COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH COOLING DEVICE FOR CPU
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1. A computer system, comprising:
- a casing comprising a pair of parallel panels, air inlets and air outlets respectively being defined in the parallel panels, the air inlets oriented toward the air outlets;
a motherboard parallelly positioned between the parallel panels;
a CPU mounted on the motherboard; and
a cooling device having a base portion contacting the CPU, a heat dissipation portion defining a plurality of channels communicating with the air outlets, at least one heat pipe thermally connecting the heat dissipation portion to the base portion, and a fan communicating with the air inlets and the channels.
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Abstract
A computer system includes a casing, a motherboard, a CPU mounted on the motherboard and a cooling device. The casing includes a pair of parallel panels. Air inlets and air outlets are respectively defined in the parallel panels and oriented toward each other. The motherboard is parallelly positioned between the parallel panels. The cooling device has a base portion contacting the CPU, a heat dissipation portion defining a plurality of channels communicating with the air outlets, at least one heat pipe thermally connecting the heat dissipation portion to the base portion, and a fan communicating with the air inlets and the channels.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer system, comprising:
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a casing comprising a pair of parallel panels, air inlets and air outlets respectively being defined in the parallel panels, the air inlets oriented toward the air outlets;
a motherboard parallelly positioned between the parallel panels;
a CPU mounted on the motherboard; and
a cooling device having a base portion contacting the CPU, a heat dissipation portion defining a plurality of channels communicating with the air outlets, at least one heat pipe thermally connecting the heat dissipation portion to the base portion, and a fan communicating with the air inlets and the channels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer system, comprising:
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a casing defining aligned air inlets and air outlets at opposite sides thereof, an airflow path extending through the air inlets and the air outlets;
a motherboard positioned within the casing;
a CPU mounted on the motherboard; and
a cooling device comprising a base portion contacting the CPU, a heat dissipation portion, at least one heat pipe thermally connecting the heat dissipation portion to the base portion, and a fan;
wherein the airflow path is perpendicular to the motherboard, the heat dissipation portion and the fan are disposed in the airflow path from the air inlets to the air outlets. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer system comprising:
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a casing having two opposite first wall and second wall, the first wall defining an air inlet and the second wall defining an air outlet, an airflow path being defined between the air inlet and the air outlet;
a circuit board located in the casing at a position spaced from the airflow path;
a heat-generating electronic component mounted on the circuit board;
a heat dissipation device having a first portion in thermal contacting with the heat-generating electronic component and a second portion extending through an edge of the circuit board into the airflow path. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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