Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100259900 | HEAT SINK - A heat sink includes a cooling member to dissipate heat, and a fixing member for mounting fasteners. The cooling member includes a base and a number of fins extending from the base. The cooling member and the fixing member are independently formed, and the fixing member is fixed to a bottom of the base of the cooling member via fixing means. | 10-14-2010 |
20110069438 | COMPUTER ENCLOSURE - A computer enclosure includes a chassis, a mounting frame, two air-guiding members, and a fan. The chassis includes a ventilation area defining a plurality of ventilation through holes. The mounting frame is fixed to the chassis and faces the ventilation through holes. The mounting frame configured for receiving electronic components. The two air-guiding members respectively connect two opposite sides of the mounting frame to the chassis. The two air-guiding members incline relative to the mounting frame and the chassis to form an air passage. The fan is configured for exhausting air passing through the ventilation through holes and the mounting frame. | 03-24-2011 |
20110102998 | DISK DRIVE ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A disk drive assembly includes a disk drive, a carrier containing the disk drive and a pad. The carrier includes a bottom frame and two opposite sidewalls connected to two opposite edges of the bottom frame. The pad is sandwiched between the disk drive and each of the two sidewalls. | 05-05-2011 |
20110228466 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a housing, at least one expansion card, a motherboard and a fixing member. The motherboard is assembled into the housing, and includes at least one socket member. The socket member defines at least one expansion slot to receive the expansion card. The housing includes a bottom plate and a side plate extending substantially perpendicular to the bottom plate. The fixing member is rotatably connected to the side plate. The fixing member resists an end of the expansion card away from the motherboard, such that the fixing member and the motherboard cooperatively defining an airflow channel therebetween. | 09-22-2011 |
20110235273 | CASE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A case includes a box, a top cover, a first airflow guide member, and a second airflow guide member. The box has an opening sealed by the top cover. The first airflow guide member and the second airflow guide member are fixed on at least one of the top cover and a side plate of the box. The first airflow guide member and the second airflow guide member are spaced from each other, and cooperatively define a guide channel. The box defines an inlet and an outlet communicating with the guide channel. | 09-29-2011 |
20110310567 | HEAT SINK AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An electronic device includes a chassis, a circuit board installed in the chassis, a memory card coupled to the circuit board, and a heat sink for cooling the memory card. The heat sink includes a first cooling plate, a second cooling plate, and a connection member connected between corresponding sides of the first cooling plate and the second cooling plate. A conducting member extends from the connection member, and contacts the chassis. | 12-22-2011 |
20110317359 | FAN DUCT FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A fan duct includes a top plate, two side plates extending downward from opposite sides of the top plate, and plural guiding plates extending downward from the top plate. The side plates and the top plates cooperatively define an air inlet and an air outlet. The air inlet and the air outlet are located at another two opposite sides of the top plates, respectively. The guiding plates are located between the side plates and adjacent to the air outlet. Each of the guiding plates forms a guiding face facing the air inlet. The guiding face is obliquely oriented with respect to the top plate. An electronic device incorporating the fan duct is also provided. | 12-29-2011 |
20120002371 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HEAT DISSIPATION APPARATUS - An electronic device includes an enclosure, a circuit board disposed within the enclosure, a heat sink, and a thermally conductive member. A heat-generating electronic component is fixed to the circuit board. The heat sink is in contact with the heat-generating electronic component. Two ends of the thermally conductive member are respectively fixed to the enclosure and the heat sink. | 01-05-2012 |
20120013188 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND CONTAINER DATA CENTER INCLUDING THE SAME - A power supply system includes a road electricity generating apparatus, a battery, and a voltage converter. The road electricity generating apparatus is installed in a road. The road electricity generating apparatus includes a number of piezoelectric crystals connected in series to convert potential energy of passing vehicles to electricity. The battery stores the electricity generated by the piezoelectric crystals. The voltage converter converts the electricity of the battery to a desired working voltage for the container data center. | 01-19-2012 |
20120013195 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND CONTAINER DATA CENTER INCLUDING SAME - A power supply system includes a number of aerogenerators, a number of rectifiers, and a direct current to direct current (DC/DC) converter. A first terminal of each rectifier is connected to a corresponding one of the aerogenerators. A first terminal of the DC/DC converter is connected to second terminals of the rectifiers. A second terminal of the DC/DC converter is connected to a power unit of a container data center. Each rectifier converts the alternating current (AC) generated by the corresponding aerogenerator to a pulsating direct current (DC). The DC/DC converter converts the pulsating DC to a constant voltage DC and supplies power to the power unit. | 01-19-2012 |
20120020011 | DATA CENTER AND SERVER MODULE OF THE SAME - A data center includes a rack mounted with two first slide rails, a server module arranged in the rack. Two second slide rails are mounted on the top and bottom sidewalls of the server module, to mate with the first slide rails, thereby slidably attaching the server module to the rack. | 01-26-2012 |
