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US 12,389,564 · App. 18/337,067 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Cooling device of electronic equipment

Inventor: Tsuyoshi Sanada (Susono Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H05K7/20172H05K7/20145H05K7/20154H05K7/20409
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Patent No.
US 12,389,564
App. No.
18/337,067
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A first air blowing unit rotates to blow air and includes a first discharge surface for discharging the air. A second air blowing unit rotates to blow the air and includes a second discharge surface for discharging the air. A heat sink includes a plurality of fins. Edges on an upstream side in an air blowing direction of the fins are opposed to the first discharge surface or the second discharge surface. The edges of the fins located on a downstream side of a boundary between the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface are located closer to the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface than the other edges. A duct covers the heat sink, the first air blowing unit, and the second air blowing unit and includes a suction port on the upstream side and an exhaust port on the downstream side.

Claims (40)

1. A cooling device of electronic equipment, comprising:

a first air blowing component configured to produce a flow of air by rotating to blow the air, the first air blowing component including a first discharge surface for discharging the air;

a second air blowing component configured to produce a flow of the air by rotating to blow the air, the second air blowing component including a second discharge surface for discharging the air, and installed adjacent to the first air blowing component;

a heat sink configured to include a base section to which heat of an electronic component conducts and a plurality of fins standing side by side in a thickness direction in a base section of the heat sink,

the heat sink having a width smaller than a sum of a first diameter of the first discharge surface and a second diameter of the second discharge surface,

edges of the fins on an upstream side in an air blowing direction by the first blower and the second blower being opposed to the first discharge surface or the second discharge surface, and

the edges of the fins located on a downstream side in the air blowing direction of a boundary between the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface located closer to the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface than the other edges of the fins; and

a duct covering the heat sink, the first air blowing component, and the second air blowing component and including a suction port on the upstream side and an exhaust port on the downstream side in the air blowing direction by the first air blowing component and the second air blowing component.

2. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the edges opposed to the first discharge surface or the second discharge surface of the fins are located along a ridge-shaped imaginary line projecting in a center in an arranging direction of the plurality of fins.

3. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the edges opposed to the first discharge surface or the second discharge surface of the fins have end faces inclined with respect to a discharging direction of the air from the first discharge surface or the second discharge surface.

4. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein an included angle between the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface is 90° or more and 200° or less.

5. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the heat sink is fixed by helical springs and screws on frames formed in layers at a predetermined interval.

6. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the first air blowing component is a first fan and the second air blowing component is a second fan.

7. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein

the heat sink comprises at least one of aluminum and copper.

8. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of fins are positioned with respect to one another in a predetermined interval.

9. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the first diameter and the second diameter are substantially equal.

10. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the first diameter and the second diameter are different.

11. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

an electronic component; and

a cooling device comprising:

a first air blowing component configured to produce a flow of air by rotating to blow the air, the first air blowing component including a first discharge surface for discharging the air;

a second air blowing component configured to produce a flow of the air by rotating to blow the air, the second air blowing component including a second discharge surface for discharging the air, and installed adjacent to the first air blowing component;

a heat sink configured to include a base section to which heat of an electronic component conducts and a plurality of fins standing side by side in a thickness direction in a base section of the heat sink,

the heat sink having a width smaller than a sum of a first diameter of the first discharge surface and a second diameter of the second discharge surface,

edges of the fins on an upstream side in an air blowing direction by the first blower and the second blower being opposed to the first discharge surface or the second discharge surface, and

the edges of the fins located on a downstream side in the air blowing direction of a boundary between the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface located closer to the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface than the other edges of the fins; and

a duct covering the heat sink, the first air blowing component, and the second air blowing component and including a suction port on the upstream side and an exhaust port on the downstream side in the air blowing direction by the first air blowing component and the second air blowing component.

12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the edges opposed to the first discharge surface or the second discharge surface of the fins are located along a ridge-shaped imaginary line projecting in a center in an arranging direction of the plurality of fins.

13. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the edges opposed to the first discharge surface or the second discharge surface of the fins have end faces inclined with respect to a discharging direction of the air from the first discharge surface or the second discharge surface.

14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein an included angle between the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface is 90° or more and 200° or less.

15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the heat sink is fixed by helical springs and screws on frames formed in layers at a predetermined interval.

16. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the first air blowing component is a first fan and the second air blowing component is a second fan.

17. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein

the heat sink comprises at least one of aluminum and copper.

18. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein

the plurality of fins are positioned with respect to one another in a predetermined interval.

19. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the first diameter and the send diameter are substantially equal.

20. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the electronic apparatus is a personal computer and the electronic component is a CPU.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2023
From: SANADA, TSUYOSHI
To: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 063982/0679 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-202904 · Dec 20, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240206114A1 · Jun 20, 2024
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