JP2011139029A - Electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooling device and an electronic apparatus which can reduce the number of components. <P>SOLUTION: The cooling device 17 includes a cooling fan 21, a heat sink 22, an insertion portion 31 arranged on one of the cooling fan 21 and the heat sink 22, and a holding portion 51 arranged on the other one of the cooling fan 21 and heat sink 22 and in which the insertion portion 31 is inserted. The holding portion 51 includes a first support part 56 facing to the insertion portion 31 from a direction intersecting with an insertion direction of the insertion portion 31, and a second support part 57 facing to the insertion portion 31 from a direction different from that of the first support part 56. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cooling device and an electronic apparatus having a cooling fan and a heat sink.

  An electronic device such as a notebook PC includes a cooling device having a cooling fan and a heat sink. Patent document 1 is disclosing the structure which accommodated the cooling fan between a pair of radiation fin set. A base table is in close contact with the upper surface of the heating element. A heat conducting tube is fitted and fixed to the base table. The heat conducting tube has a column portion that penetrates the heat radiating fin set. The cooling fan has a through hole that fits into the column portion.

Utility Model Registration No. 3116438

  In recent years, there has been a further demand for a reduction in the number of parts of electronic devices. In the structure described in Patent Document 1, a heat conducting tube, a connection fixing member, a spring, and the like are necessary in addition to the radiation fin set, and the number of parts is large.

  The objective of this invention is obtaining the cooling device and electronic device which can reduce a number of parts.

  A cooling device according to one aspect of the present invention is provided in a cooling fan, a heat sink, an insertion portion provided in one of the cooling fan and the heat sink, and in either one of the cooling fan and the heat sink. And a holding portion into which the insertion portion is inserted. The holding portion includes a first support portion that faces the insertion portion from a direction that intersects the insertion direction of the insertion portion, and a second support that faces the insertion portion from a direction different from the first support portion. Part.

  An electronic apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes a housing, a heating element housed in the housing, a cooling fan, a heat sink thermally connected to the heating element, and any of the cooling fan and the heat sink. An insertion portion provided on either side of the cooling fan and the heat sink, and a holding portion on which the insertion portion is inserted. The holding portion includes a first support portion that faces the insertion portion from a direction that intersects the insertion direction of the insertion portion, and a second support that faces the insertion portion from a direction different from the first support portion. Part.

  According to the present invention, the number of parts can be reduced.

1 is a perspective view of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a perspective view of a cooling device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the cooling device in FIG. The side view of the cooling device shown in FIG. Sectional drawing which follows the F5-F5 line | wire of the heat sink shown in FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the state which combined the cooling fan with the heat sink in FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the state which bent the insertion part of the cooling fan shown in FIG. The perspective view of the cooling device which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The side view of the cooling device which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing which follows the F10-F10 line | wire of the cooling device shown in FIG. The side view of the cooling device which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing which follows the F12-F12 line | wire of the cooling device shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings applied to a notebook personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a notebook PC).

(First embodiment)
1 to 7 disclose an electronic apparatus 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device 1 is a notebook PC, for example. Note that electronic devices to which the present invention can be applied are not limited to the above. The present invention is widely applicable to various electronic devices including a display device such as a television, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a game machine, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic device 1 includes a main body portion 2, a display portion 3, and a hinge portion 4. The main body 2 is an electronic device main body on which a main board is mounted. The main body 2 has a housing 5. The housing 5 has an upper wall 6, a lower wall 7, and a peripheral wall 8, and is formed in a flat box shape.

