Cooling device, cooling method, and electronic apparatus

A cooling method for cooling a main body portion of a computer housing by a cooling device, said cooling method comprising the steps of:

• sucking a first gas through a first air inlet of the cooling device;
• discharging said first gas sucked at said sucking step through a gas discharge outlet provided in a side of the cooling device;
• sucking a second gas by the action of said first gas discharged at said discharging step through a second air inlet provided in a bottom surface of the cooling device at a position on the side of the gas discharge outlet;
• and
• discharging said second gas through the same gas discharge outlet as the first gas is discharged so that a temperature rise of the main body is suppressed.

An electronic apparatus having a cooling device for suppressing a temperature rise of a main body of the electronic apparatus, said electronic apparatus comprising:

• means for sucking a first gas through a first air inlet of the cooling device;
• means for discharging said first gas sucked by said sucking means through a gas discharge outlet provided in a side of the cooling device;
• means for sucking a second gas by the action of said first gas discharged by said discharging means through a second air inlet provided in a bottom surface of the cooling device at a position on the side of the gas discharge outlet;
• and
• discharging said second gas through the same gas discharge outlet as the first gas is discharged.