Electronic equipment
View Patent ↗Electronic equipment includes a chassis that compose a case, a first printed circuit board, an MPU and a memory both of which are mounted in the case and consume high power, and a cooling fan for taking in air from the outside into the inside of the case. The cooling fan supplies an air current to the MPU and the memory to cool them. The electronic equipment also includes a wind direction control board between the cooling fan and the MPU and the memory to partition the inside of the case into at least two subspaces. The wind direction control board has an opening at a position opposed to the MPU and the memory.
1. An electronic equipment comprising:
a chassis;
at least one heating element provided in said chassis;
a cooling fan for taking in air from an outside of said chassis into said chassis to supply an air current for cooling said heating element; and
a partitioning board, arranged between said cooling fan and said heating element, said partitioning board having an opening at a position opposed to said heating element,
wherein said partitioning board is formed to have a part, in which said opening is formed, protruding toward said heating element to guide an air current from said cooling fan to said opening through which the air current is supplied to said heating element.
2. The electronic equipment according to claim 1 , wherein said partitioning board, which is flexible, is bent and curved such that the part, in which said opening is formed, is a convex part.
3. The electronic equipment according to claim 1 , wherein said partitioning board is formed such that the part, in which said opening is formed, is flat.
4. The electronic equipment according to claim 1 , wherein said partitioning board is made of a resin material.
5. The electronic equipment according to claim 1 , wherein said cooling fan is provided inside said chassis.
6. The electronic equipment according to claim 1 , wherein said cooling fan is provided outside said chassis.
7. The electronic equipment according to claim 1 , wherein said heating element is a component mounted in said chassis and generating heat during operation.
8. An electronic equipment comprising:
at least one component mounted in a chassis, said component generating heat and requiring cooling during operation;
a cooling fan; and
a wind direction control board, arranged between said cooling fan and said component, said wind direction control board having an opening opposed to said component, said wind direction control board is formed to have a part, in which said opening is formed, protruding toward said component for guiding an air current from said cooling fan to said opening through which the air current is supplied to said component.
9. The electronic equipment according to claim 8 , wherein said wind direction control board is made of a long rectangular flat plate, and said wind direction control board, when installed in said chassis, is bent such that the part, in which said opening is formed, is a convex part.
10. The electronic equipment according to claim 9 , wherein one or both ends of a longitudinal direction of said wind direction control board are attached on associated shields which are fixed to said chassis near said cooling fan.
11. The electronic equipment according to claim 9 , wherein said wind direction control board has at least one notch on a side facing a circuit board.
12. The electronic equipment according to claim 9 , wherein the opening of said wind direction control board is divided by a bridge.
13. The electronic equipment according to claim 8 , wherein said wind direction control board has at least one fold so that said opening is located close to said component and is opposed to said component.
14. The electronic equipment according to claim 13 , wherein said wind direction control board is bent to allow an air current to be applied directly to said component via said opening.
15. The electronic equipment according to claim 13 , wherein one end of said wind direction control board is fixed to a side wall of said chassis.
16. The electronic equipment according to claim 8 , wherein said wind direction control board is made of resin.
17. The electronic equipment according to claim 8 , wherein said wind direction control board is made of a metal plate.