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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1996
Craig M Leverault, Mountain View, CA (US);
Michael F McCormick, Jr, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert J Lajara, San Jose, CA (US);
Alan W Lam, Fremont, CA (US);
Peter C Ta, Hayward, CA (US);
Howard W Stolz, Soquel, CA (US);
Jay K Osborn, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael S Dann, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ronald Barnes, Livermore, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A compact housing for a workstation-class computer is disclosed. The apparatus includes a structural heat sink with a horizontal base heat sink that includes an interchangeable power source housing and a hard disk drive receptacle. The horizontal base heat sink operates to conduct heat away from the functional elements positioned within the interchangeable power source housing and the hard disk drive receptacle. The structural heat sink also includes a vertical tower heat sink to support functional elements including a power converter. The vertical tower heat sink operates to conduct heat away from the functional elements. The vertical tower heat sink also includes support devices for receiving a detachable pivot display system. The structural heat sink is surrounded by a vented exterior skin that facilitates convective heat transfer from the structural heat sink.