20120020014 | DATA CENTER AND SERVER MODULE OF THE SAME - A data center includes a server module. The server module includes a housing, and a number of heat-generating elements arranged in the housing. The housing includes a front wall, a back wall, and left and right sidewalls. When the server module runs, cool air comes into the housing through the front wall and the back wall, for cooling the heat elements, then the heated air in the housing is vented out of the housing through the left and right sidewalls by a number of fans. | 01-26-2012 |
20120026676 | DATA CENTER - A data center includes a housing, a number of server modules arranged in the housing, a number of cooling units arranged in the housing and above the server modules, and a fan mounted in the housing near the cooling units. When the data center is operating, heated air is driven to the cooling units by fans, and then the cooled air is driven to enter the server modules. | 02-02-2012 |
20120026679 | DATA CENTER - A data center includes a housing, a number of heat units arranged in the housing, and a fan mounted in the housing. When the data center runs, cool air comes into the housing through the front wall, the back wall, and the bottom wall of the housing, for cooling the heat units. The heated air is vented out of the housing through the top wall by the fan. | 02-02-2012 |
20120031125 | ENERGY-SAVING SYSTEM AND CONTAINER DATA CENTER INCLUDING THE SAME - An energy-saving system includes first and second infrared emitters, first and second infrared receivers, an air conditioner, and a controller. The infrared receivers send out detecting signals when the infrared receivers do not receive infrared signals of the infrared emitters. The controller controls the air conditioner to adjust temperature in a container data center according to the order of receiving the detecting signals of the first infrared receiver and the second infrared receiver. | 02-09-2012 |
20120035769 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE FAN - An electronic device and a method for controlling fan speed of the electronic device include setting a speed range corresponding to a variety of pulse-width modulation (PWM) duty cycles of the fan, and setting a speed variation value of the fan. The method further includes reading the PWM duty cycle and detecting an actual speed of the fan, and adjusting the PWM duty cycle in the PWM duty cycle instruction according to the speed variation value. | 02-09-2012 |
20120035782 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device and a method for controlling heat reflux of the electronic device include setting a speed decrease value and standard temperatures for each of the first device and the second device. The control method further includes detecting a working temperature of the second device using a temperature sensor of the electronic device, if a speed of the second fan is at a full speed. The control method further includes reducing a speed of the first fan according to the speed decrease value, if the speed of the second fan is at the full speed and the detected working temperature exceeds the standard temperature of the second device. | 02-09-2012 |
20120041597 | FAN SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fan speed control system includes a fan, a hardware device, and a basic input/output system (BIOS) module. The BIOS module includes a memory unit, an initial power detecting unit, a searching unit, and a control unit. The memory unit stores a matching table between of initial power ranges and corresponding fan speed control curves. The initial power detecting unit is operable to detect the initial power of the hardware device. The searching unit is operable to read the matching table and search which fan speed control curve matches with the initial power of the hardware device. The control unit is operable to select the matching fan speed control curve to control a speed of the fan. | 02-16-2012 |
20120041614 | FAN SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fan speed control system includes a fan, a hardware device, and a basic input/output system (BIOS) module. The BIOS module includes a memory unit, an edit unit, a searching unit, and a control unit. The memory unit stores a matching table of different hardware device numbers and corresponding fan speed control curves. The edit unit is operable to edit the matching table. The searching unit is operable to read the matching table and search which fan speed control curve matches with the hardware device number of the hardware device. The control unit is operable to select the matched fan speed control curve to control the fan speed of the fan. | 02-16-2012 |
20120041615 | FAN SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM - A fan speed control system includes a fan, a hardware device, a switch code module, and a basic input/output system (BIOS) module. The switch code module is operable to set a switch code. The BIOS module includes a memory unit, a switch code detecting unit, a searching unit, and a control unit. The memory unit stores a matching table of different switch codes and corresponding fan speed control curves. The switch code detecting unit is operable to detect the switch code set by the switch code module. The searching unit is operable to read the matching table and search which fan speed control curve matches with the switch code set by the switch code module. The control unit is operable to select the matched fan speed control curve to control the fan speed of the fan. | 02-16-2012 |
20120043287 | DATA CENTER - A data center includes a rack, and a server module installed in the rack. The server module includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and left and right surfaces. A number of closing members are positioned on the top surface, the bottom surface, and the left and right surfaces of the server module. The closing members resist against the rack to close the interstices between the rack and the server module, to avoid hot air vented from the server module flowing back through the interstice. | 02-23-2012 |
