Patent ID: 7636240

Claim:
A computer cooling apparatus comprising: a case with an air outlet formed in one side; a CPU (central processing unit) installed in the case; a fan attached at another side of the case for suctioning external air toward the CPU, one side of the fan being exposed to an outside of the case to suction the external air directly from the outside of the case; and a heat radiating device for radiating heat generated from the CPU, the heat radiating device including, a plurality of heat pipes contacting the CPU, and a heatsink through which at least a portion of each of the heat pipes passes for receiving a transfer of heat from the heat pipes, the heatsink being substantially aligned with the fan such that the fan blows the external air directly towards the heatsink, wherein the fan and the air outlet are formed in mutually opposite positions, for directing a flow of the external air suctioned by the fan in one direction, and wherein the fan and the heat radiating device are formed without any structure impeding a direct air flow between the fan and the heat radiating device such that the external air flows directly from the fan to the heat radiating device, wherein a portion of the heatsink away from the fan is shorter to be further spaced apart from the CPU than a portion of the heatsink near the fan, and wherein the heatsink includes a plurality of heatsink plates arranged at a predetermined distance from one another, and the heatsink plates do not directly contact one another.