Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for adjustable mounting a cooling device to a computer enclosure

US6002586A · kind A · utility

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38Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 13, 1998
Grant dateDec 14, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 13, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/20
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for adjustably mounting a cooling device, such as a fan, to a computer enclosure comprises a saddle and a bracket. The saddle for mounting the fan thereto has opposite longitudinal skirts with locating slots defined therein. The bracket has a first portion attached to a wall of the computer enclosure and a second portion for mounting an assembly of the saddle and the fan thereto. The assembly of the saddle and the fan is slidably mounted to the second portion of the bracket for adjustably locating at a position corresponding to a CPU of a mother board.

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