Cooling system for computer
First Claim
1. A cooling system for a computer having a housing and at least one heat-producing component mounted inside the housing, comprising:
- a heat transfer device having an outer surface in intimate contact with a complementary outer surface of the component, and an internal passageway extending between an inlet port and an outlet port;
a radiator mounted on the outside of the housing and having a plurality of heat transfer fins exposed to ambient air outside the housing;
a reservoir in heat exchanging contact with the radiator and extending into the housing, said reservoir having a casing, an inlet opening in the casing, and an outlet opening in the casing spaced from the inlet opening;
a first conduit extending between the outlet port of said heat transfer device and the inlet opening of the reservoir;
a second conduit extending between the outlet opening of the reservoir and the inlet port of said heat transfer device;
a pump positioned in the casing of the reservoir adjacent to the outlet opening to pump liquid coolant from the reservoir out through the outlet opening and to said heat transfer device through the second conduit; and
a brushless electric motor mounted on the casing to power the pump.
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Abstract
A cooling system for a small computer has one or more heat transfer devices (12, 30) in intimate, heat-exchanging contact with heat-producing computer components. Liquid coolant is circulated through conduits from a reservoir (48) to the devices (12, 30). A radiator (42) is mounted on the outside of the computer housing (7) and is in heat-exchanging contact with the reservoir (48). The contact is preferably provided by a Peltier effect cooling module (46). A pump (P) is positioned in the reservoir casing (50) to pump the coolant. A brushless electric motor is mounted on the casing (50) to power the pump (P). The reservoir (48) has an upstream portion (58) and a downstream portion (60). Coolant is directed through the upstream portion (58) past heat-gathering fins (64) and into the downstream portion (60).
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11 Claims
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1. A cooling system for a computer having a housing and at least one heat-producing component mounted inside the housing, comprising:
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a heat transfer device having an outer surface in intimate contact with a complementary outer surface of the component, and an internal passageway extending between an inlet port and an outlet port; a radiator mounted on the outside of the housing and having a plurality of heat transfer fins exposed to ambient air outside the housing; a reservoir in heat exchanging contact with the radiator and extending into the housing, said reservoir having a casing, an inlet opening in the casing, and an outlet opening in the casing spaced from the inlet opening; a first conduit extending between the outlet port of said heat transfer device and the inlet opening of the reservoir; a second conduit extending between the outlet opening of the reservoir and the inlet port of said heat transfer device; a pump positioned in the casing of the reservoir adjacent to the outlet opening to pump liquid coolant from the reservoir out through the outlet opening and to said heat transfer device through the second conduit; and a brushless electric motor mounted on the casing to power the pump. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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