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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2005
Filed:
May. 16, 2002
Jay K. Osborn, Crowthorne, GB;
Helenaur Wilson, Frogmore, GB;
Jay K. Osborn, Crowthorne, GB;
Helenaur Wilson, Frogmore, GB;
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Computing apparatus including a housing that defines a cavity. The computer apparatus further includes within the cavity multiple computing components, such as a processor, memory, and so on, and a fan for generating an airflow to cool these components. There is a first path defining an air inflow for the fan, and a second path defining an air outflow for the fan. One of these paths is externally ducted to a vent facility in a first wall of the housing, and the other one of the paths communicates with the cavity adjacent the first wall. Typically, the externally ducted airflow is arranged to cool a CPU, which is the component most vulnerable to over-heating.