  The lower wall 7 faces the desk surface when the electronic device 1 is placed on the desk. The lower wall 7 is substantially parallel to the desk surface. The upper wall 6 extends substantially parallel to the lower wall 7 (ie, substantially horizontal) with a space between the upper wall 6 and the lower wall 7. A keyboard 9 is provided on the upper wall 6. The keyboard 9 shows only some of the keys. The peripheral wall 8 stands up with respect to the lower wall 7 and connects the peripheral edge of the lower wall 7 and the peripheral edge of the upper wall 6.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the display part 3 is connected with the rear-end part of the main-body part 2 so that rotation (opening and closing) is possible by the hinge part 4, for example. The display unit 3 includes a display housing 11 and a display device 12 accommodated in the display housing 11. The display housing 11 has a relatively large opening 11a that exposes the display screen 12a of the display device 12 to the outside. The display unit 3 is rotatable between a closed position where the display unit 3 is tilted so as to cover the main body 2 from above and an open position where the display unit 3 is raised with respect to the main body 2.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a circuit board 15, a heating element 16, and a cooling device 17 are accommodated in the housing 5. The cooling device 17 includes a cooling fan 21, a heat sink 22, and a heat pipe 23. The circuit board 15 is disposed substantially horizontally in the housing 5. The circuit board 15 is a main board, for example.

  The heating element 16 is mounted on the circuit board 15. The heating element 16 is an electronic component that generates heat during use, and is, for example, a CPU. Note that the heating element 16 is not limited to the above example, and various parts such as a graphic chip, North Bridge (registered trademark), or a memory where heat dissipation is desired are widely applicable.

  The cooling fan 21 and the heat sink 22 are disposed in the housing 5 near the peripheral wall 8. The cooling fan 21 is a centrifugal cooling fan, for example. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the cooling fan 21 includes a fan case 25 and an impeller 26.

  The fan case 25 is formed in a flat box shape. The fan case 25 has an upper surface 25a, a lower surface 25b, and a side surface 25c. The fan case 25 has an intake port 27 provided on the upper surface 25a and the lower surface 25b, and a discharge port 28 provided on the side surface 25c. The fan case 25 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin. The impeller 26 is provided in the fan case 25 and can be driven to rotate. The cooling fan 21 rotates and drives the impeller 26 to suck air in the housing 5 through the air inlet 27 and discharge the sucked air from the outlet 28 toward the heat sink 22. Thereby, the cooling fan 21 cools the heat sink 22.

  The cooling fan 21 is provided with a pair of insertion portions 31 and 32 (first and second insertion portions 31 and 32). The insertion portions 31 and 32 are insertion portions that are inserted into holding portions 51 and 52 to be described later and fit into the holding portions 51 and 52. The first and second insertion portions 31 and 32 protrude from the fan case 25 in the air discharge direction of the cooling fan 21 (X direction in FIG. 3), that is, in the direction from the cooling fan 21 toward the heat sink 22.

  The first and second insertion portions 31 and 32 are divided into both sides of the discharge port 28 and provided as a pair. The first and second insertion portions 31 and 32 are each formed in a standing plate shape, for example. The first and second insertion portions 31 and 32 are formed integrally with the fan case 25, for example, and are made of synthetic resin. The first and second insertion portions 31 and 32 can be bent by elastic deformation in directions facing each other, that is, Y1 and Y2 directions orthogonal to the X direction.

  A notch 34 that avoids the heat pipe 23 is formed at the lower end of the distal end of each of the first and second insertion portions 31 and 32. Thus, the insertion portions 31 and 32 have a first portion 35 and a second portion 36. The first portion 35 is a base end portion connected to the fan case 25 and has a relatively large height. The second portion 36 is formed with a notch 34 and is smaller in height than the first portion 35.

  The first and second insertion portions 31 and 32 are each provided with a protruding portion 37 (protruding portion). The protruding portion 37 protrudes in a direction intersecting with the insertion direction (X direction in FIG. 3) of the insertion portions 31 and 32 (for example, a direction orthogonal to the Y1, Y2 direction in FIG. 3). The first and second insertion portions 31 and 32 each have a first surface 38a and a second surface 38b. The first surface 38a is a surface located on the discharge port 28 side. The second surface 38b is located on the opposite side to the first surface 38a.

