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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1999
Kai-Shing Hou, Chino Hills, CA (US);
Yung-Chou Chen, Tu-Chen, TW;
Richard Lee, Taipei, TW;
Stanley Chen, Taipei, TW;
Allen Tan, Yung-Ho, TW;
Jeff Luo, Tu-Chen, TW;
Foxconn Precision Components Co., Ltd., Taiepi Hsein, TW;
Abstract
A fan duct induces an air flow generated by a fan of a lower supply of a computer to flow simultaneously through at least two heat-generating components of the computer. The fan dut is formed by plastic injection molding to have a cuboidal configuration, defining a first opening in alignment with the fan, a second opening proximate a first heat-generating component, and a third opening proximate a second heat-generating component when the fan duct is mounted in the computer at a predetermined position. When the fan is operated in a direction to draw air from the computer, an air flow is generated to simultaneously flow through the two heat-generating components and into the fan duct via the second and third openings. The heated air is then expelled out of the fan duct via the first opening to reach an exterior of the computer.