Device for cooling CPU chip
AssigneeAcer Incorporated
InventorsHarold Syring, Rex Karl
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Abstract
A CPU chip-cooling device is provided. The CPU chip is disposed on a chassis, and the cooling device comprises a heat sink, a bracket and a fan. The heat sink is disposed on the CPU chip. The bracket, having a pivot portion and a retention portion, is pivotally disposed on the chassis by the pivot portion. The fan is disposed on the bracket. The fan is adjacent to the heat sink when the bracket engages with the chassis by the retention portion. The fan is away from the heat sink when the retention portion of the bracket does not engage with the chassis.
Claims18
A device for cooling a CPU chip disposed on a chassis comprising:
- a heat sink disposed on the CPU chip;
- a bracket, having at least one pivot portion and at least one retention portion, pivotally disposed on the chassis by the pivot portion;
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- a fan disposed on the bracket, wherein the fan is adjacent to the heat sink when the bracket engages with the chassis by the retention portion, and the fan is away from the heat sink when the retention portion of the bracket does not engage with the chassis.
A fan assembly for cooling a CPU chip disposed on a chassis comprising:
- a bracket, having at least one pivot portion and at least one retention portion, pivotally disposed on the chassis by the pivot portion;
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- a fan disposed on the bracket, wherein the fan is adjacent to the CPU chip when the bracket engages with the chassis by the retention portion, and the fan is away from the CPU chip when the retention portion of the bracket does not engage with the chassis.
A fan assembly comprising:
- a bracket having at least one first engaging portion and at least one retaining hook;
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- a fan, having a second engaging portion corresponding to the first engaging portion, disposed on the bracket by the retaining hook and the engagement of the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion.
A bracket pivotally fixed within a chassis for securing a cooling fan, comprising:
- a pivot post positioned on a side wall of the bracket and being installed within a pivot recesses of the chassis;
- a retention portion, for engaging the bracket with the chassis;
- at least one locator disposed on the predetermined position to fit a locator recess of the fan;
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- a through hole, formed at the center portion of the bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.