Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Centrifugal fan with integrated thermal transfer unit
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Application No.: US14068715Application Date: 2013-10-31
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Publication No.: US09639125B2Publication Date: 2017-05-02
- Inventor: Andrew D. Delano , Taylor Stellman , Andrew W. Hill
- Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: Lee & Hayes, pllc
- Main IPC: G06F1/20
- IPC: G06F1/20 ; H01L23/467 ; H01L23/433 ; F04D17/16 ; F04D29/58

Abstract:
Disclosed herein are computing devices, and methods of manufacturing computing devices, that have a cooling fan and integrated thermal transfer unit. A centrifugal fan unit includes a rotatable hub, a plurality of blades disposed on the rotatable hub, and a motor coupled to the rotatable hub. The motor causes the rotatable hub to rotate about an axis such that airflow proceeds outward from the centrifugal fan unit along trajectories that are perpendicular to the axis. One or more thermal transfer units have first portions that are coupled to the one or more heat sources and second portions that collectively at least partially surround the centrifugal fan unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150116928A1 Centrifugal Fan with Integrated Thermal Transfer Unit Public/Granted day:2015-04-30
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