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US 7,405,932 B2Granted
System and method for cooling electronic devices
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsWade Vinson, Art Volkmann, John Franz
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Abstract
In accordance with certain embodiments, a computer system having an electronic component, a heat sink having a contact surface disposed against the electronic component, and at least one blower embedded within fins of the heat sink.
Claims36
A computer system, comprising:
- an electronic component;
- a heat sink having a contact surface disposed against the electronic component;
- and
- at least one blower embedded within fins of the heat sink, wherein the at least one blower is configured to intake air in a first direction and output air in a second direction generally transverse to the first direction.
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A heat sink for a computer, comprising:
- an elongated member having a first portion, a second portion adjacent the first portion, and a component mounting surface disposed on a face of the second portion;
- and
- a plurality of convective members disposed on the first and second portions, wherein the plurality of convective members extend outwardly from the elongated member to at least first and second levels, the second level being higher than the first level, wherein the plurality of convective members at the first level are adapted to receive at least one blower, wherein the at least one blower is configured to intake air in a first direction and output air in a second direction generally transverse to the first direction.
A method of operating an electronic device, comprising:
- transferring heat from an electronic component along an elongated member disposed across and extended away from the electronic component;
- transferring heat from the elongated member through convective members to first and second levels;
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- forcing an airflow through the convective members and lengthwise along the elongated member from at least one blower disposed substantially between the first and second levels, wherein forcing the airflow comprises pulling air in a first direction from a portion of the convective members into the at least one blower and pushing the air in a second direction from the at least one blower into another portion of the convective members, wherein the second direction is crosswise to the first direction.
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A electronic device, comprising:
- means for transferring heat from an electronic component along an elongated member disposed across and extended away from the electronic component;
- means for transferring heat from the elongated member through convective members to first and second levels;
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- means for forcing an airflow through the convective members and lengthwise along the elongated member from at least one blower region substantially between the first and second levels, wherein the means for forcing air is configured to intake air in a first direction and output air in a second direction generally transverse to the first direction.
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A method of manufacturing an electronic device, comprising:
- providing a heat sink comprising an elongated member having a first portion, a second portion adjacent the first portion, and a component mounting surface disposed on a side of the second portion, the heat sink further comprising a plurality of convective members extending from the elongated member to at least first and second levels, the plurality of convective members adapted to support at least one blower substantially between the first and second levels, wherein the at least one blower is configured to intake air in a first direction and output air in a second direction generally transverse to the first direction.
A computer system, comprising:
- an electronic component;
- a heat sink having a contact surface disposed against the electronic component, wherein the heat sink comprises at least one chamber having a fluid that vaporizes to absorb heat at one region and that condenses to release heat at another region away from the first region;
- and
- at least one blower embedded within fins of the heat sink.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.