Desktop personal computer and thermal module thereof
US7474527B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A thermal module adapted for a desktop personal computer is provided. The desktop personal computer comprises a housing, a power supply, and a motherboard, the power supply being located inside the housing, and including a fan having an outlet oriented toward an outside of the housing, and the motherboard being located inside the housing, and including thereon a plurality of electronic elements. The thermal module comprises a first heat sink, an adjustment device, a first heat pipe, a second heat sink, and a second heat pipe. The first heat sink is disposed on one of the electronic elements. The adjustment device is slidably and thermally connected to the first heat sink by the first heat pipe, and is slidably and thermally connected to the second heat sink, located outside the housing at the outlet of the fan, by the second heat pipe.
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