Apparatus for cooling a computer system
US6373698B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/09
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cooling apparatus for a computer system includes a fan operable to provide convective cooling to contents of a computer system housing. The fan is at least partly surrounded by a fan housing. A handle is hinged to a top side of the fan housing operable to engage the computer system housing for levering the fan housing in and out of the computer system housing. The handle is foldable into a position lying along the top of the fan housing. A latch includes a movable latch portion which is operable to fasten the handle into the folded position. With the handle in the folded position, a distinctive marking on the latch portion is visible from above the top side of the fan housing so that it is apparent how to release the handle and the fan.
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