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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2004
James Stephen Rutledge, Durham, NC (US);
Cory Allen Chapman, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kenneth Scott Seethaler, Raleigh, NC (US);
William Stephen Duncan, Wake Forest, NC (US);
James Stephen Rutledge, Durham, NC (US);
Cory Allen Chapman, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kenneth Scott Seethaler, Raleigh, NC (US);
William Stephen Duncan, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for reducing dust on components in a computer system is disclosed. Embodiments include a system that generally includes an enclosure, a component mounted with the enclosure, and a fan adapted to induce an airflow towards the component to provide cooling. The system also generally includes a dust ionizer adapted to provide an electrical charge to dust particles within the airflow and a dust reflector having an electrical charge adapted to deflect the charge dust particles away from the component. In some embodiments, the component may be a processor, heat sink, video chip, memory module, voltage regulator module, etc.