20120045982 | CONTAINER DATA CENTER - A container data center includes a container, a partition member received in the container, and a number of non-powered turbines installed on the top wall of the container. The container includes a top wall, a bottom wall opposite to the top wall, and a sidewall connected between the top wall and the bottom wall. The sidewall defines a number of vents. The partition member includes a first partition plate adjacent to the top wall of the container and a second partition plate extending down from sides of the first partition plate to connect to the bottom wall of the container. An air channel is formed between the partition member and the container. The cool air outside the container can flow into the air channel through the number of vents, and the hot air of the air channel flows out of the container through the number of non-powered turbines. | 02-23-2012 |
20120055940 | ENCLOSURE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An enclosure of an electronic device includes a bottom wall and a sidewall. The sidewall includes at least two non-coplanar portions. Each of the non-coplanar portions defines a plurality of through holes for heat dissipation. | 03-08-2012 |
20120063082 | DATA CENTER - A data center includes a housing and a number of server module assemblies received in the housing. Airflow interspaces are formed between neighboring server module assemblies, and between the two outmost server module assemblies and corresponding sidewalls of the housing. The airflow interspaces are alternately used for cold aisles and hot aisles. An inside of each server module is communicated with one of the hot aisles and one of the cold aisles at opposite sides of the server module. A number of cooling units are installed in the housing over the server module assemblies. A number of fans are installed in the housing to draw hot air from the hot aisles to flow through the corresponding cooling units to be cooled, and the cooled air flow into the corresponding cold aisles, thereby creating air differences in air pressure between the cold aisles and the hot aisles. | 03-15-2012 |
20120063083 | SERVER SYSTEM WITH HEAT DISSIPATING DEVICE - An exemplary server system includes a server cabinet, two rows of racks arranged in the server cabinet, a number of servers mounted in the racks and a heat dissipating device. The server cabinet includes two side plates parallel to each other. The servers of each row are evenly distributed between the side plates. A channel is defined between the two rows of racks. The heat dissipating device includes an air conditioner arranged over the racks for generating cooling air and an air guiding mechanism. The air conditioner defines a number of apertures facing the passage. The guiding mechanism includes a number of tubes received in the passage and respectively coupled to the apertures of the air conditioner. Each of the tubes defines a number of air outlets for exhausting the cooling air towards the servers. | 03-15-2012 |
20120063086 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a chassis, a blower, a first block, and a second block. The chassis includes a top surface and a bottom surface parallel to the top surface. The blower is received in the chassis. The blower includes an upper surface, a lower surface parallel to the upper surface, and an outlet defined between the upper surface and the lower surface. The first block is disposed between the upper surface and the top surface to seal a gap between the upper surface and the top surface. The second block is disposed between the lower surface and the bottom surface to seal a gap between the lower surface and the bottom surface. | 03-15-2012 |
20120067552 | CONTAINER DATA CENTER - A container data center includes a container having a top wall and a number of sidewalls, a water supply pipe arranged over the top wall, a gutter disposed adjacent to a bottom of the container, a cistern communicating with the gutter, a water pump connected between the cistern and the water supply pipe, and a cooler mounted to an end of the water supply pipe connected to the water pump. An inlet and an outlet of the water pump are correspondingly connected to the cistern and water supply pipe. The water supply pipe defines a number of water discharge holes. | 03-22-2012 |
20120069512 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND CONTAINER DATA CENTER INCLUDING SAME - A power supply system provides power to a container data center. The power supply system includes a solar energy panel, to receive solar energy and output a direct current (DC) voltage. A direct current to altering current (DC/AC) voltage converting unit is connected to the solar energy panel, to receive the DC voltage from the solar energy panel and converts the received DC voltages to an AC voltage, and outputs the converted AC voltage to the container data center. | 03-22-2012 |
20120075794 | CONTAINER DATA CENTER WITH POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A container data center includes a power storage device, a power distribution device, a number of server systems, a portable container, and a number of power supply systems each connected between two opposite server systems in two rows. The power supply system includes a blower, a number of wind turbines, and a generator. Cooled air is blown to rotate the wind turbines by the blower, to generate mechanical energy. The generator receives the mechanical energy from the wind turbines and converts the received mechanical energy to electricity, and provides the converted electricity to the power storage device or the power distribution device. | 03-29-2012 |
20120092831 | HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A heat dissipation structure for removing heat generated by electronic elements of a portable electronic device includes a base unit for mounting the electronic elements thereon and a heat dissipation unit detachably mounted on the base unit. The heat dissipation unit includes a base board and a number of thermal fins connected to the base board. The base board defines a receiving space therein, and a depth of the receiving space is larger than a thickness of each electronic element. The base board covers the electronic elements and the receiving space receives the electronic elements therein, such that heat generated by the electronic elements is transmitted to the thermal fins through the base board and dissipated by the thermal fins. | 04-19-2012 |
