Patent · US Expired

Detachable cooling device for computer

US6362958B1 · kind B1 · utility

39Cited by
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3Claims
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Filing dateAug 11, 2000
Grant dateMar 26, 2002
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Expiry dateSep 6, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/20
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A detachable cooling device adapted for installation in the shell of a computer mainframe to dissipate heat from the computer mainframe, including a fan case holding a fan and a positioning device adapted to secure the fan case to the shell of the computer mainframe, the fan case having a plurality of air inlets on the top side wall thereof corresponding to the fan therein, a plurality of air outlets on the front side wall thereof, two recessed receiving wall portions respectively formed integral with top and bottom side walls thereof around the air outlets for holding the positioning device, and a plurality of spring hooks respectively formed integral with the recessed receiving wall portions for engaging into respective retaining holes on the positioning device to secure the fan case to the positioning device.

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