Abstract:
An electronic device includes a housing defining a number of vents. A suction member is mounted in the housing and includes a hollow air guiding tube defining a plurality of air holes for a plurality of air shields to selectively shield or unshield each air hole. Two fans are disposed at opposite ends of the air guiding tube and aligned with the plurality of vents of a side plate. A number of electronic components which require cooling are mounted and located at each side of the suction member and the air shields can be removed or left in place as required to collect heat which is generated.

Description:
FIELD 
       [0001]    The subject matter herein generally relates to cooling technology. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0002]    Electronic devices, such as servers or computers, can be permanently on. The electronic devices can comprise motherboards, storage devices, and the like. During operation, a lot of heat is generated by the motherboards and the storage devices and needs to be dissipated. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0003]    Implementations of the present technology will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached figures. 
           [0004]      FIG. 1  is an assembled, isometric view of a first embodiment of an electronic device with suction member. 
           [0005]      FIG. 2  is an exploded, isometric view of the electronic device of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0006]      FIG. 3  is an isometric view of a suction member of the electronic device of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0007]      FIG. 4  is similar to  FIG. 1 , wherein the electronic device is in use. 
           [0008]      FIG. 5  is a second embodiment of the suction member of  FIG. 3 . 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0009]    It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures, and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts may be exaggerated to better illustrate details and features. The description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. 
         [0010]    Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure will now be presented. 
         [0011]    The term “coupled” is defined as connected, whether directly or indirectly through intervening components, and is not necessarily limited to physical connections. 
         [0012]    The connection can be such that the objects are permanently connected or releasably connected. The term “comprising” means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in a so-described combination, group, series and the like. 
         [0013]    The present disclosure describes an electronic device with adaptable cooling facility. 
         [0014]      FIG. 1  illustrates an embodiment of an electronic device  100  which comprises a housing  10 , a cooling module  20 , a plurality of hard disk drives (HDDs)  30 , a mother board  40 , and a suction member  50 . In at least one embodiment, the electronic device  100  is a server. 
         [0015]    The housing  10  comprises a bottom plate  11 , two side plates  13  perpendicularly extending upward from opposite sides of the bottom plate  11 , a front plate  15  perpendicularly extending upward from a front end of the bottom plate  11 , and a rear plate  16  perpendicularly extending upward from a rear end of the bottom plate  11  and coupled between the two side plates  13 . The bottom plate  11 , the two side plates  13 , the front plate  15 , and the rear plate  16  cooperatively define a housing interior  14 . The housing interior  14  comprises a front portion  142  near the front plate  15 , a rear portion  144  near the rear plate  16 , and a coupling portion  146  coupled between the front portion  142  and the rear portion  144 . A plurality of vents  131  is defined in each side plate  13  for communicating with the coupling portion  146  of the housing interior  14 . Two posts  17  extend inward from each side plate  13 , located at opposite sides of the plurality of vents  131  of the side plate  13 . The front plate  15  defines a plurality of air inlets  18  communicating with the front portion  142  of the housing interior  14 . The rear plate  16  defines a plurality of air outlets  19  communicating with the rear portion  144  of the housing interior  14 . 
         [0016]      FIGS. 1 and 2  illustrate that the cooling module  20  comprises a frame  21  received in the coupling portion  146  and supported by the bottom plate  11 . The frame  21  is attached between the two side plates  13  and a plurality of fans  23  is mounted in the frame  21 . The frame  21  defines a plurality of vents arranged in a row in a direction parallel to the front plate  15 . The plurality of fans  23  is mounted between the plurality of vents. 
         [0017]    A plurality of electronic components is arranged on the mother board  40 . In at least one embodiment, the plurality of electronic components can be CPU, memory, and other components. 
