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Cooling device capable of reducing thickness of electronic apparatus

US7474533B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 5, 2007
Grant dateJan 6, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/203
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A printed circuit board unit with a cooling device includes a printed circuit board; a ventilation fan including blades rotating around a rotation axis intersecting the printed circuit board; a housing wall standing from a surface of the printed circuit board at a periphery of the ventilation fan; an inlet defined in the printed circuit board inside the housing wall and located under the blades of the ventilation fan; and an outlet defined in the housing wall to open in parallel with the surface of the printed circuit board. An electronic apparatus is also provided which further includes an electronic component mounted on the printed circuit board.

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