabs;
a second housing that includes a fan, an inlet, and actuators, wherein the inlet includes slats;
a hinge, wherein the hinge rotatably couples the first housing to the second housing, wherein when the first housing is rotated over the inlet, the one or more tabs exert a force on the actuators to lower the inlet and create a gap between the inlet and the first housing; and
an inlet control engine, wherein the inlet control engine is configured to:
increase a distance between each of the slats from a first distance to a second distance when the first housing is rotated over the inlet.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the first distance is about one (1) millimeter or less.
9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the second distance is over about one (1) millimeter.
10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the first housing includes a display.
11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the fan is a dish fan.
12. A method comprising:
rotating a first housing that includes one or more tabs to a position over an inlet in a second housing that includes a fan, the inlet, and one or more actuators, wherein the inlet is an inlet to the fan; and
causing the one or more tabs exert a force on the one or more actuators to lower the inlet and create a gap between the inlet and the first housing.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the inlet includes slats and when the first housing is positioned over the inlet, a distance between each of the slats increases from a first distance to a second distance.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first distance is about one (1) millimeter or less.
15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the second distance is over about one (1) millimeter.
16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first housing includes a display.
17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the fan is a dish fan.