Patent ID: 6094346
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A processor cooling apparatus comprising:a housing, said housing including a processor enclosure, an intake port and an exhaust port, said intake port and said exhaust port communicable with ambient air outside of a computer chassis, wherein a side of said intake port defines a first intake opening and a second intake opening and wherein a side of said exhaust port defines a first exhaust opening and a second exhaust opening;a first intake fan;a second intake fan;a first exhaust fan; anda second exhaust fan;wherein said first and second intake fans are disposed within said intake port and wherein said first intake fan and said second intake fan are axially aligned with said first intake opening and said second intake opening, respectively;wherein said first and second exhaust fans are disposed within said exhaust port and wherein said first exhaust fan and said second exhaust fan are axially aligned with said first exhaust opening and said second exhaust opening, respectively;and wherein a top of said intake port and a top of said exhaust port are oriented perpendicular to said sides of said intake port and said exhaust port and wherein said first and second intake fans and said first and second exhaust fans are removably positionable within said intake port and said exhaust port, respectively, through a fan access slot defined by said tops of said intake port and said exhaust port.