20120097375 | FAN SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A fan system for dissipating heat generated in an electronic device includes a processor unit, a speedometer unit connected to the processor unit, a governor unit connected to the processor unit, and a fan group including at least two fans. Each fan is connected to the speedometer unit and the governor unit and has at least two motors. The processor unit controls all the motors to rotate and thereby drives all the fans to rotate through the governor unit, and detects rotation speeds of all the motors through the speedometer unit. When a motor malfunctions, the processor unit adjusts the rotation speeds of all other motors to ensure that the fan having the malfunctioning motor and other fans are respectively provided with equal power and then rotate in equal speeds. | 04-26-2012 |
20120100793 | CONTAINER DATA CENTER - A container data center includes a housing for arranging servers therein, and an air purifier. The air purifier includes a hollow filtering barrel, an air outlet pipe connected between the filtering barrel and the housing, and an exhaust fan. The exhaust fan draws air from the filtering barrel through the air outlet pipe and exhausts air into the housing. | 04-26-2012 |
20120107120 | COOLING FAN AND ROTOR OF COOLING FAN - A cooling fan includes a frame and a rotor received in the frame. The rotor includes a hub, blades extending outwardly and radially from the hub, and a cover plate connected with the hub. The hub includes a top wall and a sidewall extending from a circumference of the top wall. The top wall of the hub defines a plurality of blind holes on an outer surface thereof, and the blind holes are shaded by the cover plate. | 05-03-2012 |
20120111749 | DEDUSTING APPARATUS AND CONTAINER DATA CENTER INCLUDING THE SAME - A dedusting apparatus is for a container data center. The container data center includes a mobile container and a number of servers mounted inside the container. The dedusting apparatus includes a sensor, an air shower, a timer, and a controller. The sensor is mounted at an entrance of the container to output a first sensed signal when a user enters the container through the entrance. The timer starts timing according to the first sensed signal. When the timer reaches a preset time, the timer outputs a time signal. The controller activates the air shower according to the first sensed signal and deactivates the air shower according to the time signal. | 05-10-2012 |
20120118553 | HEAT VENTILATION APPARATUS - An exemplary heat ventilation apparatus includes a server system having servers, a temperature sensor, a blower unit and a controlling unit electrically connected to the temperature sensor and the blower unit. The temperature sensor is mounted on the server system for sensing a temperature of an interior of the server system. The blower unit is adapted for drawing hot air from the server system to warm buildings. The controlling unit outputs different signals to turn on or turn off the blower unit according to different temperatures of the interior of the server system. | 05-17-2012 |
20120127654 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND HEAT SINK - A computer system includes an enclosure having an air intake, a heat sink and an electronic element. The heat sink includes a first heat dissipating portion, a second heat dissipating portion, and a third heat dissipating portion interconnecting the first and second heat dissipating portions. Each of the first heat dissipating portion, second heat dissipating portion, and third heat dissipating portion includes a number of fins and passages formed between each two adjacent fins. The passages of the first heat dissipating portion face toward the air intake. A space is maintained between the first heat dissipating portion and the second heat dissipating portion, and the electronic element is mounted in the space. | 05-24-2012 |
20120134105 | DATA CENTER - A data center includes a housing, a number of server modules arranged in the housing, a number of cooling units arranged in the housing and above the server modules, a fan mounted in the housing near the cooling units, and a number of directing plates arranged in the housing and spaced from the inner surfaces of the housing. When the data center is operating, heated air from the server modules is driven into the apace between the inner surfaces of the housing and the directing plates and then to the cooling units by the fan, and then the cooled air is driven to enter the server modules. | 05-31-2012 |
20120134110 | SERVER CABINET AND SERVER SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A server cabinet adapted for receiving servers therein includes a top plate and a bottom plate opposite to the top plate, a left side plate and a right side plate connecting with the top and bottom plates respectively, and a curtain assembly disposed at a front side of the server cabinet. The curtain assembly includes a pivot and a curtain coiled on the pivot. The curtain assembly defines through holes therein. The curtain is capable of spreading out from the pivot toward the bottom plate to thereby cover the front side of the server cabinet. | 05-31-2012 |
20120140407 | CONTAINER DATA CENTER AND VENTILATING SYSTEM THEREOF - An exemplary container data center includes a container, servers received in the container; and a ventilating system for cooling the servers. The ventilating system includes a filter, an exhaust pipe and a blower. The filter includes a chamber and filtering fluid received in the chamber for dissolving dust in ambient air. The chamber defines an air inlet for entering the ambient air and an air outlet. The exhaust pipe has one end coupled to the air outlet of the filter and another end communicating an interior of the container. The blower drives the ambient air out of the filter to flow along the exhaust pipe to the container to cool the servers. | 06-07-2012 |
