US 5,963,424 AGranted

Pulsar desk top system that will produce 500 watts of heat

AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.

InventorsVince Hileman, Steven J. Furuta, Kenneth Kitlas, Kenneth Gross, Quyen Vu, Lee Winick, Nagaraj P. Mitty, Clifford B. Willis

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Abstract

A computer housing which includes a chassis that has a first compartment and a second compartment. The first compartment includes a first electronic assembly and a first fan that creates a flow of air through the compartment to create a compartment pressure that is less than an ambient pressure. The second compartment contains a second electronic assembly and a second fan which produces a flow of air that creates pressure within the compartment that is greater than the ambient pressure. The housing also contains an inner wall which separates the first compartment from the second compartment to inhibit air flow between the compartments.

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Dependent claims

A computer housing, comprising:

a chassis which has an outer wall and a first inner wall which define a first compartment and a second compartment, said chassis further having a second inner wall that is separated from said first inner wall by a third compartment;
a first electronic assembly within said first compartment;
a second electronic assembly within said second compartment;
a third electronic assembly within said third compartment;
a power supply located within said first compartment and is electrically coupled to said first, second and third assemblies;
a pair of first fans that are within said first compartment and induce a first flow of air through said first compartment;
a second fan that is attached to said chassis and induces a second flow of air through said second compartment;
and,
a third fan that is attached to said chassis and induces a third flow of air through said third compartment.

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