IP Library Granted Patent US 7,471,513
Granted Patent B2
US 7,471,513 · App. 11/536,217 · Granted Dec 30, 2008

Information processing device and manufacturing method of the information processing device

Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,471,513
App. No.
11/536,217
Granted
Dec 30, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing device includes a housing part; a heating part arranged in the housing part; a cooling unit configured to cool the heating part; an airflow supplying member configured to supply an airflow to the cooling unit; and an airflow limitation member configured to limit the airflow supplied by the airflow supplying member. A part of the cooling unit, the airflow limitation member, and the airflow supplying member are arranged in series. An air intake part is provided in one surface of the housing part so as to intake air into the airflow limitation member. An air discharge part is provided in another surface of the housing part so as to discharge air cooling the part of the cooling unit. An air discharge unit is provided at an air discharge opening provided at one side surface of the airflow limitation member.

Claims (40)

1. An information processing device, comprising:

a housing part;

a heating part arranged in the housing part;

a cooling unit configured to cool the heating part;

an airflow supplying member configured to supply an airflow to the cooling unit; and

an airflow limitation member configured to limit the airflow supplied by the airflow supplying member;

wherein a part of the cooling unit, the airflow limitation member, and the airflow supplying member are arranged in series;

an air intake part is provided in one surface of the housing part so as to intake air into the airflow limitation member;

an air discharge part is provided in another surface of the housing part so as to discharge air cooling the part of the cooling unit; and

an air discharge unit is provided at an air discharge opening provided at one side surface of the airflow limitation member.

2. The information processing device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein an air filter is provided at the air discharge opening provided at the one side surface of the airflow limitation member.

3. The information processing device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the housing part includes a second air intake part different from the air intake part and a second air discharge part different from the air discharge part; and

heat generated at the heating part and a part other than the heating part is discharged from the second discharge part to an outside of the housing part.

4. The information processing device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the airflow limitation member includes a notch part; and

the airflow supplying member or the cooling unit and a bottom surface of the airflow limitation member do not come in contact with each other when the airflow limitation member is installed.

5. The information processing device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein a cooling unit fixing part is provided so as to fix a part of the cooling unit; and

the cooling unit fixing part includes a receiving part as a lid for a notch part provided at the airflow limitation member.

6. The information processing device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the airflow supplying member has a structure where an internal diameter at a side of the air intake part is larger than an internal diameter at a side of the air discharge part.

7. A manufacturing method of an information processing device,

the information processing device, including:

a housing part;

a heating part;

a cooling unit configured to cool the heating part;

an airflow supplying member configured to supply an airflow to the cooling unit; and

an airflow limitation member configured to limit the airflow supplied by the airflow supplying member;

wherein a part of the cooling unit, the airflow limitation member, and the airflow supplying member are arranged in series;

an air intake part is provided in one surface of the housing part so as to intake air into the airflow limitation member;

an air discharge part is provided in another surface of the housing part so as to discharge air cooling the part of the cooling unit; and

an air discharge unit is provided at an air discharge opening provided at one side surface of the airflow limitation member;

the manufacturing method comprising the steps of:

providing the heating part in the housing part;

providing the part of the cooling unit configured to cool the heating part and the airflow supplying member configured to supply the airflow to the part of the cooling unit, in a cooling unit fixing part having a receiving part;

contacting another part of the cooling unit to the heating part;

providing the airflow limitation member having a structure where a designated notch part is provided at a side contacting the cooling unit fixing part; and

covering the notch part of the airflow limitation member with the receiving part of the cooling unit fixing part.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2006
From: HAYASHI, NOBUTAKE
To: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 018593/0184 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2005-310548 · Oct 25, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070091567A1 · Apr 26, 2007