20120140408 | COMPUTER HAVING AIRFLOW GUIDING DEVICE - A computer includes a main board, a plurality of electrical element mounted on the main board and a airflow guising device. The airflow guiding device includes a metallic cover and two flexible films. The cover includes a top plate and two side plates extending downward from opposite edges of the top plate. The top plate and the side plates cooperatively define a guiding channel. Each side plate is spaced a distance from the main board to form a clearance space. The flexible films are correspondingly attached to the side plates. Each flexible film includes a connecting portion and a shielding portion. The connecting portion is attached on the corresponding side plate. The shielding portion extends from an edge of the corresponding side plate to the main board and shields the clearance space. | 06-07-2012 |
20120175079 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE HAVING CENTRIFUGAL FAN - A heat dissipation device includes a centrifugal fan, a fan duct and a fin assembly. The centrifugal fan has an air outlet. The fan duct is fixed to the air outlet. The fan duct includes a plurality of guiding plates spaced from each other. A channel is defined between every two neighboring guiding plates. Each of the guiding plates includes a near end near the air outlet and a far end opposite to the near end away from the air outlet. The widths of the channels at the near ends are larger comparing to the portions of the air outlet when having smaller quantity of airflow, and are smaller comparing to the portions of the air outlet when having large quantity of airflow. Widths of the channels at the far ends are equal to each other. The fin assembly is positioned at the far ends of the guiding plates. | 07-12-2012 |
20120319545 | ENCLOSURE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An enclosure includes a main body with a sidewall. The sidewall defines a first opening. A three dimensional shaped mesh cover is attached to the sidewall to cover the first opening. The mesh cover defines a second opening aligning with the first opening. | 12-20-2012 |
20120326444 | HYDROPOWER GENERATING SYSTEM - A hydropower generating system includes a pump, a container data center, and a hydropower generating module. The container data center includes a number of cooling pipes. Each of the cooling pipes includes a water intake and a water outlet. The water outlet is connected to the pump. The pump is for pumping water from a source to the cooling pipes. The water flows along the pipes to dissipate the heat generated by the container data center. The hydropower generating module includes a turbine and a generator. The turbine is arranged under the water outlet. The hydropower generating module is electrically connected to the pump. The water flowing out from the water outlets is able to turn the turbine, causing the turbine to drive the generator to generate electrical power, the generated electrical power is supplied to the pump. | 12-27-2012 |
20130045114 | FAN CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD - A fan control unit measures the rotating speeds of the first and second fans to calculate the relative work intensities of the two fans. The control unit determines whether a difference between the first work intensity and the second work intensity is within a predetermined range. If the difference between the first work intensity and second work intensity is not in the predetermined range, the control unit adjusts a duty cycle of a pulse signal output to one of the first and second fans to change the rotating speed of one of the first and second fans to bring the difference between the first work intensity and the second work intensity within the predetermined range. | 02-21-2013 |
20130100588 | COMPUTER WITH FAN SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZING SPEEDS OF SYSTEM FAN AND POWER FAN - A computer includes a power supply for providing electrical power, a system fan, a power fan for cooling the power supply, and a fan speed control system. The fan speed control system is configured to synchronize a rotation speed of the system fan and the power fan. | 04-25-2013 |
20130115870 | CHASSIS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A chassis includes two opposite sidewalls, a first vent wall connected between corresponding ends of the sidewalls, and a second vent wall connected between the sidewalls and close to an inner surface of the first vent wall. The first vent wall defines a number of first vents extending along a first direction. The second vent wall defines a number of second vents extending along a second direction different from the first direction. | 05-09-2013 |
20130118718 | HEAT PIPE ASSEMBLY - A heat pipe assembly used to transfer heat generated by an electronic component to a heat sink includes a first heat pipe, a second heat pipe, and a heat conducting member. A first end of the first heat pipe is connected to the electronic component. A second end of the first heat pipe is connected to the heat conducting member by welding. A first end of the second heat pipe is connected to the second heat sink. A second end of the second heat pipe is connected to the heat conducting member by welding. | 05-16-2013 |
20130126214 | FIXING APPARATUS FOR HEAT SINK - An apparatus for fixing a heat sink having a bottom plate includes a circuit board, two fasteners, and two blocks. The circuit board defines two through holes. The fasteners respectively extend through the bottom plate of the heat sink for fixing the heat sink to the circuit board. Each of the fasteners includes two spaced feet to extend through a corresponding one of the through holes and engage with a bottom of the circuit board. Each of the blocks is inserted into a space between the feet of a corresponding one of the fasteners after the feet extend through the corresponding through hole, to prevent the feet from deforming and disengaging from the circuit board. | 05-23-2013 |
20130128436 | SERVER WITH BACK PLANE MODULE - A server includes a chassis, a back plane module mounted in the chassis, and a number of electronic component mounted to the back plane module. The back plane module includes a first back plane adjacent to a top plate of the chassis, a second back plane adjacent to a bottom plate of the chassis, and a cable connecting the first and second back planes. The second back plane is offset from the first back plane so as to form a passage for a cooling airflow between the first and second back planes. | 05-23-2013 |
