Cooling device for electronic apparatus
A cooling device for an electronic apparatus includes a heat sink configured to dissipate heat generated from the electronic apparatus by allowing air introduced from the outside to pass between a plurality of fins, a first air blower that has a first discharge surface for discharging air introduced from the outside toward the heat sink, a second air blower that has the same size as the first air blower and has a second discharge surface for discharging air. A sum of a diameter of the first discharge surface and a diameter of the second discharge surface is larger than a width of the heat sink, and the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface are disposed upstream of the fins in a manner of being symmetrical relative to a plane with an included angle of 90 degrees or more between the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface.
1. A cooling device for an electronic apparatus, comprising:
a heat sink configured to dissipate heat generated from the electronic apparatus by allowing air introduced from an outside to pass between a plurality of fins;
a first air blower that comprises a first discharge surface for discharging air introduced from the outside toward the heat sink;
a second air blower having the same size as the first air blower and comprises a second discharge surface for discharging air introduced from the outside toward the heat sink; and
an exhaust port configured to discharge air that passes between the fins to the outside, the exhaust port comprising an upper exhaust port and a lower exhaust port separate from the upper exhaust port by a branch wall, wherein
a sum of a diameter of the first discharge surface and a diameter of the second discharge surface is larger than a width of the heat sink, and the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface are provided upstream of the fins so as to be symmetrical relative to a plane with an included angle of 90 degrees or more between the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface, the plane passing through a central position in a width direction of the heat sink and being parallel to the fins.
2. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein
a space between an outer edge of the first air blower and an outer edge in the width direction of the heat sink and a space between an outer edge of the second air blower and an outer edge in the width direction of the heat sink are covered with a casing comprising first wall portions that restrict a flow of air discharged from the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface toward the heat sink.
3. The cooling device according to claim 2 , wherein
the casing further comprises a second wall portion provided between inner edges of the first air blower and the second air blower and the central position in the width direction of the heat sink, and that guides air discharged from the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface to the heat sink without mixing the air.
4. The cooling device according to claim 2 , wherein
the casing further comprises a top plate that covers a gap between at least a part of an upper side of the heat sink and the first air blower and the second air blower.
5. The cooling device according to claim 2 , wherein
the casing further comprises a plurality of ventilation holes.
6. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the heat sink is fixed by a helical spring and a screw on a plurality of frames.
7. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic apparatus comprises a mother board.
8. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic apparatus comprises a CPU.
9. A computing device, comprising:
a CPU; and
a cooling device comprising:
a heat sink configured to dissipate heat generated from the CPU by allowing air introduced from an outside of the computing device to pass between a plurality of fins;
a first air blower that comprises a first discharge surface for discharging air introduced from the outside toward the heat sink;
a second air blower having the same size as the first air blower and comprises a second discharge surface for discharging air introduced from the outside toward the heat sink; and
an exhaust port configured to discharge air that passes between the fins to the outside, the exhaust port comprising an upper exhaust port and a lower exhaust port separate from the upper exhaust port by a branch wall, wherein
a sum of a diameter of the first discharge surface and a diameter of the second discharge surface is larger than a width of the heat sink, and the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface are provided upstream of the fins so as to be symmetrical relative to a plane with an included angle of 90 degrees or more between the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface, the plane passing through a central position in a width direction of the heat sink and being parallel to the fins.
10. The computing device according to claim 9 , wherein
a space between an outer edge of the first air blower and an outer edge in the width direction of the heat sink and a space between an outer edge of the second air blower and an outer edge in the width direction of the heat sink are covered with a casing comprising first wall portions that restrict a flow of air discharged from the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface toward the heat sink.
11. The computing device according to claim 10 , wherein
the casing further comprises a second wall portion provided between inner edges of the first air blower and the second air blower and the central position in the width direction of the heat sink, and that guides air discharged from the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface to the heat sink without mixing the air.
12. The computing device according to claim 10 , wherein
the casing further comprises a top plate that covers a gap between at least a part of an upper side of the heat sink and the first air blower and the second air blower.
13. The computing device according to claim 10 , wherein
the casing further comprises a plurality of ventilation holes.
14. The computing device according to claim 9 , wherein the heat sink is fixed by a helical spring and a screw on a plurality of frames.
15. The computing device according to claim 9 , further comprising a mother board.
16. A heat reduction method for an electronic apparatus, comprising:
dissipating heat generated from the electronic apparatus by allowing air introduced from an outside to pass between a plurality of fins comprised in a heat sink;
discharging air introduced from the outside toward the heat sink using a first air blower that comprises a first discharge surface;
discharging air introduced from the outside toward the heat sink using a second air blower having the same size as the first air blower and comprises a second discharge surface; and
discharging air that passes between the fins to the outside through an exhaust port, the exhaust port comprising an upper exhaust port and a lower exhaust port separate from the upper exhaust port by a branch wall, wherein
a sum of a diameter of the first discharge surface and a diameter of the second discharge surface is larger than a width of the heat sink, and the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface are provided upstream of the fins so as to be symmetrical relative to a plane with an included angle of 90 degrees or more between the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface, the plane passing through a central position in a width direction of the heat sink and being parallel to the fins.
17. The heat reduction method according to claim 16 , wherein
a space between an outer edge of the first air blower and an outer edge in the width direction of the heat sink and a space between an outer edge of the second air blower and an outer edge in the width direction of the heat sink are covered with a casing comprising first wall portions that restrict a flow of air discharged from the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface toward the heat sink.
18. The heat reduction method according to claim 17 , wherein
the casing further comprises a second wall portion provided between inner edges of the first air blower and the second air blower and the central position in the width direction of the heat sink, and that guides air discharged from the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface to the heat sink without mixing the air.
19. The heat reduction method according to claim 17 , wherein
the casing further comprises a top plate that covers a gap between at least a part of an upper side of the heat sink and the first air blower and the second air blower.
20. The heat reduction method according to claim 17 , wherein
the casing further comprises a plurality of ventilation holes.