Patent ID: 6752201
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: F28D,G06F,H01L

Abstract:
A cooling mechanism comprising:a heat sink; a first conduction device configured to conduct heat from a heat source to said heat sink; and a convection device configured force air across said heat sink, wherein the cooling mechanism has a ratio of heat removal in watts to volume in cubic centimeters in a range from about 1:1 to 3:11 at a sound level in a range of between about 20 to 40 decibels, wherein said convection device has a first side, a second side, a peripheral dimension, said heat sink being disposed about said peripheral dimension of said convection device, and said convection device being configured to draw in air through said first and second sides and to force said air radially outward across said heat sink, and wherein said heat sink is dimensioned to span in a range of about one hundred and sixty to two hundred degrees of said peripheral dimension.