Patent ID: 6259600
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
A processor assembly comprising:a processor circuit board assembly on which a processor is mounted;a heat sink adjacent to the processor circuit board assembly for conducting heat away from the processor circuit board assembly;a frame in which the processor circuit board assembly can be positioned, the frame including a mounting portion by which the frame is mountable to a mother board such that the processor circuit board assembly is mountable to the mother board, the frame including an enclosing portion for at least partially enclosing the processor circuit board assembly and the heat sink, the enclosing portion defining a duct across the heat sink for carrying air across the heat sink, the duct having an inlet end through which the air enters the duct and an outlet end through which air exits the duct; anda fan mounted on the frame for moving the air into the inlet end of the duct, through the duct across the heat sink, and out of the duct through the outlet end of the duct, such that the fan, the heat sink and the frame form a ducted cooling system for the processor assembly.