Patent ID: 6168396
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: F04D,G06F

Abstract:
A fan and filter assembly adapted to be installed into a standard expansion slot of a microcomputer for the purpose of forcing filtered air into said microcomputer, said assembly comprising: (a) a frame, sized to fit into said standard expansion slot, including attachment members adapted to permit attachment of said frame into said standard expansion slot and defining an air passageway through said frame, said air passageway having a first opening coincident to said attachment members and having a second opening positioned away from said attachment members; (b) an electric fan mounted in said frame and positioned to move air through said air passageway from said first opening through said second opening; (c) an air filter positioned in said air passageway and adapted to filter particles from air that is being moved from said first opening through said second opening by said fan, said fan assembly being thereby adapted to flush said microcomputer with filtered air; and (d) an electrical conductor and connector assembly adapted to be connected to a source of electrical power and to transmit electrical power from said source of electrical power to said electric fan.