Claims
- 1. A heat sink comprising:a box composed of a bottom surface coming into contact with a heating element, a side on which ventilation holes are formed and an upper surface on which a cooling fan having at least blades and a motor is embedded and fixed, wherein the bottom surface is larger than a heat transmitting section coming into contact with the heating element, and ventilation holes are formed at positions on the bottom surface different from the position of the heat transmitting section.
- 2. The heat sink according to claim 1, wherein the ventilation holes formed on the bottom surface are open under the condition that the heat transmitting section comes into contact with the heating element.
- 3. A heat sink comprising: a box composed of a bottom surface coming into contact with a heating element, a side on which ventilation holes are formed and an upper surface, the bottom surface having a heat transmitting section coming into contact with the heating element and also having ventilation holes; and a cooling fan composed of blades and a motor, wherein the cooling fan is embedded in the upper surface.
- 4. The heat sink according to claim 3, wherein a radiating member is arranged between the cooling fan and the bottom surface of the box, and a portion of the radiating member is fixed onto the bottom surface.
- 5. The heat sink according to claim 3, wherein the dimensions of the box are larger than those of the heating element and made to coincide with the outside dimensions of a socket holding the heating element, and the center of the cooling fan is located eccentric with respect to the center of the heating element.
Priority Claims (2)
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9-39485 |
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9-138840 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a Division of of prior application Ser. No. 09/001,464, filed Dec. 31, 1997.
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