20130135818 | CONTAINER DATA CENTER AND METHOD FOR REDUCING NOISE IN THE CONTAINER DATA CENTER - A container data center includes a portable container, server cabinets, a decibel-meter, fans to cool the server cabinets, fan controlling systems to speed up or slow down the fans, an air conditioner to adjust a temperature inside the container, and a temperature adjustment system to receive a decibel level sensed by the decibel-meter. The temperature adjustment system compares the value of the received decibel level with a preset value. If the value of the received decibel level is greater than the preset value, the temperature adjustment system decreases the temperature of air outputted by the air conditioner, thereby the fan controlling systems slowing down the fans. If the value of the received decibel level is not greater than the preset value, the temperature adjustment system increases the temperature of the air outputted by the air conditioner, thereby the fan controlling systems speeding up the fans. | 05-30-2013 |
20130135840 | CONTAINER DATA CENTER - A container data center includes a container, a shield, a screen, and a hollow fixing frame. The container includes a sidewall defining a vent. The shield and the fixing frame are selectively mounted to the sidewall of the container such that the vent is covered by the shield or the screen sandwiched between the sidewall and the fixing frame. | 05-30-2013 |
20130137357 | CONTAINER DATA CENTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIRFLOW INTO THE CONTAINER DATA CENTER - A container data center includes a portable container, a number of server cabinets accommodated in the container, a shutter set on a side wall of the container, a temperature sensor to sense a temperature of air outside the container, a humidity sensor to sense a humidity of air outside the container, and a controlling device to receive the sensed temperature and the sensed humidity. The controlling device compares the sensed temperature with a preset temperature and compares the sensed humidity with a preset humidity range. When the sensed temperature is less than the preset temperature and the sensed humidity is in the preset humidity range, the controlling device opens the shutter. When the sensed temperature is higher than the preset temperature or the sensed humidity is outside of the preset humidity range, the controlling device closes the shutter. | 05-30-2013 |
20130140002 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A cooling system for cooling an electronic device includes a heat exchanger, a first refrigerant pipe, a pump, a second refrigerant pipe, and a cooling apparatus. The heat exchanger, the first refrigerant pipe, the pump, and the second refrigerant pipe are connected in that order to form a first circulation system. The cooling apparatus is connected between the pump and the second refrigerant pipe. The cooling apparatus is exposed outside the electronic device. When the temperature outside the electronic device is higher than the temperature in the electronic device, the first circulation system cools the electronic device. When the temperature outside the electronic device is lower than the temperature in the electronic device, the refrigerant flows through the cooling apparatus to be cooled. | 06-06-2013 |
20130141352 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TOUCH SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND TOUCH SENSITVIE DISPLAY UNLOCKING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device includes a touch sensitive display configured to receive touches from a user and a processing unit. The processing unit controls a plurality of icons to be displayed when the touch sensitive display is in a locked state, detects whether a sequence of touches on certain icons of the plurality of icons matches one of at least one predefined sequences, and unlocks the touch sensitive display if the detection module detects that the sequence of touches matches a predefined sequence. | 06-06-2013 |
20130141353 | METHOD FOR UNLOCKING ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method for unlocking an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a storage unit, the storage unit stores a relationship table which defines a number of touch modes, each touch mode includes touch icons needing to be touched, touch duration corresponding to each touch icon, a touch sequence of the touch icons and a touch order of each touch icon in the touch sequence. The method includes: selecting an touch mode from the touch modes defined in the relationship table when in a situation where the electronic device needs to be unlocked; displaying the touch icons corresponding to the touch mode on the touch screen; determining whether touches on the touch icons match the requirements of the selected touch mode; and unlocking the electronic device if the touches on the touch icons match the requirements of the selected touch mode. | 06-06-2013 |
20130145189 | SERVER SYSTEM CAPABLE OF DECREASING POWER CONSUMPTION AND METHOD THEREOF - A server system and a control method applied therein are illustrated. The server system includes a server cabinet, servers accommodated in the server cabinet, a cooling fan module for cooling the servers, a thermal sensor detecting an ambient temperature in the server cabinet, and a controller. The controller includes a speed control module controlling a rotation speed of the fan module according to the ambient temperature and any overloading of servers, an obtaining module receives power consumed values of the servers, a determining module determining if a ratio of the highest power consumed value to the lowest power consumed value is greater than a predetermined value, and an executing module reducing the clocking speed of the server having the highest power consumed value if the determining module determines that the ratio of the highest power consumed value to the lowest power consumed value is greater than the predetermined value. | 06-06-2013 |
20130147331 | SERVER CABINET - A cabinet includes a housing, two slide rails, and a door. The housing includes two opposite side plates, a top plate connected between tops of the side plates, and a bottom plate connected between bottoms of the side plates. The slide rails are respectively fixed to the top plate and bottom plate, and connected between the side plates. The door is foldable and includes a number of door pieces. Top and bottom ends of the door piece are slidably mounted to the corresponding slide rails. | 06-13-2013 |
