Patent Application
20150248148
The subject matter herein generally relates to an electronic device with a cooling module with an air duct.
An electronic device, such as a computer, generally includes an enclosure, a central processing unit (CPU), a heat sink, and a fan. The heat sink cools the CPU, and the fan is operated to guide air to flow to the heat sink to cool the heat sink.
Implementations of the present technology will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached figures.
It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. Also, the description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts may be exaggerated to better illustrate details and features of the present disclosure.
Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure will now be presented.
The term “substantially” is defined to be essentially conforming to the particular dimension, shape or other word that substantially modifies, such that the component need not be exact. For example, substantially cylindrical means that the object resembles a cylinder, but can have one or more deviations from a true cylinder. The term “comprising,” when utilized, means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in the so-described combination, group, series and the like.
The latching portion 20 can include a top plate 21 and two limiting plates 22 extending from opposite edges of the top plate 21. In at least one embodiment, the top plate 21 is substantially perpendicular to the first connecting plate 11 and the limiting plates 22, and each limiting plate 22 is substantially perpendicular to the first connecting plate 11. A cutout 23 is defined between the two limiting plates 22 away from the first connecting plate 11, allowing the air duct 100 to be secured to the cooling module 30. Each limiting plate 22 comprises a first guiding piece 221 away from the top plate 21, a second guiding piece 222 adjacent to the top plate 21, and a third guiding piece 223 between the first guiding piece 221 and the second guiding piece 222. The third guiding piece 223 is near to the base 10 relative to the first guiding piece 221 and the second guiding piece 222. Each of the first guiding piece 221, the second guiding piece 222, and the third guiding piece 223 extends towards the ventilation hole 16. An operation portion 225 is located in an outer surface of each limiting plate 22.
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The fan case 33 can include a rear frame 331 and a front frame 332. The rear frame 331 can be secured to the heat sink 31, and the air duct 100 can be secured to the front frame 332. A distance between the two limiting plates 22 is smaller than a width of the front frame 332.
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In disassembly, the operation portions 225 can be pressed to pull the air duct 100 away from the motherboard 55 to remove the air duct 100 from the cooling module 30.
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The embodiments shown and described above are only examples. Many details are often found in the art such as the other features of an air duct, cooling module, and electronic device. Therefore, many such details are neither shown nor described. Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present technology have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the present disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in the detail, including in matters of shape, size and arrangement of the parts within the principles of the present disclosure up to, and including, the full extent established by the broad general meaning of the terms used in the claims. It will therefore be appreciated that the embodiments described above may be modified within the scope of the claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201410069872.3 | Feb 2014 | CN | national |
