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US 9,557,785 · App. 14/919,497 · Granted Jan 31, 2017

Computer device with heat-dissipation channels

Inventors: Chun-Chi Lin (Taipei, TW); Feng-Ku Wang (Taipei, TW); Lung-Hsun Song (Taipei, TW); Chia-Cheng Shih (Taipei, TW)
Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION; INVENTEC CORPORATION
G06F1/20H05K7/20136
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Patent No.
US 9,557,785
App. No.
14/919,497
Granted
Jan 31, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A computer device with at least one heat-dissipation channel includes a master unit and a peripheral unit. A case of the master unit includes a first connection surface including a first hole. The first hole communicates to an external space through a first heat-dissipation channel inside the master unit. A case of the peripheral unit includes a second connection surface including a second hole. The second hole communicates to the external space through a second heat-dissipation channel. A fan is located inside the second peripheral unit channel. When the first connection surface and the second connection surface are aligned to connect with each other, the first heat-dissipation channel, the first hole, the second hole and the second heat-dissipation channel are sequentially communicated in space to form an integrated heat-dissipation channel for guiding a cooling airflow driven by the fan to pass therethrough.

Claims (14)

1. A computer device with heat-dissipation channels, comprising:

a master unit, further comprising:

a main case, having at least one first connection surface, the first connection surface being disposed with at least one first hole, at least one first heat-dissipation channel inside the main case communicating with an external space through the first hole; and

a first operation member, located inside the main case, the at least one first heat-dissipation channel being extended over the first operation member; and

a peripheral unit, further comprising:

an peripheral-unit case, having at least one second connection surface, the second connection surface being disposed with at least one second hole, at least one second heat-dissipation channel inside the peripheral-unit case communicating with the external space through the second hole; and

at least one fan, located inside the peripheral-unit case at a place in a midway of the at least one second heat-dissipation channel;

wherein, when the peripheral unit is assembled to the master unit such that the first connection surface is neighbored to the second connection surface, the at least one first heat-dissipation channel, the first hole, the second hole and the at least one second heat-dissipation channel sequentially communicate with each other to be integrated as an integrated heat-dissipation channel for a first cooling airflow driven by the fan to flow therethrough.

2. The computer device with heat-dissipation channels of claim 1 , wherein the main case further has at least one first heat-dissipation surface, the first heat-dissipation surface being disposed with at least one third hole, the third hole communicating with the at least one first heat-dissipation channel.

3. The computer device with heat-dissipation channels of claim 2 , wherein first heat-dissipation surface is a lateral surface of the main case and the first connection surface is a bottom surface of the main case.

4. The computer device with heat-dissipation channels of claim 1 , wherein peripheral-unit case further has at least one second heat-dissipation surface, the second heat-dissipation surface including at least one fourth hole, the fourth hole being communicating with the at least one second heat-dissipation channel.

5. The computer device with heat-dissipation channels of claim 4 , wherein second heat-dissipation surface is a lateral surface of the peripheral-unit case and the second connection surface is a top surface of the peripheral-unit case.

6. The computer device with heat-dissipation channels of claim 4 , wherein peripheral-unit case further has a third heat-dissipation surface, the third heat-dissipation surface being disposed with at least one fifth hole, the fifth hole communicating with the external space through at least one third heat-dissipation channel inside the peripheral-unit case, the at least one third heat-dissipation channel communicating with the fourth hole, a second cooling airflow driven by the fan being to flow through the at least one third heat-dissipation channel.

7. The computer device with heat-dissipation channels of claim 1 , wherein peripheral unit further has a second operation member located inside the peripheral-unit case by neighboring the fan, the first operation member is a central processing unit (CPU), and the second operation member is a graphics processing unit (GPU).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2015
From: LIN, CHUN-CHI; WANG, FENG-KU; SONG, LUNG-HSUN; SHIH, CHIA-CHENG
To: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION; INVENTEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036971/0126 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2014 1 0598230 · Oct 30, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160124473A1 · May 5, 2016