Cooling device for electronic apparatus
A first air blower and a second air blower are arranged upstream of the fins of a casing that covers the cooler in a manner of being symmetrical relative to the fin through a central position in a width direction of the cooler with an included angle of 90 degrees or more between the two discharge surfaces. The casing includes first wall portions, a second wall portion that guides air from the two discharge surfaces to the cooler without mixing the air, a first separation wall that reaches the fin through a position on the first discharge surface and a position between the second wall portion and the first wall portion on the first air blower side, and a second separation wall that reaches the fin.
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 a 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
a casing in which the first air blower and the second air blower are disposed, that covers the heat sink, and that comprises an exhaust port for discharging air that passed between the fins to the outside, 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 parallel to the fins,
the cooling device further comprises:
first wall portions that constitute a part of the casing, provided respectively between an outer edge of the first air blower and an outer edge in the width direction of the heat sink and between an outer edge of the second air blower and an outer edge in the width direction of the heat sink, and that guide air discharged from the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface to the heat sink;
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;
a first separation wall that reaches the fin of the heat sink through a position on the first discharge surface and a position between the second wall portion and the first wall portion on the first air blower side; and
a second separation wall that reaches the fin of the heat sink through a position on the second discharge surface and a position between the second wall portion and the first wall portion on the second air blower side, and
the second wall portion, the first separation wall, and the second separation are all formed in the casing.
2. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first separation wall connects a central position of the first discharge surface and an intermediate position between an outer edge of the heat sink on the first wall portion side and first air blower side and a position of the fin of the heat sink where the second wall portion reaches, and
the second separation wall connects a central position of the second discharge surface and an intermediate position between an outer edge of the heat sink on the first wall portion side and second air blower side and a position of the fin of the heat sink where the second wall portion reaches.
3. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first separation wall and the second separation wall do not equally divide cross-sectional areas of flow paths downstream of the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface.
4. The cooling device according to claim 3 , wherein
a plurality of the first separation walls and a plurality of the second separation walls are provided.
5. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first separation wall and the second separation wall are thinner than the second wall portion.
6. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein
the casing further comprises a plurality of ventilation holes.
7. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the casing comprises a fan duct.
8. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic apparatus comprises a mother board.
9. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic apparatus comprises a CPU.
10. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic apparatus comprises an I/O board.
11. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic apparatus comprises a memory.
12. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic apparatus comprises a solid state drive.
13. A computing device, comprising:
a CPU; and
a cooling device 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 a 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
a casing in which the first air blower and the second air blower are disposed, that covers the heat sink, and that comprises an exhaust port for discharging air that passed between the fins to the outside, 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 parallel to the fins,
the cooling device further comprises:
first wall portions that constitute a part of the casing, provided respectively between an outer edge of the first air blower and an outer edge in the width direction of the heat sink and between an outer edge of the second air blower and an outer edge in the width direction of the heat sink, and that guide air discharged from the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface to the heat sink;
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;
a first separation wall that reaches the fin of the heat sink through a position on the first discharge surface and a position between the second wall portion and the first wall portion on the first air blower side; and
a second separation wall that reaches the fin of the heat sink through a position on the second discharge surface and a position between the second wall portion and the first wall portion on the second air blower side, and
the second wall portion, the first separation wall, and the second separation are all formed in the casing.
14. The computing device according to claim 13 , wherein
the first separation wall connects a central position of the first discharge surface and an intermediate position between an outer edge of the heat sink on the first wall portion side and first air blower side and a position of the fin of the heat sink where the second wall portion reaches, and
the second separation wall connects a central position of the second discharge surface and an intermediate position between an outer edge of the heat sink on the first wall portion side and second air blower side and a position of the fin of the heat sink where the second wall portion reaches.
15. The computing device according to claim 13 , wherein
the first separation wall and the second separation wall do not equally divide cross-sectional areas of flow paths downstream of the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface.
16. The computing device according to claim 15 , wherein
a plurality of the first separation walls and a plurality of the second separation walls are provided.
17. The computing device according to claim 13 , wherein
the first separation wall and the second separation wall are thinner than the second wall portion.
18. The computing device according to claim 13 , wherein
the casing further comprises a plurality of ventilation holes.
19. The computing device according to claim 13 , wherein the casing comprises a fan duct.
20. The computing device according to claim 13 , further comprising a mother board.