  The protruding portion 37 is provided on the second surface 38 b of the first and second insertion portions 31 and 32 and protrudes on the opposite side to the discharge port 28. That is, the protrusions 37 of the pair of insertion portions 31 and 32 protrude outward in the opposite directions toward the outside of the cooling fan 21. As shown in FIG. 3, the protrusion 37 has an inclined shape in which the protrusion amount increases as it approaches the fan case 25.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the heat sink 22 has a plurality of fins 41. The plurality of fins 41 are arranged at a predetermined interval. The fin 41 is made of a metal material (sheet metal member) having relatively good thermal conductivity. The upper end portion 41 a and the lower end portion 41 b of each fin 41 are bent toward the adjacent fin 41 and are in contact with the adjacent fin 41. The bent upper end portion 41 a and lower end portion 41 b are continuous with the plurality of fins 41, thereby forming a cover that closes the upper and lower portions of the heat sink 22.

  Each fin 41 has a notch 41 c that avoids the heat pipe 23 at the lower end of the end opposite to the cooling fan 21. The notch 41c is continuous with the plurality of fins 41, so that a recess 42 through which the heat pipe 23 is passed is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the recess 42 is formed to be the same as or larger than the outer shape of the heat pipe 23. Thereby, the heat pipe 23 arrange | positioned at the hollow part 42 is settled in the thickness (width | variety of the Z1 direction in FIG. 3) of the heat sink 22. FIG. The heat pipe 23 according to the present embodiment does not penetrate the fins 41. The heat pipe 23 is attached to the surface of the heat sink 22 (for example, the lower end portion 41b of the fin 41). The heat pipe 23 is fixed to the surface of the heat sink 22 by, for example, soldering.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the heat sink 22 is provided with a holding structure 50 that holds the first and second insertion portions 31 and 32. The holding structure 50 includes a pair of holding portions 51 and 52 (first and second holding portions 51 and 52) and a connecting portion 53 that connects the two holding portions 51 and 52 to each other. The first and second holding portions 51 and 52 and the connecting portion 53 are integrally formed of, for example, one sheet metal member.

  The first and second holding portions 51 and 52 are provided as a pair by being divided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the heat sink 22 (that is, both sides of the discharge port 28). That is, a plurality of fins 41 are arranged between the first and second holding portions 51 and 52. The plurality of fins 41 form a heat sink body 22a that is a fin unit. The first and second insertion portions 31 and 32 are inserted into the first and second holding portions 51 and 52 and are held by the first and second holding portions 51 and 52.

  Each of the first and second holding portions 51 and 52 includes a holding portion main body 55 and a pair of support portions 56 and 57 (first and second support portions 56 and 57). The holding portion main body 55 is formed in a plate shape and stands on the side of the heat sink 22. The holding part main body 55 has substantially the same shape as each fin 41, for example.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the holding unit main body 55 has a notch 60 that avoids the heat pipe 23 at the lower end of the end that is opposite to the cooling fan 21. Accordingly, the holding portion main body 55 includes a first portion 61 having a relatively large height and a second portion 62 in which the notch 60 is formed and the height is smaller than that of the first portion 61. Have.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a predetermined gap S is provided between the holding portion main body 55 and the fin 41 closest to the holding portion main body 55 (that is, between the holding portion main body 55 and the heat sink main body 22a). Yes. The first and second insertion portions 31 and 32 are inserted into the gap S and contact the first and second holding portions 51 and 52 toward the outside of the cooling device 17.

  The holding body 55 has an opening 64. The opening 64 penetrates the holding portion main body 55 in the protruding direction of the protruding portion 37 (Y1, Y2 direction in FIGS. 3 and 5). When the insertion portions 31 and 32 are inserted into the holding portions 51 and 52, the protruding portion 37 engages with the opening 64. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the opening 64 has substantially the same outer shape as the protrusion 37, and the protrusion 37 fits therein.

