# US 2010/0165568 A1 · Airflow conducting apparatus

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- Number: US 2010/0165568 A1
- Document ID: US20100165568A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 12/406,190
- Filed: 2009-03-18
- Published: 2010-07-01
- Earliest claimed: 2008-12-31
- Assignees: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: HO-CHIN TSAI; LUNG-SHENG TSAI; LI-PING CHEN; YI-LUNG CHOU
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100165568A1

## CPC

- G06F 1/20: Cooling means
- H10W 40/43: by flowing gases, e.g. forced air cooling
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- H10W: GENERIC PACKAGES, INTERCONNECTIONS, CONNECTORS OR OTHER CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10

## Abstract

An airflow conducting apparatus is used for dissipating heat from at least one memory module received in a corresponding socket on a motherboard. The airflow conducting apparatus includes an airduct and a valve piece. The airduct is positioned over the socket and configured to guide air to flow therethrough. The valve piece is attached to an inside of the airduct. The valve piece includes a plurality of parallel elastic flaps. Each flap has at least one configuration that deflects air flowing through the airduct.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An airflow conducting apparatus for dissipating heat from at least one memory module received in a corresponding socket on a motherboard, the airflow conducting apparatus comprising:
an airduct positioned over the socket and configured to guide air to flow therethrough, a plurality of holes defined in the airduct; and
a valve piece attached to an inside of the airduct, the valve piece comprising a plurality of substantially parallel elastic flaps and hooks, each flap having at least one configuration that deflects air flowing through the airduct, each hook extends into a corresponding one of the plurality of holes.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The airflow conducting apparatus of claim 1, wherein each flap is aligned with the socket such that when the at least one memory module is installed in the corresponding socket, a corresponding flap is deflected by a top surface of the corresponding memory module.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The airflow conducting apparatus of claim 1, wherein a width of each flap is larger than a width of a top surface of each memory module.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The airflow conducting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flaps extend from one side of the valve piece.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The airflow conducting apparatus of claim 4, wherein each flap dips towards the socket in the original state configuration.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The airflow conducting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the airduct comprises a top wall and a pair of side walls extending substantially perpendicularly from the top wall; the valve piece is attached to an inner surface of the top wall.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The airflow conducting apparatus of claim 1, wherein each flap is made from polypropylene.

### Claim 8

A computer comprising:
a motherboard comprising a socket arranged along a first direction;
a memory module received in the socket; and
a valve piece comprising a first elastic flap, the first flap positioned at a lateral side of the memory module having at least one configuration that deflects air flowing along the first direction towards the memory module;
wherein the valve piece further comprises a second flexible flap, and the second flap is deformed to a planar shape by a top surface of the memory module.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The computer of claim 8, wherein the valve piece further comprises a second elastic flap having at least one configuration that deflects air flowing along the first direction towards the memory module; the second flap is deformed by a top surface of the memory module.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The computer of claim 9, wherein a width of the first flap is larger than a width of a top surface of the memory module.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The computer of claim 8, wherein the first flap and the second flap are made from polypropylene.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The computer of claim 8 further comprising an airduct positioned over the socket and configured to guide air to flow therethrough; the valve piece is attached to an inner side of the airduct.