Electronic apparatus and fin unit
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorTakeyoshi Kaneko
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a heat-generating element mounted in the housing, a cooling fan mounted in the housing, a fin unit which is mounted in the housing and opposed to the cooling fan, and a heat transfer member which thermally connects the fin unit to the heat-generating element. The cooling fan includes a fan case which is provided with an opening portion. The fin unit includes an insertion portion which is inserted into the fan case through the opening portion. The insertion portion is provided to extend from one longitudinal end area to the other longitudinal end area of the opening portion.
Claims16
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a heat-generating element in the housing;
- a cooling fan in the housing, the cooling fan comprising a fan case comprising an opening portion;
- a fin unit in the housing facing the cooling fan;
- and
- a heat transfer member thermally connecting the fin unit to the heat-generating element,
- wherein the fin unit comprises an insertion portion inserted into the fan case through the opening portion, the insertion portion extending from one longitudinal end area to the other longitudinal end area of the opening portion, and the fin unit is provided with a holder holding the cooling fan.
A fin unit configured to be combined with a cooling fan, the cooling fan comprising a fan case provided with an opening portion, the fin unit comprising:
- a fin unit main portion;
- and
- an insertion portion projecting from the fin unit main portion, the insertion portion being configured to be inserted into the fan case through the opening portion and to extend from one longitudinal end area to the other longitudinal end area of the opening portion,
- the fin unit being provided with a holder configured to hold the cooling fan.
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a heat-generating element in the housing;
- a cooling fan in the housing, the cooling fan comprising a fan case comprising an opening portion;
- a fin unit in the housing facing the cooling fan;
- and
- a heat transfer member thermally connecting the fin unit to the heat-generating element,
- wherein the fin unit comprises:
- an insertion portion inserted into the fan case through the opening portion, and
- a plurality of fins, each of the fins comprising a first portion located outside the cooling fan and a second portion forming a part of the insertion portion, the first portion of each of the fins comprising a top end portion and a bottom end portion which are bent in a longitudinal direction of the fin unit to contact an adjacent one of the fins.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.