  The first and second holding portions 51 and 52 are located slightly on the center side of the heat sink 22 with respect to the first and second insertion portions 31 and 32 in the Y1 and Y2 directions. Therefore, the first and second insertion portions 31 and 32 inserted into the first and second holding portions 51 and 52 are slightly elastically deformed toward the center side of the heat sink 22 (that is, in the Y1 and Y2 directions). Bend. The first and second insertion portions 31 and 32 apply a pressing force to the holding portion main body 55 in the protruding direction of the protruding portion 37 (that is, the Y1 and Y2 directions) as a reaction force that is elastically deformed. Thereby, the position in the Y1, Y2 direction of the cooling fan 21 with respect to the heat sink 22 is determined.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the insertion portions 31 and 32 are taken out from the holding portions 51 and 52, the insertion portions 31 and 32 are bent in the gap S between the holding portion main body 55 and the heat sink main body 22a. Can be removed. That is, the clearance S between the holding portion main body 55 and the heat sink main body 22a is relatively large so that the insertion portions 31 and 32 can bend in the Y1 and Y2 directions until the protruding portion 37 comes out of the opening 64. Has been.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the first and second support portions 56 and 57 are integral with the holding portion main body 55 and are formed by being bent from the end portions of the holding portion main body 55. The first support portion 56 is bent from, for example, the upper end portion of the holding portion main body 55 and faces the insertion portions 31 and 32 from above. The second support portion 57 is bent from, for example, the lower end portion of the holding portion main body 55 and faces the insertion portions 31 and 32 from below.

  That is, the first and second support portions 56 and 57 are from a direction intersecting the insertion direction of the insertion portions 31 and 32 and the protrusion direction of the protrusion portion 37 (for example, directions orthogonal to each other, Z1 and Z2 directions in FIG. 3). Opposite to the insertion portions 31 and 32. The first and second support portions 56 and 57 face the insertion portions 31 and 32 from the opposite sides. The first and second support portions 56 and 57 are in contact with the insertion portions 31 and 32, respectively. That is, the first and second support portions 56 and 57 sandwich the insertion portions 31 and 32. Thereby, the vertical position of the cooling fan 21 with respect to the heat sink 22 is determined.

  The first and second support portions 56 and 57 may be opposed to the insertion portions 31 and 32 from, for example, a direction intersecting obliquely with respect to the insertion direction of the insertion portions 31 and 32 and the projection direction of the projection portion 37. Good. The second support part 57 does not necessarily have to face the insertion parts 31 and 32 from the opposite direction of the first support part 56, as long as it faces the direction different from the first support part 56. .

  As shown in FIG. 4, the first and second support portions 56 and 57 are provided over the entire width of the holding portion main body 55 in the insertion direction of the insertion portions 31 and 32. That is, the second support portion 57 is provided in each of the first and second portions 61 and 62 of the holding portion main body 55.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the first support portion 56 is bent at the same height as the end portion (for example, the upper end portion 41 a) of the fin 41. That is, the heights of the upper end of the first support portion 56 and the upper end of the fin 41 are aligned. That is, the holding structure 50 does not protrude above the heat sink 22.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the connecting portion 53 is formed in a plate shape and overlaps the heat sink 22. The connecting portion 53 faces the heat sink 22 from one side (for example, below) over the entire length of the heat sink 22 in the longitudinal direction. The connecting portion 53 connects the first and second holding portions 51 and 52 provided separately on both sides of the heat sink 22. The connecting portion 53 connects the end portions (for example, the lower end portions) of the first and second holding portions 51 and 52. The connecting portion 53 is fixed to the heat sink 22 (that is, the plurality of fins 41) by, for example, soldering.

  Instead of the above configuration, a connecting portion 53 that faces the heat sink 22 from above and connects the upper end portions of the first and second holding portions 51 and 52 may be provided. In that case, the second support portion 57 may be bent at the same height as the end portion (for example, the lower end portion 41 b) of the fin 41. That is, the height of the lower end of the second support portion 57 and the lower end of the fin 41 may be aligned.

  The heat pipe 23 has a first end portion 23a serving as a heat receiving end portion and a second end portion 23b serving as a heat radiating end portion. The first end portion 23 a is thermally connected to the heating element 16. As shown in FIG. 2, the second end 23 b is passed through the recess 42 of the heat sink 22. The heat pipe 23 is fixed to the heat sink 22 and is thermally connected to the heat sink 22. Thereby, the heat sink 22 is thermally connected to the heating element 16.

Next, the operation of the cooling device 17 will be described.
In the cooling device 17 according to the present embodiment, no screws are used to fix the cooling fan 21 and the heat sink 22. The cooling fan 21 and the heat sink 22 are fixed by inserting the insertion portions 31 and 32 provided in the cooling fan 21 into the holding portions 51 and 52 provided in the heat sink 22.

