Cooling unit, electronic apparatus, and guide member
Cooling is performed efficiently by constituting: a fan which is provided with an outlet; a heatsink which is provided with an inlet with a larger size than that of the outlet of the fan in a height direction and through the interior of which an airflow generated by the fan passes; and a guide member which is disposed between the fan and the heatsink and which is configured to guide the airflow to an outer surface of the heatsink.
1. A cooling unit mounted in a package of an electronic apparatus comprising:
a fan provided with an outlet;
a heatsink, including a plurality of heat-dissipating fins standing parallel to one another and straightening vanes covering gaps between each adjacent pair of the heat-dissipating fins at one end of each of the heat-dissipating fins, the heatsink being provided with an inlet having a larger size than that of the outlet of the fan in a height direction, an airflow generated by the fan passing through an interior of a first space surrounded by each adjacent pair of the heat-dissipating fins and one surface of each of the straightening vanes; and
a guide member disposed between the fan and the heatsink, the guide member guiding the airflow to a second space surrounded by another surface of each of the straightening vanes and the package.
2. The cooling unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the guide member is removably disposed between the fan and the heatsink.
3. The cooling unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the guide member includes an inclined surface formed with one end and another end, the one end located at a front portion of the outlet of the fan in the height direction, the other end deviating from the inlet of the heatsink in the height direction.
4. The cooling unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the guide member includes an inclined surface opposing the outlet of the fan, and
the guide member is formed with one end and another end, the one end located midway across the outlet of the fan in the height direction, the other end located opposite to inlet-side end of the straightening vanes.
5. The cooling unit according to claim 3 , wherein
the outlet of the fan and the inlet of the heatsink have substantially the same size in a width direction intersecting the height direction, and
the inclined surface extends across the width direction.
6. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a cooling unit including:
a fan provided with an outlet;
a package housing the cooling unit;
a heatsink, including a plurality of heat-dissipating fins standing parallel to one another and straightening vanes covering gaps between each adjacent pair of the heat-dissipating fins at one end of each of the heat-dissipating fins, the heatsink being provided with an inlet having a larger size than that of the outlet of the fan in a height direction, an airflow generated by the fan passing through an interior of a first space surrounded by each adjacent pair of the heat-dissipating fins and one surface of each of the straightening vanes;
a guide member disposed between the fan and the heatsink, the guide member guiding the airflow to a second space surrounded by another surface of each of the straightening vanes and the package; and
an electronic component disposed in the package, the electronic component cooled by the cooling unit.
7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein
the package has an inner surface opposing the second space.
8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein
the heatsink has an outlet through which the airflow is discharged,
the package has a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having the inner surface, the second surface connected to the first surface, and
the second surface has a first outlet through which a first airflow, which is part of the airflow which has been discharged from the outlet of the heatsink, is discharged, and a second outlet through which a second airflow, which is part of the airflow which has traveled in the second space, is discharged.
9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein
the first surface has an opening that enables the guide member to be removed.
10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein
the first surface is a bottom surface of the electronic apparatus, and
the second surface is a side surface of the electronic apparatus.
11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein
the package is a first package having an upper surface on which a keyboard is mounted, and
the electronic apparatus further comprising:
a second package; and
a coupling portion coupling the first package and the second package in an openable and closable manner.
12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein
a display screen is provided on a surface of the second package which opposes the keyboard, in a closed state.
13. A guide member provided in a cooling unit mounted in a package of an electronic apparatus, the cooling unit including: a fan provided with an outlet; and a heatsink, including a plurality of heat-dissipating fins standing parallel to one another and straightening vanes covering gaps between each adjacent pair of the heat-dissipating fins at one end of each of the heat-dissipating fins, the heatsink being provided with an inlet having a larger size than that of the outlet of the fan in a height direction, an airflow generated by the fan passing through an interior of a first space surrounded by each adjacent pair of the heat-dissipating fins and one surface of each of the straightening vanes, the guide member guiding the airflow between the fan and the heatsink, the guide member comprising:
an inclined surface formed with one end and another end, the one end located at a front portion of the outlet of the fan in the height direction, the other end deviating from the inlet of the height direction,
wherein the guide member is disposed between the fan and the heatsink, and guides the airflow to a second space surrounded by another surface of each of the straightening vanes and the package.
14. A guide member provided in a cooling unit mounted in a package of an electronic apparatus, the cooling unit including: a fan provided with an outlet; and a heatsink, including a plurality of heat-dissipating fins standing parallel to one another and straightening vanes covering gaps between each adjacent pair of the heat-dissipating fins at one end of each of the heat-dissipating fins, the heatsink being provided with an inlet having a larger size than that of the outlet of the fan in a height direction, an airflow generated by the fan passing through an interior of a first space surrounded by each adjacent pair of the heat-dissipating fins and one surface of each of the straightening vanes, the guide member guiding the airflow between the fan and the heatsink, the guide member comprising:
an inclined surface opposing the outlet of the fan, the inclined surface formed with one end and another end, the one end located midway across the outlet of the fan in the height direction, the other end located opposite to inlet-side end of the straightening vanes,
wherein the guide member is disposed between the fan and the heatsink, and guides the airflow to a second space surrounded by another surface of each of the straightening vanes and the package.
15. The guide member according to claim 13 , wherein
the outlet of the fan and the inlet of the heatsink have substantially the same size in a width direction intersecting the height direction, and
the inclined surface extends across the width direction.
16. The guide member according to claim 13 , wherein
the guide member is removably disposed between the fan and the heatsink.