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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2003
Shankar Hegde, Annassandrapalya Bangalore, IN;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A low-cost, fan assisted cooling device is disclosed. The cooling device includes a heat mass with a taper bore therein adapted to receive a heat spreader that has a shape that complement the taper bore. The heat mass and the heat spreader are made from dissimilar materials. A fastener or the like can be used to urge the heat spreader and the mass into contact with each other. A plurality of vanes are connected with the heat mass and an inside surface of the vanes define a chamber that surrounds the heat mass. A portion of each vane is split into a plurality of fins and both the vanes and the fins have a surface area that increase in a radially outward direction from the axis of the heat mass.