Patent ID: 6256197
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A retrofit computer cooling device intended for installation in a PC possessing a HDD, a CPU, RAM, and an enclosure possessing a rear wall possessing a removable panel, said retrofit computer cooling device comprising:a blower possessing a downwind face, a blower housing, and an arcuate duct possessing an inlet, a hollow main body, and an outlet;said blower possessing at least one pair of electrical leads and being mounted in said blower housing with said downwind face adjacent to said inlet of said arcuate duct;said main body of said arcuate duct possessing a substantially uniform height commensurate with the distance between a HDD and an enclosure of a PC and extending forward from said downwind face of said blower substantially parallel to a plane including an axis normal to said downwind face of said blower;said outlet of said arcuate duct possessing a cross sectional area at least as great as a cross sectional area possessed by said inlet of said arcuate duct and further possessing a large angle with respect to said inlet of said arcuate duct;said inlet of said arcuate duct being fixed to said housing of said blower in a position adjacent to a large portion of said downwind face of said blower and said main body of said arcuate duct possessing a fixed orientation with respect to said blower whereby said outlet of said arcuate duct possesses a large angle with respect to said downwind face of said blower;said outlet of said arcuate duct further possessing a lip directing air flow therethrough at a large angle with respect to said plane including an axis normal to said blower;whereby disposition of said blower adjacent an opening in the rear wall of a PC created by removing a removable panel and disposition of said main body of said arcuate duct between a HDD and an enclosure of said PC and appropriate electrical connection of said electrical leads of said blower will enable intake air to be forced by said blower through said arcuate duct against a CPU and a RAM disposed in the middle of said PC.