Patent ID: 7535707
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer system, comprising: a chassis; a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted in the chassis; one or more computer components coupled to the printed circuit board; a power supply for supplying power to the one or more computer components, comprising: a chassis air intake port for receiving second cooling air into the interior region of the chassis, wherein the second cooling air remains outside the power supply housing; and a chassis air mover to draw a mixture of the first cooling air and the second cooling air out of the interior region of the chassis via a chassis exhaust port, wherein the chassis exhaust port is in close proximity to the power supply exhaust port, and wherein the chassis air mover is adjacent to the chassis exhaust port; wherein the chassis comprises a wall having the chassis exhaust port provided therein such that the mixture is emitted from the chassis exhaust port in a first direction; wherein the power supply exhaust port is oriented to emit the first cooling air in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction; and wherein the back of the power supply housing is adjacent to the wall of the chassis.