  That is, by inserting the insertion portions 31 and 32 into the holding portions 51 and 52, the protruding portion 37 engages with the opening 64, and a pair of insertion portions 31 and 32 that are elastically deformed at the time of insertion are attached to the holding portion main body 55. It is pressed toward. Thereby, the position of the cooling fan 21 with respect to the heat sink 22 in the protruding direction (Y1, Y2 direction) of the protruding portion 37 is determined.

  Further, the insertion portions 31 and 32 are supported from above and below by the first and second support portions 56 and 57, the vertical position of the cooling fan 21 with respect to the heat sink 22 is determined, and rattling of the cooling fan 21 with respect to the heat sink 22 is performed. It is suppressed.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the cooling fan 21 is removed from the heat sink 22 by pushing the protruding portions 37 of the insertion portions 31 and 32 toward the inside of the cooling device 17 to cause the insertion portions 31 and 32 to elastically deform and protrude. The part 37 is pulled out from the opening 64 and the insertion parts 31 and 32 are pulled out from the holding parts 51 and 52. As a result, the cooling fan 21 is removed from the heat sink 22.

  According to such a configuration, the number of parts can be reduced. That is, a general cooling fan is fixed to a bracket provided on a heat sink with screws. In such a structure, a screw is required, the screwing work becomes a burden, and the number of parts increases, which increases the cost.

  On the other hand, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the insertion portions 31 and 32 are inserted into the holding portions 51 and 52, and the protrusion 37 is engaged with the opening portion 64, so that a cooling fan is used without using screws. 21 and the heat sink 22 can be fixed. Thereby, while being able to reduce a screwing operation | work, the number of required screws can be reduced. Thereby, reduction of a number of parts is realizable.

  Furthermore, according to the above configuration, since the cooling fan 21 and the heat sink 22 can be fixed by a simple operation of simply inserting the insertion portions 31 and 32 into the holding portions 51 and 52, the assemblability is greatly improved.

  Here, the size of the opening 64 is substantially the same as the size of the protrusion 37. However, if the size of the opening 64 is designed to completely match the size of the protrusion 37, the protrusion 37 may not fit into the opening 64 due to manufacturing dimensional tolerances. For this reason, the opening part 64 needs to be formed larger than the protrusion part 37 in order to absorb a dimensional tolerance. Therefore, there is a slight gap (play) between the opening 64 and the protrusion 37. Because of this gap, the cooling fan 21 may rattle against the heat sink 22 even when the protrusion 37 is fitted into the opening 64.

  On the other hand, according to the structure which concerns on this embodiment, the 1st and 2nd support part which opposed the insertion parts 31 and 32 from the direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the insertion parts 31 and 32 and the protrusion direction of the protrusion part 37 is shown. 56 and 57 are provided. By holding the insertion portions 31 and 32 between the first and second support portions 56 and 57, the play of the cooling fan 21 with respect to the heat sink 22 can be suppressed.

  When the insertion portions 31 and 32 and the holding portions 51 and 52 are provided separately on both sides of the discharge port 28, a connection structure that connects the heat sink 22 and the cooling fan 21 at both longitudinal ends of the heat sink 22 is realized. Therefore, the stability of holding the cooling fan 21 is improved.

  When the first and second support portions 56 and 57 are integral with the holding portion main body 55 and are bent from the end portion of the holding portion main body 55, the holding portion main body 55 and the first and second support portions 56 are provided. , 57 can be formed from a single sheet metal member, and the number of parts can be further reduced.

  The first and second holding portions 51 and 52 may be formed separately from each other and may be independently fixed to the heat sink 22. However, since the elastic force of the insertion portions 31 and 32 that are elastically deformed at the time of insertion acts to push the holding portion main body 55 to the outside of the cooling device 17, the first and second holding portions 51 and 52 are detached from the heat sink 22. May end up. However, the first and second holding portions 51 and 52 are detached from the heat sink 22 when the connecting portions 53 that connect the end portions of the first and second holding portions 51 and 52 are provided as in the present embodiment. Is suppressed.

