Modular personal computer, connection device for modular personal computer, method of cooling modular personal computer, and personal computer system
US6711014B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A modular personal computer of the present invention includes inlet and outlet openings for a cooling air flow, which are provided on a side portion of a housing disposed opposite to a desktop connection device, with the openings being spaced from each other across a central processing unit, and air passages extending between the inlet and outlet openings in an overlapping manner. Static pressure near the outlet opening is reduced by a diffuser. Air inside the modular personal computer is drawn out through the outlet opening to create negative pressure inside the modular personal computer, so that the cooling air flow is introduced from the inlet opening.
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