US 8,300,405 B2Granted

Airflow duct

AssigneesHONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

InventorsHong-Zhi Sun, Chen Chen, Yang Li

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Abstract

An airflow duct for guiding air toward two heat sink apparatuses in computer includes a duct body fixed in a computer case, a first air guide channel and a second air guide channel defined in the duct body. The duct body has an air inlet and an air outlet. The first air guide channel forms a first air outlet, which opens towards a first heat sink apparatus in the computer case. The second air guide channel forms a second air outlet, which opens towards a second heat sink apparatus in the computer case. The first and second air guide channels guide air from the air inlet to the first and second heat sink apparatuses, through the first and second air outlet openings to dissipate heat respectively from the first and second heat sink apparatuses. A first air guide channel height is greater than that of the second air guide channel.

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Dependent claims

An airflow duct for guiding air toward two heat sink apparatuses in a computer, comprising:

a duct body fixed in a computer case, the duct body having an air inlet and an air outlet, the duct body comprises:
an air inlet portion, the air inlet portion comprises:
a first top wall;
and
two first side walls substantially perpendicular to the first top wall;
and
a back side of the first to wall and the first side walls cooperatively form the air inlet therebetween;
an air guide portion, the air guide portion comprises:
a second top wall;
two second side walls substantially perpendicular to the second top wall;
and
two first connection walls;
the first top wall and second top wall are connected together;
and
each of the two first connection walls is connected to a corresponding one of the two first side walls and a corresponding one of the two second side walls;
and
an air outlet portion, the air outlet portion comprises:
a third top wall;
a fourth top wall substantially parallel to the third top wall;
a third side wall;
a fourth side wall;
a fifth side wall;
a diagonal wall;
and
a second connection wall,
the second top wall and third top wall are connected together,
the third side wall and fourth side wall are substantially perpendicular to the third top wall,
the fourth side wall is connected to the third top wall and fourth top wall,
the fifth side wall is substantially perpendicular to the fourth top wall,
the second connection wall is connected to the fifth side wall and one of the two second side walls, and
the diagonal wall is connected to the second top wall and fourth to wall,
the air inlet and the air outlet are defined in the air inlet and outlet portions respectively, and
the air guide portion is connected to the air inlet and outlet portions;
a first air guide channel defined in the duct body forming a first air outlet opening in the air outlet, which opens towards a first heat sink apparatus in the computer case;
and
a second air guide channel defined in the duct body forming a second air outlet opening on the air outlet, which opens towards a second heat sink apparatus in the computer case;
wherein the first and second air guide channels are capable of guiding air from the air inlet to the first and second heat sink apparatuses, through the first and second air outlet openings to dissipate heat respectively from the first and second heat sink apparatuses;
and a height of the first air guide channel is greater than a height of the second air guide channel.

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An airflow duct assembly for guiding air toward two heat sink apparatuses in a computer, comprising:

a computer case;
a first heat sink apparatus fixed in the computer case;
a second heat sink apparatus fixed in the computer case beside the first heat sink apparatus;
a duct body fixed in the computer case, the duct body having an air inlet and an air outlet, the duct body comprises:
an air inlet portion, the air inlet portion comprises:
a first top wall;
and
two first side walls substantially perpendicular to the first to wall;
and
a back side of the first to wall and the first side walls cooperatively form the air inlet therebetween;
an air guide portion, the air guide portion comprises:
a second top wall;
two second side walls substantially perpendicular to the second top wall;
and
two first connection walls;
the first top wall and second top wall are connected together;
and
each of the two first connection walls is connected to a corresponding one of the two first side walls and a corresponding one of the two second side walls;
and
an air outlet portion, the air outlet portion comprises:
a third to wall;
a fourth to wall substantially parallel to the third to wall;
a third side wall;
a fourth side wall;
a fifth side wall;
a diagonal wall;
and
a second connection wall,
the second top wall and third top wall are connected together,
the third side wall and fourth side wall are substantially perpendicular to the third top wall,
the fourth side wall is connected to the third top wall and fourth top wall,
the fifth side wall is substantially perpendicular to the fourth top wall,
the second connection wall is connected to the fifth side wall and one of the two second side walls, and
the diagonal wall is connected to the second top wall and fourth top wall,
the air inlet and the air outlet are defined in the air inlet and outlet portions respectively, and
the air guide portion is connected to the air inlet and outlet portions;
a first air guide channel defined in the duct body forming a first air outlet opening on the air outlet which opens towards the first heat sink apparatus;
and
a second air guide channel defined in the duct body forming a second air outlet opening on the air outlet which opens towards the second heat sink apparatus;
and
a fan fixed in the duct body to generate air through the first and second air guide channels in such a manner that air flows from the air inlet to the first and second heat sink apparatuses;
and wherein a height of the first air guide channel is greater than a height of the second air guide channel.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.