JP2002118387A - Cooling structure of computer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooling structure for efficiently cooling a module without influence of an installing environment of a computer. SOLUTION: Exhaust ports 5-1 and 5-2 are provided at a plurality of side faces in a housing 1 of the computer 10. Blades 5-3 and 5-4 provided in the ports 5-1 and 5-2 are regulated to be opened or closed. Thus, hot air is radiated by selecting a port having a good discharge efficiency.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooling structure for an electronic computer, and more particularly to a cooling structure for an electronic computer which is hardly affected by an installation environment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An electronic computer is composed of a plurality of modules on which electronic components and a power supply are mounted, and a housing for accommodating the modules. Such modules emit heat during operation. It is essential to provide a fan inside the housing to cool the electronic computer so that the operation of the electronic computer is not affected. As shown in FIG. 4, the cooling using such a fan is performed by using a suction port 4 on the lower side surface of the housing 40.
1 and an exhaust port 42 on the upper side surface, and a fan 43 for forcibly exhausting air is provided near the exhaust port 42. That is,
When the fan 43 rotates, an air flow indicated by an arrow 44 is generated inside the housing 40, and the module 4
5 is exhausted to the outside.

[0003]

However, there are still problems to be solved in the cooling structure as described above. In other words, the exhaust port provided in the housing is fixed, and in particular, since it is provided only on the upper back side of the housing, it is difficult to sufficiently exert the exhaust capability originally provided by the fan. ing. This is because the front side of the computer faces the side where a work space can be secured for mounting and removing the module, so the back side with the exhaust port always faces the wall, and the air exhausted by the fan is This is because it stays between the housing and the wall and causes a reduction in exhaust efficiency. In addition, since the exhaust port is provided on the rear surface of the housing, it is necessary to provide a space for exhaust between the housing and the wall. I have. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a cooling structure of an electronic computer capable of improving exhaust efficiency and reducing unnecessary space.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cooling structure for an electronic computer, comprising: a module including electronic components and the like; and heat generated by the module is released to the outside. A cooling fan for housing the module and the cooling fan therein, and a computer provided in the housing and having an intake port for taking in outside air and an exhaust port for discharging inside air, wherein the exhaust port is It is characterized in that it is formed on two side surfaces of the housing. With such a configuration, hot air can be discharged to the outside without being affected by the installation location of the computer. Further, in the cooling structure for an electronic computer according to the present invention, a module including electronic components, a cooling fan for releasing heat generated by the module to the outside, and a housing containing the module and the cooling fan are provided. A body, provided on the housing,
In a computer having an intake port for taking in outside air and an exhaust port for exhausting inside air, the exhaust port is formed on two side surfaces of the housing, and an openable and closable lid for adjusting exhaust from the exhaust port is provided. It is characterized by having. With such a configuration,
The exhaust port can be selected without being affected by the installation location of the computer and in consideration of the efficiency of discharging hot air.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a cooling structure of the present invention, and shows a cross section along a center line extending from the front surface to the back surface of the computer 10. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a housing of the computer 10, and inside thereof,
A module 2 comprising electronic components, a power supply, etc .; a cooling fan 3 provided on an upper side of the module 2 for discharging hot air generated by the module 2 to the outside; An intake port 4 for taking in air, and a fan 3 on the upper front and back of the housing 1
An exhaust port 5-1 on the front side and an exhaust port 5-2 on the rear side for directing the flow of the air generated by the airbag to the outside are provided. The exhaust ports 5-1 and 5-2 are provided with openable and closable blades 5-3 and 5-4, respectively.
Next, an exhaust operation by the cooling structure will be described. FIG. 2 shows a state where the computer 10 is installed near the wall 11. As described above, when the back surface of the computer 10 is installed facing the wall 11, the exhaust air stays in the exhaust port 5-2 provided on the rear side, resulting in poor exhaust efficiency. The exhaust is performed via an exhaust port 5-1 provided on the front surface of the computer 10.

That is, the exhaust port 5-2 provided on the back side
Of the exhaust port 5 provided on the front side.
-1 blade 5-3 is opened. By controlling the blades in this way, the outside air taken in from the intake port 4 by the rotation of the fan 3 is exhausted through the exhaust port 5-1 as indicated by the arrow 6. Then, since there is nothing obstructing the flow of the exhausted air in front of the exhaust port 5-1, the hot air generated in the module 2 can be efficiently discharged to the outside, and the cooling efficiency can be prevented from being impaired. on the other hand,
FIG. 3 shows a situation in which there is nothing obstructing the exhaust around the computer 10 or the computer 10 is installed at a position sufficiently distant from the wall. In such a case, the blade 5-3 of the exhaust port 5-1 on the front side is closed to stop the exhaust of the computer 10 to the front side, and the exhaust port 5-2 on the rear side is closed.
Is opened, and the hot air generated in the module 2 is exhausted to the back side of the computer 10 as shown by the arrow 7. That is, in general, since a worker is present on the front side of the computer 10, the module 2 is directed toward the worker.
Since it is not preferable to discharge the hot air generated in the above, if exhausting to the rear side does not affect the exhaust efficiency,
Exhaust will be exhausted only to the rear side.

As described above, since the exhaust port is selected according to the installation environment of the computer 10, the hot air generated in the module 1 can be efficiently discharged to the outside. In the above description, it is described that the exhaust is performed using only one of the exhaust ports 5-1 and 5-2 provided in the computer 10, but the module is opened by opening both the exhaust ports 5-1 and 5-2. The hot air generated in 2 may be exhausted. The exhaust ports 5-1 and 5-2 have blades 5-3 and 5-3 respectively.
-4 is provided, but it is only necessary to provide the exhaust ports 5-1 and 5-2 for discharging hot air. In such a configuration, the flow of the air generated by the rotation of the fan 3 is discharged to the outside from the exhaust port that easily flows out, and as a result, it is possible to efficiently discharge the hot air. In the above description, the exhaust ports are provided on the front and back of the computer 10. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the exhaust ports are provided on the front and side surfaces or the side and back surfaces, and further on both side surfaces. However, it is possible to achieve the object of the present invention.

[0008]

As described above, according to the present invention, an exhaust port for discharging hot air generated in a module is provided on a plurality of side surfaces of a housing of an electronic computer. Hot air can be selectively discharged and the module can be efficiently cooled.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a cooling structure of an electronic computer of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of exhaust air by the cooling structure of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view showing another example of the exhaust gas by the cooling structure of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a cooling structure of a conventional computer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 40: Computer housing 2, 45: Module 3, 43: Fan 4, 41: Inlet 5-1, 5-2, 42: Exhaust port 5-3, 5-4: Blade

Claims (2)

[Claims] A module including electronic components, a cooling fan for releasing heat generated by the module to the outside, a housing containing the module and the cooling fan,
An electronic computer provided in the housing and having an intake port for taking in outside air and an exhaust port for discharging inside air, wherein the exhaust port is formed on two side surfaces of the housing. Construction. 2. A module including electronic components and the like, a cooling fan for releasing heat generated in the module to the outside, a housing containing the module and the cooling fan,
An electronic computer provided in the housing and having an intake port for taking in outside air and an exhaust port for discharging inside air, wherein the exhaust port is formed on two side surfaces of the housing, and the exhaust from the exhaust port is adjusted. A cooling structure for an electronic computer, comprising a lid that can be opened and closed.