Computer Case with Upwardly Oriented Add-On Cards and Vertical Airflow
AssigneeEz-Tech Corp (D/B/A Maingear)
InventorWallace Santos
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Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosed technology comprise a method of dissipating heat from within a case of a computer, and a computer case designed therefor, which functions by placing add-on cards into the computer housing or case. In this manner, convection aids in cooling off the interior of the computer as the add-on cards, which generate significant amounts of heat in some computer systems, are placed at the top. As it is unsightly to have add-on cards and their corresponding cables, and the like, exiting from the top of a computer case, in embodiments of the disclosed technology, an air channel is created between the top of the case, comprising portals for add-on cards, and a top panel. A fan may be used to aid in pushing air out of the top channel.
Claims20
A computer case comprising top, bottom, left, right, front, and rear sides formed around an internal cavity;
- said bottom side being generally elongated and flat and comprising at least one foot extending outward from said generally elongated and flat side and adapted for stable placement on a surface;
- said top side being generally parallel to said elongated and flat bottom side and comprising a top air channel formed between said top side and a top side cover;
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- said top side further comprising a series of rectangular portals between said internal cavity and said air channel, each said rectangular portal adapted for fixed abutment to an add-on card.
A method of orienting devices within a computer case, said computer case comprising top, bottom, left, right, front, and rear sides formed around an internal cavity, said method comprising:
- placing said bottom of said computer case on a generally flat surface, by way of feet attached to said bottom of said computer case;
- extending an exterior portion of at least one add-on card through an add-on slot, said exterior portion pointed upwards;
- placing a top side cover over said top side of said computer case and forming an air channel between said exterior portion of said add-on card and said top panel;
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- electrically connecting at least one fan to a motherboard housed within said computer case.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.