Fan-cooled card
November 12, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesVentilated enclosure Air jet powered cooling system for electronic assemblies Electronic module cooling system using parallel air streams Arrangement in cooling circuit boards Card extender unit for computer Cooling apparatus for electronic chips Computer component carrier that directs airflow to critical components Portable computer with fan moving air from a first space created between a keyboard and a first circuit board and a second space created between the first circuit board and a second circuit board Electronic equipment having air flow cooling passages Hood for use on Avionic line replaceable unit InventorApplicationNo. 968399 filed on 11/12/1997US Classes:361/695, Fan or blower165/80.3, Air cooled, including fins257/E23.099, By flowing gases, e.g., air (EPO)361/687, With cooling means454/184ELECTRONIC CABINETExaminersPrimary: Tolin, Gerald P.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH05K 007/20AbstractTo manage heat generated by an electric circuit, a fan is provided to generate an air flow through a ducting structure over the electric circuit. For example, in a graphics accelerator card, a fan is placed in a void in the card and a ducting structure is placed over the fan and the graphics controller IC chip of the card. Air flow generated by the fan travels over the IC chip via the ducting structure to reduce the ambient temperature around the IC chip. The height of the ducting structure from a surface of the graphics accelerator card may be made sufficiently small so as to satisfy height requirements set forth in specifications such as the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) and Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) specifications.Field of SearchFOR PARTICULAR ELECTRICAL DEVICE OR COMPONENTWITH HEATING, COOLING OR HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS INCLUDING HEAT INSULATION OR EXCHANGE MEANS (E.G., FINS, LAGGING, ETC.) Working fluid on at least one side of heat exchange wall Casing with mounting means Casing having multiple parts releasably clamped (e.g., casing seal, etc.) Air cooled, including fins Heating or cooling means and gas pump in housing With injector-type gas pump Verging gas flow Radial flow through annular heating or cooling means Single inlet, plural outlets ELECTRONIC CABINET With cooling means Air With air circulating means Fan or blower With heat sink or cooling fins For active solid state devices For integrated circuit Circuit board mounted With retractable or readily detachable chassis | |
