Electronics assembly with cooling arrangement
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1. An electronics assembly which comprises:
- (i) an enclosure having a removable lid;
(ii) a heat generating component located within the enclosure;
(iii) a duct that extends from the region of an aperture in a wall of the enclosure to the component, a part of the duct being attached to, or being formed by, the lid of the enclosure; and
(iv) a fan that is located within the duct to cause a flow of air from outside the enclosure directly to the heat generating component;
wherein the duct has a plurality of guides to allow insertion and removal of the fan in a direction transverse to the duct.
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Abstract
An electronics assembly, for example a computer, comprises an enclosure, and a heat-generating component located within the enclosure. A duct extends from the region of an aperture in a wall of the enclosure to the component and a fan is located within the duct to cause a flow of air from outside the enclosure directly to the heat-generating component.
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1. An electronics assembly which comprises:
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(i) an enclosure having a removable lid;
(ii) a heat generating component located within the enclosure;
(iii) a duct that extends from the region of an aperture in a wall of the enclosure to the component, a part of the duct being attached to, or being formed by, the lid of the enclosure; and
(iv) a fan that is located within the duct to cause a flow of air from outside the enclosure directly to the heat generating component;
wherein the duct has a plurality of guides to allow insertion and removal of the fan in a direction transverse to the duct. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of cooling a heat generating component in an electronics assembly enclosure, which comprises:
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(i) providing a duct that extends from an aperture in a wall of the enclosure to the heat generating component, wherein a part of the duct is attached to, or is formed by, a lid of the enclosure; and
(ii) causing air to flow along the duct from outside the enclosure to the heat generating component using a fan inserted into the duct having a plurality of guides in the duct to allow insertion and removal of the fan in a direction transverse to the duct. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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