         [0018]      FIGS. 2 and 3  illustrate that the suction member  50  comprises a bracket  51 , an air guiding tube  55  defining a cavity through opposite ends thereof, and two fans  57  disposed at opposite ends of the air guiding tube  55 . The bracket  51  comprises a rectangular bottom board  511 , two side boards  513  perpendicularly extending upward from opposite sides of the bottom board  511 , and two extension tabs  515  perpendicularly extending outward from opposite ends of each side board  513 . One of the two side boards  513  defines a plurality of through holes  516  arranged in a row in a direction parallel to the front plate  15 . An inverted V-shaped slot  517  is defined in a bottom portion of each extension tab  515 . A first side wall of the air guiding tube  55  defines a plurality of air holes  551  arranged in a row in a direction parallel to the front plate  15 , corresponding to the plurality of through holes  516 . The air guiding tube  55  comprises a plurality of air shields  555  configured to be selectively tore down to prevent from shielding the plurality of air holes  551 . In at least one embodiment, the air guiding tube  55  is made of mylar. The plurality of air shields  555  is integrally formed with the air guiding tube  55 . A plurality of operating portions  556  extends from surrounding edges of each air shield  555  to allow the easy removal of the air shield  555 . In at least one embodiment, the suction member  50  does not have the bracket  51 , and the opposite ends of the air guiding tube  55  are attached to the two side plates  13 . In at least one embodiment,  FIG. 5  illustrates that the suction member  50  has a plurality of air holes  5511  defined in a top wall of the air guiding tube  55 . The air guiding tube  55  further comprises a plurality of air shields  5551  configured to be selectively tore down to prevent from shielding the plurality of air holes  5511 . A plurality of operating portions  5561  extends from surrounding edges of each air shield  5551  to allow the easy removal of the air shield  5551 . 
         [0019]      FIGS. 1-3  illustrate assembly of the electronic device  100 . The air guiding tube  55  is arranged between the two side boards  513  of the bracket  51  and configured to align the plurality of air shields  555  of the air guiding tube  55  with the plurality of through holes  516  of the bracket  51 . To mount the suction member  50 , the bracket  51  is arranged over the housing  10  to align the bottom board  511  of the bracket  51  with the frame  21  of the cooling module  20  and to align the slots  517  of the bracket  51  with the posts  17  of the housing  10 . The bracket  51  is slowly lowered to engage the posts  17  in top portions of the slots  517 . Each fan  57  is aligned with the plurality of vents  131  of a corresponding side plate  13 . The plurality of HDDs  30  is mounted in the front portion  142  and the mother board  40  is mounted in the rear portion  144 . A cover plate (not shown) covers the top of the housing  10 . The air guiding tube  55  in the bracket  51  abuts against and is held stable by the cover plate. 
         [0020]      FIG. 4  illustrates the electronic device  100  in use. A portion of the plurality of air shields  555  is tore down, to make a portion of the plurality of air holes  551  shielded by the portion of the plurality of air shields  555  communicate with a portion of the plurality of through holes  516 . The plurality of fans  23  is operated to drive first cool air to flow into the front portion  142  of the housing interior  14  through the plurality of air inlets  18  of the front plate  15 . The first cool air flows through and over the mother board  40 . Then, the first cool air flows through the plurality of fans  23 . After that, the first cool air flows through and over the plurality of HDDs  30 , and is exhausted out of the rear portion  144  of the housing interior  14  through the plurality of air outlets  19  of the rear plate  16 . The two fans  57  are operated to drive second cool air to flow into the air guiding tube  55  through the plurality of vents  131  of one of the two side plates  13 . A portion of the second cool air flows into the rear portion  144  of the housing interior  14  and through the portion of the plurality of air holes  551  which are opened and the portion of the plurality of through holes  516 . The portion of the second cool air flows through the plurality of HDDs  30  for heat dissipation, and is exhausted out of the rear portion  144  of the housing interior  14  through the plurality of air outlets  19  of the rear plate  16 . In at least one embodiment, the suction member  50  can be disposed under the cooling module  20 , with the plurality of vents  131  of each side plate  13  near the bottom plate  11 . The plurality of air shields  555  can be slidably coupled to the air guiding tube  55  to selectively shield or unshield the plurality of air holes  551 . 
         [0021]    The embodiments shown and described above are only examples. Many details are often found in the art such as the other features of an electronic device. Therefore, many such details are neither shown nor described. Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present technology have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the present disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of the parts within the principles of the present disclosure, up to and including the full extent established by the broad general meaning of the terms used in the claims. It will therefore be appreciated that the embodiments described above may be modified within the scope of the claims.