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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2016
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrew Douglas Delano, Woodinville, WA (US);
Eric Paul Witt, Redmond, WA (US);
Karsten Aagaard, Monroe, WA (US);
Jason Scott Watts, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Fan assemblies included within a computing device are described herein. The computing device includes a housing, a heat generating component supported within the housing, and a fan assembly. The fan assembly is operable to move heat generated by the heat generating component out of the housing. The fan assembly is supported within the housing. The fan assembly includes a shaft and a plurality of discs positioned along and fixed to the shaft. The shaft and the plurality of discs are rotatable relative to the housing about an axis of rotation.