Patent ID: 7430116

Claim:
A hard disk drive case for mounting around a hard disk drive comprising a base having an inner surface; at least one sidewall; and an outlet formed through the at least one sidewall of the base; a cover corresponding to and mounted on to the base and having an inlet formed through the cover; and at least one sidewall of the cover corresponding respectively to the at least one sidewall of the base, mounted around the at least one sidewall of the base and having at least one through hole; a fan assembly mounted on the inner surface of the base, surrounded by the at least one sidewall of the base and having a bracket mounted on the inner surface of the cover and having an airway communicating with the outlet and being flared; and a fan being mounted in the airway to extract air from the inlet of the cover and to expel the air toward the outlet of the base; and a hood corresponding to and covering the airway to form a chamber between the hood and the airway and communicating with the outlet and having a hole defined through the hood, corresponding to the fan to allow the fan to extract air from the inlet through the hole.