Patent ID: 8228671
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. An electronic apparatus, comprising: a cooling unit including a heat sink, and a cooling fan for generating an air flow for receiving heat from of the heat sink; a cover provided for the cooling unit, and defining an airflow passage in the cooling unit; a wall member connected to the cover and forming an outer wall defining an airflow passage continuous with the airflow passage of the cooling unit; a heat generating device arranged in the airflow passage of the wall member and serving as an object to be cooled; and an air outlet provided at a downstream end of the airflow passage of the wall member, wherein the air outlet is located in a first direction from the cooling unit which defines a general air discharge direction of the cooling unit, wherein the wall member is wider than the cover in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and wherein the cover includes a side wall portion, the side wall portion being formed such that a width of the cover in the second direction increases toward a downstream end of the cover.