Patent ID: 6567271
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
An electronic system, comprising:a motherboard having electronic circuits disposed thereon and at least one of a first connective region and a second connective region; a first supplemental card portion positioned above the motherboard, the first supplemental card portion including at least one of a third connective region and a fourth connective region; a first interconnector connecting the motherboard with the first supplemental card portion, the first interconnector including a connection mechanism adapted to connect the first connective region with the third connective region; a second supplemental card portion positioned above the first supplemental card portion, the second supplemental card portion including a fifth connective region on one of its surfaces; a second interconnector connecting the second supplemental card portion with one of the motherboard and the first supplemental card portion, wherein the first and second interconnectors provide a first separation between the motherboard and the first supplemental card portion and a second separation between the supplemental card portions to allow convective cooling by air flowing through the separations; a chassis tray having a front surface, a back surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface; and a fan, the fan being slidably mounted on said first side surface of the chassis tray, and the motherboard, the first and second supplemental card portions, and the first and second interconnectors being disposed within an interior of the chassis tray, wherein the fan is parallel to a plane of the first side surface such that air flows in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the first side surface, and the fan is located adjacent to the first side surface along the plane of the first side surface.