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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1987
Douglas A Dodson, Bonsall, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A retrofit power supply/fan unit for IBM PC and XT personal computers achieving lower operating temperatures. The unit is contained in a sub-housing positioned in a rear upper corner of the computer housing. The sub-housing has a rear exhaust opening and the computer housing has generally oppositely disposed air inlet openings. The sub-housing has a top wall with its uppermost portion spaced from the underside of the top of the computer housing about 5/8' and the top wall of the sub-housing having a forward sloping top wall portion downwardly sloping at an angle of about 10.degree. to the horizontal as it extends forwardly to facilitate air flow thereto. A pair of juxtaposed fan openings disposed in the forward sloping top wall portion and a pair of fans in the sub-housing aligned with the juxtaposed fan openings to draw air through the sub-housing, each fan being rated at about 32 cfm.