Ventilated housing for electronic devices

Abstract

A housing may comprise a first surface comprising one or more ventilation openings and a second surface comprising one or more ventilation openings. The one or more ventilation openings of the first surface may be located in a recessed groove of the first surface. The second surface may be substantially perpendicular to the first surface. The housing may enable air to flow through the one or more ventilation openings of the first surface and the one or more ventilation openings of the second surface to direct heat away from the one or more internal components of the housing. The arrangement of the one or more ventilation openings may enable one or more housings to be stacked on top of each other without impeding air flow through the one or more ventilation openings of the first surface and/or the one or more ventilation openings of the second surface.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A housing comprising:
 a first surface comprising one or more first ventilation openings located in a recessed groove of the first surface; and   a second surface comprising one or more second ventilation openings, wherein the one or more ventilation openings and the one or more second ventilation openings are arranged to enable stacking of the housing and one or more other housings without impeding air flow through the housing.   
     
     
         2 . The housing of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first surface is a top surface of the housing; and   the second surface is a side surface of the housing.   
     
     
         3 . The housing of  claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises one or more internal components. 
     
     
         4 . The housing of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more first ventilation openings and the one or more second ventilation openings are arranged such that one or more internal components of the housing are not visible through the one or more first ventilation openings and the one or more second ventilation openings. 
     
     
         5 . The housing of  claim 1 , wherein the first surface comprises a first portion and a second portion that are separated by the recessed groove. 
     
     
         6 . The housing of  claim 5 , wherein the first portion of the first surface is raised with respect to the second portion of the first surface. 
     
     
         7 . The housing of  claim 1 , wherein the first surface is located on a first portion of the housing and the second surface is located on a second portion of the housing. 
     
     
         8 . The housing of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more first ventilation openings are located on the first portion of the housing and the one or more second ventilation openings are located on the second portion of the housing. 
     
     
         9 . A system comprising:
 a first housing comprising:
 a first surface comprising one or more first ventilation openings located in a recessed groove of the top surface; and 
 a second surface comprising one or more second ventilation openings; and 
   a second housing comprising:
 a first surface comprising one or more first ventilation openings located in a recessed groove of the top surface; and 
 a second surface comprising one or more second ventilation openings, 
   wherein one of the first housing or the second housing is stacked on the other one of the first housing or the second housing, and   wherein the stacking of the one of the first housing or the second housing on the other one of the first housing or the second housing does not impede air flow through the first housing or the second housing.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the first surface of the first housing comprises a first portion and a second portion that are separated by the recessed groove; and   the first surface of the second housing comprises a first portion and a second portion that are separated by the recessed groove.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein:
 the first portion of the first surface of the first housing is raised with respect to the second portion of the first surface of the first housing; and   the first portion of the first surface of the second housing is raised with respect to the second portion of the first surface of the second housing.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the first surface of the first housing is a top surface of the first housing;   the second surface of the first housing is a side surface of the first housing;   the first surface of the second housing is a top surface of the second housing; and   the second surface of the second housing is a side surface of the second housing.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the first housing comprises one or more internal components and the second housing comprises one or more internal components. 
     
     
         14 . The housing of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more first ventilation openings of the first housing and the one or more second ventilation openings of the first housing are arranged such that one or more internal components of the first housing are not visible through the one or more first ventilation openings of the first housing and the one or more second ventilation openings of the first housing, and
 wherein the one or more first ventilation openings of the second housing and the one or more second ventilation openings of the second housing are arranged such that one or more internal components of the second housing are not visible through the one or more first ventilation openings of the second housing and the one or more second ventilation openings of the second housing.   
     
     
         15 . A housing comprising:
 a first surface comprising one or more first ventilation openings located in a recessed groove of the first surface;   a second surface comprising one or more second ventilation openings, wherein the second surface is substantially perpendicular to the first surface; and   a third surface that is opposite the first surface, wherein the one or more first ventilation openings and the one or more second ventilation openings are arranged to enable stacking of the housing and one or more other housings without impeding air flow through the one or more first ventilation openings and the one or more second ventilation openings.   
     
     
         16 . The housing of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the first surface is a top surface of the housing;   the second surface is a side surface of the housing; and   the third surface is a bottom surface of the housing.   
     
     
         17 . The housing of  claim 15 , wherein the housing comprises one or more internal components. 
     
     
         18 . The housing of  claim 17 , wherein the one or more first ventilation openings and the one or more second ventilation openings are arranged such that one or more internal components of the housing are not visible through the one or more first ventilation openings and the one or more second ventilation openings. 
     
     
         19 . The housing of  claim 15 , wherein the first surface comprises a first portion and a second portion that are separated by the recessed groove. 
     
     
         20 . The housing of  claim 19 , wherein the first portion of the first surface is raised with respect to the second portion of the first surface. 
     
     
         21 . The housing of  claim 15 , wherein the first surface is located on a first portion of the housing and the second surface is located on a second portion of the housing. 
     
     
         22 . The housing of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 a fourth surface that extends outward from the second surface of the housing.   
     
     
         23 . The housing of  claim 22 , wherein the fourth surface of the housing has a width that is greater than a width of the first surface. 
     
     
         24 . The housing of  claim 22 , further comprising:
 a fifth surface that connects the first surface and the fourth surface, wherein the fifth surface is angled with respect to the first surface and the fourth surface.