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US 2003/0198016 A1Published application
Active heat sink utilizing hot plug fans
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsEric Wobig, Alex Z. Rodriguez
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Abstract
A heat sink is mounted on a chassis and a fan support is mounted for movement adjacent the heat sink member. A fan is mounted in the fan support. A first connector is connected to the fan. A second connector is connected to the chassis for aligned mating connection with the first connector. When the fan support is moved toward the chassis, the fan and first connector are moved to connect with the second connector.
Claims24
An active heat sink apparatus comprising:
- a heat sink member;
- a fan support adjacent the heat sink member;
- a fan mounted on the fan support;
- a first connector connected to the fan;
- and
- a second connector adjacent the heat sink member providing a mating connection with the first connector.
3 more elements
A computer comprising:
- a chassis;
- a heat sink member mounted on the chassis;
- a fan support adjacent the heat sink member;
- a fan mounted in the fan support;
- a first connector connected to the fan;
- and
- a second connector connected to the chassis providing a mating connection with the first connector.
4 more elements
A computer system comprising:
- a chassis;
- a microprocessor mounted in the chassis;
- an input coupled to provide input to the microprocessor;
- a storage coupled to the microprocessor;
- a video controller coupled to the microprocessor;
- a memory coupled to provide storage to facilitate execution of computer programs by the microprocessor;
- a heat sink member mounted on the chassis;
- a fan support adjacent the heat sink member;
- a fan mounted in the fan support;
- a first connector connected to the fan;
- and
- a second connector connected to the chassis providing a mating connection with the first connector.
9 more elements
A method of providing a hot plug fan comprising:
- providing a chassis;
- mounting a heat sink member on the chassis;
- providing a movable fan support adjacent the heat sink member;
- mounting a fan in the fan support;
- connecting a first connector to the fan;
- and
- connecting a second connector to the chassis for aligned mating connection with the first connector in response to the fan support being moved toward the chassis.
4 more elements
An active heat sink apparatus comprising:
- a heat sink member;
- a fan guide member adjacent the heat sink member;
- a fan assembly movably mounted in the fan guide member;
- a first connector connected to the fan assembly;
- and
- a second connector adjacent the heat sink member providing a mating connection with the first connector.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.