Patent ID: 8295040
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: B23C,B26D,G06F,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A small form factor desktop computing device, comprising: a single piece housing having a top surface, rear surface, and a bottom opening arranged to provide access to internal operational components, a front opening arranged to accommodate a plurality of I/O interfaces, and a slot opening arranged to receive a disk medium; a removable foot disposed within the bottom opening and adapted to be removed by a user to provide access to at least some operational components enclosed within the single piece housing, wherein an interface between said single piece housing and removable foot is arranged to permit ambient air intake into the device; a heat producing element; a fan arranged within the single piece housing and proximate the removable foot, wherein said fan is adapted to process the ambient air intake and disperse the ambient air through an outlet of the fan; an air processing manifold having a plurality of angled fins, wherein an inlet of the air processing manifold is located proximate to the fan outlet and an outlet of the air processing manifold is located at an opening along the rear surface of the single piece housing; and a heat exchanger located proximate to the air processing manifold and arranged such that air passing through the air processing manifold directly contacts one or more exterior surfaces of the heat exchanger, wherein the heat exchanger also includes a heat sink portion that is thermally coupled to said heat producing element.