Patent ID: 6362958
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
A detachable cooling device adapted for installation in the shell of a computer mainframe to dissipate heat from the computer mainframe, comprising:a fan case holding a fan, said fan case comprising a plurality of air inlets on a top side wall thereof corresponding to the fan therein, a plurality of air outlets on a front side wall thereof, a plurality of screw holes on two opposite lateral side walls thereof, two recessed receiving wall portions respectively formed integral with top and bottom side walls thereof around said air outlets, and a plurality of spring hooks respectively formed integral with said recessed receiving wall portions; and a positioning device adapted to secure said fan case to an interface card insertion slot on the shell of the computer mainframe, said positioning device comprising a plurality of longitudinally equally spaced air vents for output of air from said air outlets of said fan case upon operation of said fan, top and bottom coupling flanges adapted to engage the recessed receiving wall portions of said fan case, a plurality of retaining holes respectively formed on said coupling flanges and adapted to receive the spring hooks of said fan case, a plug strip and a locating flange respectively extended from two distal ends thereof and adapted for fastening to the interface card insertion slot of the shell.