# US 10,481,657 B2 · Cooling arrangement and air deflector > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,481,657 B2 - Document ID: US10481657B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/876,935 - Filed: 2018-01-22 - Published: 2018-07-26 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2017-01-23 - Assignees: Fujitsu Client Computing Limited - Applicants: Fujitsu Technology Solutions Intellectual Property GmbH - Inventors: Roland Treffler; August Scherer - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10481657B2 ## CPC - G06F 1/206: {comprising thermal management} - G06F 1/183: Internal mounting support structures, e.g. for supporting printed circuit boards - G06F 1/20: Cooling means - H05K 7/20145: {Means for directing air flow, e.g. ducts, deflectors, plenum or guides} - H05K 7/20209: {Thermal management, e.g. fan control} - G11B 33/144: {by detection, control, regulation of the temperature} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - G11B: INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER (recording measured values in a way that does not require playback through a transducer G01D9/00; recording or playback apparatus using mechanically marked tape, e.g. punched paper tape, or using unit records, e.g. punched or magnetically marked cards G06K; transferring data from one type of record carrier to another G06K1/18; circuits for coupling output of reproducer to radio receiver H04B1/20; gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers or circuits therefor H04R) ## Abstract A cooling arrangement for a computer system includes a chassis, a circuit board arranged in the chassis, a fan, and at least one element to be cooled and arranged on the circuit board in an area to be cooled between the fan and a panel of the chassis, wherein an air deflector is arranged between the at least one element to be cooled and the panel of the chassis such that air flowing out of the fan in a direction of the at least one element to be cooled encounters the air deflector and is swirled in the area to be cooled. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cooling arrangement for a computer system comprising a chassis, a circuit board arranged in the chassis, a fan, and at least one element to be cooled and arranged on the circuit board in an area to be cooled between the fan and a panel of the chassis, wherein an air deflector is arranged between the at least one element to be cooled and the panel of the chassis such that air flowing out of the fan in a direction of the at least one element to be cooled encounters the air deflector, the air deflector comprises a planar first plane oriented toward the fan, which planar first plane extends from the circuit board higher than the at least one element to be cooled, the air deflector is arranged to swirl the air flowing out of the fan in the direction of the at least one element to be cooled in the area to be cooled, a second plane angled relative to the planar first plane is attached on a first longitudinal side of the planar first plane, and the second plane has an angle of less than 90° in relation to the circuit board on the side facing the air flowing out of the fan. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cooling arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the air deflector consists of a plastic material. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cooling arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the air deflector is arranged on the chassis. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The cooling arrangement according to claim 3, wherein the air deflector comprises at least one pin, by which the air deflector is attached on at least one ventilation opening of the chassis. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The cooling arrangement according to claim 4, wherein the at least one pin has the shape of a hollow cylinder, which is open on both end faces. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The air deflector according to claim 1, comprising the planar first plane on a first side and, on a second side facing away from the first side, an attachment device comprising at least one pin adapted to attach the air deflector onto a suitable part of the computer system such that the planar first plane is oriented toward the fan. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The air deflector according to claim 6, wherein a second plane which is angled relative to the planar first plane is attached on a first longitudinal side of the planar first plane. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The computer system according to claim 1, comprising the chassis, the circuit board arranged in the chassis, the fan, the at least one element to be cooled and arranged on the circuit board, and the air deflector. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The computer system according to claim 8, wherein the air deflector is located directly behind the elements to be cooled. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The computer system according to claim 8, wherein the fan is a top-blower fan. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The computer system according to claim 8, wherein the air deflector is detachably connected with the chassis. ### Claim 12 A cooling arrangement for a computer system comprising a chassis, a circuit board arranged in the chassis, a fan, and at least one element to be cooled and arranged on the circuit board in an area to be cooled between the fan and a panel of the chassis, wherein an air deflector is arranged between the at least one element to be cooled and the panel of the chassis such that air flowing out of the fan in a direction of the at least one element to be cooled encounters the air deflector, the air deflector comprises a planar first plane oriented toward the fan, which planar first plane extends from the circuit board higher than the at least one element to be cooled, and the air deflector is arranged to swirl the air flowing out of the fan in the direction of the at least one element to be cooled in the area to be cooled, the air deflector comprises at least one pin, by which the air deflector is attached on at least one ventilation opening of the chassis, and the at least one pin has the shape of a hollow cylinder, which is open on both end faces. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The air deflector according to claim 12, comprising the planar first plane on a first side and, on a second side facing away from the first side, an attachment device comprising at least one pin adapted to attach the air deflector onto a suitable part of the computer system such that the planar first plane is oriented toward the fan. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The computer system according to claim 12, comprising the chassis, the circuit board arranged in the chassis, the fan, the at least one element to be cooled and arranged on the circuit board, and the air deflector.