Patent ID: 6343478
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: G06F,H01L

Abstract:
A water/air dual cooling arrangement for a CPU, comprising:(a) a water cooling device adapted to carry heat from a CPU, said water cooling device comprising: a metal water accumulator having a top wall and peripheral side walls thereof, said metal water accumulator being attached to the CPU to be cooled, said metal water accumulator having a water input end and a water output end, and pump means controlled to pump cooling water through said metal water accumulator, said pump means having a water input end connected to the water output end of said metal water accumulator and a water output end connected to the water input end of said metal water accumulator; (b) a heat sink positioned in contiguous contact with said metal water accumulator, said heat sink having a recessed portion formed therein to overlay said top and peripheral side walls of said metal water accumulator; and (c) a fan mounted on said heat sink and directing currents of air toward said heat sink and said metal water accumulator.