Fan duct assembly for heat dissipation
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsTsung-Lung Lee, Shuai Jiang, Cheng-Tien Lai
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Abstract
A fan duct assembly (10) includes a fan duct (20) and a fan (30). The fan duct is connected between a heat sink (50) and a computer casing (40). The heat sink is mounted on a heat-generating electronic device (60) accommodated in the computer casing. The fan duct is made of hard plastic material, and can therefore maintain its shape. The fan duct includes first and second flues (22, 24) oriented substantially perpendicular to each other. The fan is secured in the duct at a junction of the first and second flues. Thus, the fan duct assembly provides a passageway for air to travel between the heat sink and an exterior of the computer casing.
Claims17
A fan duct assembly comprising:
- a duct comprising integrally formed first and second flues which are oriented substantially perpendicular to each other;
- and
- a fan secured in the duct and disposed at a junction of the first and second flues, for facilitating airflow in the duct.
A computer system comprising:
- a computer casing;
- a heat-generating device accommodated in the computer casing;
- a heat sink mounted on the heat-generating device;
- a duct connected with the heat sink and the computer casing, the duct comprising first and second flues that are oriented at an angle to each other;
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- a fan secured in the duct and in communication with both the first and second flues.
A computer system comprising:
- a computer casing;
- a heat-generating device located in the computer casing;
- a heat sink mounted on the heat-generating device;
- a duct communicating between said computer casing and said heat sink, and defining two openings in two different directions;
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- a fan disposed in the duct;
- wherein
- the fan is aligned with both the heat sink and one of the two openings along one of said two directions, and also is aligned with the other of the two openings along the other of said two directions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.