  And since such a connection part 53 is not provided in both the upper and lower sides of the heat sink 22, but the upper or lower one is provided, the increase in the thickness of the heat sink 22 can be suppressed. When the first support portion 56 (or the second support portion 57) is bent at the same height as the end portion of the fin 41, an increase in the thickness of the heat sink 22 can be further suppressed.

  If there is a gap S between the holding portions 51 and 52 and the fin 41 so that the insertion portions 31 and 32 can bend so that the protruding portion 37 can be removed from the opening 64, the insertion portions 31 and 32 are provided. The cooling fan 21 and the heat sink 22 can be smoothly disassembled. This improves the maintainability of the cooling device 17.

  When the heat pipe 23 is attached to the surface of the heat sink 22, the degree of freedom of the shape of the holding portion main body 55 and the first and second support portions 56 and 57 increases as compared to the case where the heat pipe 23 penetrates the fins 41. . Thereby, the holding structure 50 can be realized with a simpler shape.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, an electronic device 1 and a cooling device 17 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure which has the same or similar function as the structure of the said 1st Embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted. The configuration other than that described below is the same as that of the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the insertion portions 31 and 32 according to the present embodiment are provided in the heat sink 22. The first and second insertion portions 31 and 32 are divided on both sides of the heat sink 22 and provided as a pair. On the other hand, the holding parts 51 and 52 are provided in the cooling fan 21. The first and second holding portions 51 and 52 are provided as a pair on both sides of the discharge port 28. The holding portions 51 and 52 are formed integrally with the fan case 25, for example, and are made of synthetic resin.

  Even with such a configuration, the number of components can be reduced as in the first embodiment.

(Third embodiment)
Next, an electronic device 1 and a cooling device 17 according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure which has the same or similar function as the structure of the said 1st Embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted. The configuration other than that described below is the same as that of the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the heat pipe 23 according to the present embodiment penetrates the heat sink 22. The heat pipe 23 is biased in the vertical direction with respect to the center of the fin 41. In the present embodiment, the heat pipe 23 is biased downward with respect to the center of the fin 41. The heat pipe 23 may be biased upward with respect to the center of the fin 41.

  The holding parts 51 and 52 are provided only in a partial region with respect to the height of the fin 41 so as to avoid the heat pipe 23. The holding portions 51 and 52 are provided on the side opposite to the side where the heat pipe 23 is biased with respect to the center of the fin 41.

  Even with such a configuration, the number of components can be reduced as in the first embodiment.

(Fourth embodiment)
Next, an electronic device 1 and a cooling device 17 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure which has the same or similar function as the structure of the said 1st Embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted. The configuration other than that described below is the same as that of the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the heat pipe 23 according to the present embodiment penetrates the heat sink 22. The heat pipe 23 penetrates, for example, a substantially central portion of the fin 41. The first and second holding portions 51 and 52 are divided into two above and below the heat pipe 23 so as to avoid the heat pipe 23, and two each are provided.

  Even with such a configuration, the number of components can be reduced as in the first embodiment.

  The electronic device 1 and the cooling device 17 according to the first to fourth embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to these. Each component according to the first to fourth embodiments can be used in appropriate combination. Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the gist thereof in the implementation stage.

  For example, the configuration of the cooling device described above can be implemented by turning upside down.

  S: Gap, 1 ... Electronic device, 5 ... Housing, 16 ... Heating element, 17 ... Cooling device, 21 ... Cooling fan, 22 ... Heat sink, 25 ... Fan case, 28 ... Discharge port, 31, 32 ... Insertion part, 37 ... projecting portion, 41 ... fin, 51, 52 ... holding portion, 53 ... connecting portion, 55 ... holding portion main body, 64 ... opening portion.

An object of the present invention is to reduce the number of parts to obtain a child device conductive as possible.

An electronic apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes a housing, a heating element housed in the housing, a cooling fan, a heat sink thermally connected to the heating element, and any of the cooling fan and the heat sink. An insertion portion provided in one of the above, a protrusion provided in the insertion portion, protruding in a direction intersecting the insertion direction of the insertion portion, and provided in any one of the cooling fan and the heat sink, And a holding portion into which the insertion portion is inserted. The holding portion includes a portion engaged with the protrusion, a first support portion facing the insertion portion from a direction intersecting the insertion direction of the insertion portion and the protrusion direction of the protrusion, and the first A second support portion opposed to the insertion portion from a direction different from the support portion.