20130148284 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AIR DUCT - A air duct includes a top wall and two sidewalls extending down from two opposite sides of the top wall. A number of partition plates extend down from the top wall between and parallel to the sidewalls. Every adjacent two of the partition plates and the sidewalls cooperatively bound an airflow channel. | 06-13-2013 |
20130149137 | FAN - A fan assembly includes a fan and a screen. The fan includes a bracket, and an impeller installed in the bracket. The bracket includes two opposite sidewalls each defining an opening aligning with the impeller. A hollow fixing frame is mounted to an outer surface of one of the sidewalls surrounding four sides of the corresponding opening. The fixing frame includes a receiving portion surrounding three of the four sides of the opening, and a cover detachably connected to distal ends of the receiving portion, to surround the last side of the opening. The screen is received in the fixing frame and aligns with the openings. | 06-13-2013 |
20130155613 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AIR DUCT - An electronic device includes a casing, a motherboard installed in the casing, a number of components positioned on the motherboard, a number of fans and vents aligning with the components, and an air duct installed on the motherboard so as to enclose the components. The casing includes a cover defining an opening. The air duct includes a removable top plate covering the opening. | 06-20-2013 |
20130155622 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HEAT DISSIPATION APPARATUS - A heat dissipation apparatus for an electronic component mounted in a casing of an electronic device includes a first heat sink attached to the component, a second heat sink located outside the casing, and a heat pipe connected between the first heat sink and the second heat sink. The heat pipe contacts the casing. | 06-20-2013 |
20130167657 | FAN TESTING APPARATUS AND TESTING METHOD - A fan testing apparatus includes an air duct defining an air inlet and air outlet, and at least one anemometer mounted at the air outlet. The fan is received in the air duct to generate airflow in the air duct via the inlet and out of the air duct via the outlet, and the at least one anemometer is used to measure wind speed at the outlet. | 07-04-2013 |
20130168062 | WIND SHIELDING DEVICE AND HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - A wind shielding device for a heat dissipating device of an electronic device includes a case defining an air outlet communicating with an exhaust hole of a blower, a plurality of blades rotatably received in the case, a retainer base fixed in the case, and a retainer element mounted on the retainer base. When wind blowing outwards from the exhaust hole spins the blades, the blades knock the retainer element out of the way, the retainer element is rotated and allows the blades to continuously rotate. When air from the outside attempts to enter the exhaust hole, the blades are spun to contact the other side of the retainer element, and the retainer element prevents further rotation in that direction. | 07-04-2013 |
20130170137 | SERVER WITH GUIDING AIR FLOW STRUCTURE - An electronic device includes a chassis, a number of electronic components, and at least one block. The at least one block is fitted between two of the electronic components. At least one air flow passage is defined under the at least one block to direct air flow to enter between the two electronic components. | 07-04-2013 |
20130170518 | FAN TESTING APPARATUS AND TESTING METHOD - A fan testing apparatus includes an air duct defining opposite air inlet and air outlet, a heating member received in the air duct, a first thermometer attached to the heating member, and a second thermometer positioned at the inlet of the air duct. The fan generates airflow in the air duct through the inlet and out of the air duct through the outlet to cooling the heating member. A surface temperature of the heating member is measured by the first thermometer. An environmental temperature at the air inlet is measured by the second thermometer. | 07-04-2013 |
20130195688 | HOT PLUG FAN AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An electronic device includes a chassis and a hot plug fan. The chassis includes a top plate defining a hole. The hot plug fan includes a main body and two handles rotatably connected to a top of the main body. The main body is received in the chassis through the hole, with the handles exposed out of the hole. | 08-01-2013 |
20130199769 | HEAT SINK ASSEMBLY - A heat sink assembly includes a heat sink and a number of protecting members. The heat sink includes a number of parallel fins. The fins form a fin assembly including a number of lengthwise corners at lateral sides of the fin assembly. Each lengthwise corner is covered by one of the protecting members. Each protecting member includes a first stop plate and a second stop plate engaging with two adjacent sides of the fin assembly, and a number of pairs of connecting plates between the first and second stop plates, at opposing ends of the first and second stop plates. A slot is bounded by each pair of connecting plates. The corners of the fins on upper and lower portions of the fin assembly engage and are retained by the slots in upper and lower portions of the protecting members. | 08-08-2013 |
20130206380 | HEAT SINK ASSEMBLY - A heat sink assembly includes a heat sink, a base, and a number of fasteners. The heat sink includes a bottom plate defining a number of holes. The base is mounted to a bottom of the bottom plate. A number of through holes aligning with the holes of the bottom plate are defined in the base. A number of tapered guiding surfaces is formed on a bottom of the base. Each guiding surface bounds a corresponding one of the through holes. A diameter of each guiding surface gradually increases in a downward direction, facilitates the entry of securing screws. The fasteners are mounted to the heat sink. Bottoms of the fasteners are respectively extended through the holes of the heat sink and received in the through holes of the base. An internally-threaded hole is defined in a bottom of each fastener. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208427 | GROUNDING MECHANISM FOR HEAT SINK ASSEMBLY - A ground mechanism for a heat sink is attached to a circuit board. The ground mechanism includes a first latching member, a second latching member, a conductive member, and an elastic member. The first latching member and a second latching member latch the heat sink on the circuit board. The conductive member is formed on the circuit board. The elastic member is sandwiched between the first latching member and the heat sink. The elastic member electrically connects the first latching member to the heat sink, and the second latching member electrically connect the first latching member to the conductive member to conduct electromagnetic charges from the heat sink to a grounding pin of the circuit board. | 08-15-2013 |
