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US 6,712,128 B1Granted
Cylindrical fin tower heat sink and heat exchanger
AssigneeThermal Corp.
InventorsPeter M. Dussinger, David Sarraf
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Abstract
An air flow apparatus including an elongate post and a plurality of fin disks disposed on the elongate post, each fin disk including a centrally disposed opening therein for receiving the elongate post, and a plurality of flow openings disposed around the periphery of the centrally disposed opening. The air flow apparatus is preferably used in conjunction with a circulation device to form a heat exchanger.
Claims10
An air flow apparatus comprising:
- an elongate post;
- and
- a plurality of fin disks disposed on the elongate post, each fin disk including a centrally disposed opening for receiving the elongate post, and a plurality of flow openings disposed around the periphery of the centrally disposed opening wherein at least one of the plurality of fin disks includes a centrally disposed lip with an annular notch formed and wherein the elongate post includes an annular groove for receiving the annular notch.
A heat exchanger system comprising:
- an air flow apparatus including an elongate post and a plurality of fin disks disposed on the elongate post, each fin disk including a centrally disposed opening for receiving the elongate post, and a plurality of flow openings disposed around the periphery of the centrally disposed opening;
- and a circulation device wherein at least one of the plurality of fin disks Includes a centrally disposed lip with an annular notch formed therein, and wherein the elongate post includes an annular groove for receiving the annular notch.
A computer comprising:
- at least one electronic component that produces heat;
- and
- at least one heat exchanger system coupled to the at least one electronic component, said heat exchanger system including an air flow apparatus including an elongate post and a plurality of fin disks disposed on the elongate post, each fin disk including a centrally disposed opening therein for receiving the elongate post, and a circulation device wherein at least one of the plurality of fin disks includes a centrally disposed lip with an annular notch formed therein, and wherein the elongate post includes an annular groove for receiving the annular notch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.