IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,751,364
Granted Patent B2
US 11,751,364 · App. 17/296,313 · Granted Sep 5, 2023

Electronic equipment

Inventor: Yasuhiro Ootori (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
H05K7/20909H05K7/209
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Patent No.
US 11,751,364
App. No.
17/296,313
Granted
Sep 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Electronic equipment ( 10 ) has multiple cooling fans ( 15 ) for sending air to a heat sink ( 30 ). The multiple cooling fans ( 15 ) generate airflow (Fh) passing through the heat sink ( 30 ) from a first side (H 1 ) to a second side (H 2 ) thereof. The heat sink ( 30 ) is arranged obliquely to a crosswise direction and a longitudinal direction of the electronic equipment ( 10 ). A sheathing member ( 40 ) has an air inlet opening ( 41 i ) formed obliquely to the crosswise and longitudinal directions along the first side (H 1 ) of the heat sink ( 30 ).

Claims (61)

1. Electronic equipment comprising:

a sheathing member;

a cooling target component arranged inside the sheathing member; and

a plurality of cooling fans arranged inside the sheathing member, wherein:

the cooling target component has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side,

the plurality of cooling fans are configured to generate airflow passing through the cooling target component either from the first side to the second side or from the second side to the first side,

the sheathing member has a first outer surface in a first direction,

the cooling target component is arranged obliquely to the first direction and to a second direction perpendicular to the first direction,

the sheathing member has a first vent opening formed obliquely to the first and second directions,

the first vent opening is arranged along the first side of the cooling target component, and

if the first direction is a crosswise direction and the second direction is a longitudinal direction, the sheathing member has a second vent opening formed along the second side of the cooling target component, the electronic equipment has an upper part where the cooling target component is arranged, and a lower part, and the lower part has a portion positioned obliquely at a back of the cooling target component in a direction from the first side to the second side.

2. The electronic equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the first vent opening and the cooling target component are close to each other.

3. The electronic equipment according to claim 1 , wherein no electrical component different from the plurality of cooling fans is arranged between the first vent opening and the cooling target component.

4. The electronic equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the sheathing member has a second vent opening formed along the second side of the cooling target component, the second vent opening being equipped with louvers.

5. The electronic equipment according to claim 4 , wherein no electrical component different from the plurality of cooling fans is arranged between the second vent opening and the cooling target component.

6. The electronic equipment according to claim 4 , wherein

the plurality of cooling fans are arranged between one of the first and second vent openings and the cooling target component,

no electrical component different from the plurality of cooling fans is arranged between the one of the first and second vent openings and the cooling target component, and

no electrical component is arranged between the other of the first and second vent openings and the cooling target component.

7. The electronic equipment according to claim 1 , wherein,

if the first direction is a crosswise direction and the second direction is a longitudinal direction, the electronic equipment has an upper part where the cooling target component is arranged, and a lower part,

the lower part has a portion positioned obliquely at a front of the first vent opening in a direction from the second side to the first side, and

a space is provided above the portion of the lower part.

8. The electronic equipment according to claim 7 , wherein the space opens forward.

9. The electronic equipment according to claim 8 , wherein the electronic equipment has a portion positioned above the space and providing closure of the space.

10. The electronic equipment according to claim 7 , wherein the space opens upward.

11. The electronic equipment according to claim 10 , wherein the electronic equipment has a portion positioned at a front of the space and providing closure of the space.

12. The electronic equipment according to claim 7 , wherein the space opens upward and forward.

13. The electronic equipment according to claim 7 , wherein

the sheathing member has a second vent opening formed along the second side of the cooling target component,

the lower part has a portion positioned obliquely at a back of the second vent opening in a direction from the first side to the second side, and

an airflow path is provided above the portion of the lower part.

14. The electronic equipment according to claim 1 , further comprising: a heat sink or a power supply unit as the cooling target component.

15. The electronic equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cooling fans are arranged obliquely to the first and second directions along the first side or the second side of the cooling target component.

16. The electronic equipment according to claim 15 , wherein

the plurality of cooling fans are arranged along the second side of the cooling target component, and

the airflow generated by the plurality of cooling fans passes through the cooling target component from the first side to the second side.

17. The electronic equipment according to claim 1 , wherein

the cooling target component includes a first cooling target component and a second cooling target component, and

each of the first cooling target component and the second cooling target component include a respective first vent opening that face each other.

18. The electronic equipment according to claim 17 , wherein

the airflow passes through the first cooling target component from the first side to the second side of the first cooling target component, and

the airflow passes through the second cooling target component from the first side to the second side of the second cooling target component.

19. The electronic equipment according to claim 17 , wherein a space is provided between the first vent opening provided on the first side of the first cooling target component on one hand, and the first vent opening provided on the first side of the second cooling target component on the other hand.

20. The electronic equipment according to claim 19 , wherein the electronic equipment has no portion to close the space in the second direction relative to the space.

21. The electronic equipment according to claim 20 , wherein the electronic equipment has a portion to close the space in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions relative to the space.

22. The electronic equipment according to claim 19 , wherein the electronic equipment has no portion to close the space in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions relative to the space.

23. The electronic equipment according to claim 22 , wherein the electronic equipment has a portion to close the space in the second direction relative to the space.

24. Electronic equipment comprising:

a sheathing member;

a cooling target component arranged inside the sheathing member; and

a plurality of cooling fans arranged inside the sheathing member, wherein:

the cooling target component has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side,

the plurality of cooling fans are configured to generate airflow passing through the cooling target component either from the first side to the second side or from the second side to the first side,

the sheathing member has a first outer surface in a first direction,

the cooling target component is arranged obliquely to the first direction and to a second direction perpendicular to the first direction,

the sheathing member has a first vent opening formed obliquely to the first and second directions,

the first vent opening is arranged along the first side of the cooling target component,

if the first direction is a crosswise direction and the second direction is a longitudinal direction, the electronic equipment has an upper part where the cooling target component is arranged, and a lower part, the lower part has a portion positioned obliquely at a front of the first vent opening in a direction from the second side to the first side, and a space is provided above the portion of the lower part, and at least one of:

(i) the space opens forward, and the electronic equipment has a portion positioned above the space and providing closure of the space, and

(ii) the space opens upward, and the electronic equipment has a portion positioned at a front of the space and providing closure of the space.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2021
From: OOTORI, YASUHIRO
To: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-225447 · Nov 30, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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