An electronic apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes a housing, a heating element housed in the housing, a cooling fan, a heat sink thermally connected to the heating element, and any of the cooling fan and the heat sink. An insertion portion provided in one of the above, a protrusion provided in the insertion portion, protruding in a direction intersecting the insertion direction of the insertion portion, and provided in any one of the cooling fan and the heat sink, And a holding portion into which the insertion portion is inserted. The holding part includes an opening part opened to the protrusion part side, a first support part facing the insertion part from a direction intersecting the insertion direction of the insertion part and the protrusion direction of the protrusion part, and the first And a second support portion facing the insertion portion from a different direction from the one support portion.

Claims (10)

A cooling fan,
A heat sink,
An insertion portion provided in any one of the cooling fan and the heat sink;
A protruding portion provided in the insertion portion and protruding in a direction intersecting with the insertion direction of the insertion portion;
A holding portion that is provided on the other of the cooling fan and the heat sink and into which the insertion portion is inserted, the portion with which the protrusion is engaged, the insertion direction of the insertion portion, and the protrusion direction of the protrusion A holding portion having a first support portion facing the insertion portion from a direction intersecting with the first support portion, and a second support portion facing the insertion portion from a direction different from the first support portion,
A cooling device. In the description of claim 1,
The insertion portion is provided in the cooling fan, the holding portion is provided in the heat sink, the heat sink has a plurality of fins, and the holding portion and the fins are arranged with respect to the holding portion. A cooling device having a gap in which the insertion portion can bend so that the protrusion is disengaged. A cooling fan,
A heat sink,
An insertion portion provided in any one of the cooling fan and the heat sink;
A holding portion that is provided on the other of the cooling fan and the heat sink and into which the insertion portion is inserted, and is a first support portion that faces the insertion portion from a direction that intersects the insertion direction of the insertion portion. And a holding part having a second support part facing the insertion part from a direction different from the first support part,
A cooling device. In the description of claim 3,
The second support portion is a cooling device that faces the insertion portion from a direction opposite to the first support portion. In the description of claim 3 or claim 4,
The cooling fan has a discharge port, and the insertion unit and the holding unit are provided as a pair separately on both sides of the discharge port. In the description of claim 3 or claim 5,
The holding unit includes a holding unit body having the opening, and the first support unit and the second support unit are integrated with the holding unit body. In the description of claim 3 or claim 6,
The heat sink includes a plurality of fins disposed between the pair of holding portions, and ends of the pair of holding portions are connected to the plurality of fins by a connecting portion facing from one side. . In the description of claim 7,
The fin is a cooling device in which an end portion thereof is bent toward an adjacent fin, and the first support portion is bent at the same height as the end portion of the fin. A housing,
A heating element housed in the housing;
A cooling fan,
A heat sink thermally connected to the heating element;
An insertion portion provided in any one of the cooling fan and the heat sink;
A protruding portion provided in the insertion portion and protruding in a direction intersecting with the insertion direction of the insertion portion;
A holding portion that is provided on the other of the cooling fan and the heat sink and into which the insertion portion is inserted, the portion with which the protrusion is engaged, the insertion direction of the insertion portion, and the protrusion direction of the protrusion A holding portion having a first support portion facing the insertion portion from a direction intersecting with the first support portion, and a second support portion facing the insertion portion from a direction different from the first support portion,
An electronic device comprising A housing,
A heating element housed in the housing;
A cooling fan,
A heat sink thermally connected to the heating element;
An insertion portion provided in any one of the cooling fan and the heat sink;
A holding portion that is provided on the other of the cooling fan and the heat sink and into which the insertion portion is inserted, and is a first support portion that faces the insertion portion from a direction that intersects the insertion direction of the insertion portion. And a holding part having a second support part facing the insertion part from a direction different from the first support part,
An electronic device comprising

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