20130210338 | AIR BLOCKING APPARATUS - An air blocking apparatus is mounted to a server to replace a heat sink. The heat sink includes a base plate, and a fin assembly formed on the base plate. The fin assembly comprises a number of parallel fins. An air passage is defined in every two neighboring fins. The air blocking apparatus includes a bottom plate and a blocking plate perpendicularly extending up from the bottom plate. The blocking plate is rectangular, with a width and a height of the blocking plate respectively equal to a width and a height of the fin assembly of the heat sink. The blocking plate defines a vent. An area of the vent is equal to a sum of cross sectional areas of all of the air passages taken along a direction perpendicular to the board plate. | 08-15-2013 |
20130230411 | COOLING SYSTEM - A cooling system includes a cooling fan and a BIOS (Basic Input Output System) chip. The cooling fan includes a cable and a control chip. The control chip stores a manufacturer's name or a manufacturer's code of the cooling fan. The BIOS chip stores a plurality of manufacturers' names and/or manufacturers' codes and a plurality of control curves. The BIOS chip reads the manufacturer's name and/or the manufacturer's code stored in the control chip through the cable and the connector, and transmits a control curve corresponding to the manufacturer's name and/or the manufacturer's code to the control chip. The control chip controls the cooling fan according to the control curve. | 09-05-2013 |
20130231038 | CONTAINER OF CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEM - A container of a cloud computing system includes a housing defining a chamber, an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet, a fan fixed in the airflow inlet, and a dust gauze covering the airflow inlet. The airflow inlet and the airflow outlet both communicate with the chamber. The fan is capable of rotating clockwise or counter-clockwise by a controlling device. During the fan rotates clockwise, the fan draws exterior air into the chamber through the airflow inlet, and then air vents out of the chamber via the airflow outlet. During the fan rotates counter-clockwise, the fan draws the air in the chamber blow to the dust gauze via the airflow inlet to clear dust on the dust gauze. | 09-05-2013 |
20130233530 | CONTAINER MODULE WITH COOLING SYSTEM - A container module includes a first container, a second container, a first passage and a second passage, a first fan and a second fan. The first passage and the second passage each are connected between the two containers. The two fans are installed at corresponding two junctions in the corresponding two passages, which can control the drawing and exhausting of the airflow between the two containers. | 09-12-2013 |
20130240196 | CONTAINER WITH COOLING SYSTEM - A container includes a main body, a number of computer servers, a number of heat dissipating fins, a first group of fans and a second group of fans. Two frames are symmetrically mounted in the main body. The frames divide the main body to a middle airflow channel and side airflow channels. The computer servers are positioned in the frames. The heat dissipating fins are positioned on the main body. A number of flow spaces are defined between the heat dissipating fins. A first group of fans are positioned in the middle airflow channel, and a second group of fans are positioned in the side airflow channels. The first group of fans draws the airflow into the middle airflow channel to pass through the computer servers, and the second group of fans draws the airflow passing through the computer servers to the heat dissipating fins. | 09-19-2013 |
20130252536 | CONTAINER WITH COOLING SYSTEM - A container includes an air conditioner, a double group of air conductor sheets and a number of racks. The air conditioner includes at least one air outlet. The double group of air conductor sheets is positioned in the at least one air outlet. The double group of air conductor sheet includes a first group of air conductor sheets and a second group of air conductor sheets oriented in different directions. The double group of air conductor sheets is positioned between the racks. The first group of air conductor sheets rotates toward the racks positioned at two sides, and the second group of air conductor sheets rotates toward the racks positioned at two ends. | 09-26-2013 |
20130259722 | FAN - A fan includes an interface connected to a motherboard, a fan motor, a battery, a switch connected to the battery, and a controller connected to the interface, the fan motor, the switch, and the battery. The controller includes a storage unit to store a preset timing value, a timer to count a working time of the fan motor after the motherboard is powered off, and a control unit. When the motherboard is powered on, the control unit receives a voltage from the motherboard and outputs the voltage to the fan motor. When the motherboard is powered off, the control unit controls the switch to be turned on. The battery provides a voltage to the fan motor. The control unit controls the switch to be turned off when a working time of the fan motor reaches the preset timing value. | 10-03-2013 |
20140063746 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HEAT DISSIPATION ASSEMBLY - An electronic device includes a sidewall, a circuit board arranged on the sidewall, an electronic component set on a side of the circuit board opposite to the sidewall, and a heat dissipation assembly connected between the sidewall and the circuit board. | 03-06-2014 |