Air duct and heat dissipation device having the same

1. Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a heat dissipation device including an air duct.

2. Description of Related Art

Many air ducts are often mounted to heat sinks by screws, which is time-consuming.

Many aspects of the present embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, all the views are schematic, and like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

FIG. 1 is an exploded, isometric view of an exemplary embodiment of an air duct, together with a fan and a heat sink.

FIG. 2 is an assembled, isometric view of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of FIG. 2 , taken along the line III-III.

The disclosure, including the accompanying drawings, is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one.

FIG. 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of a heat dissipation device includes an air duct 10 , a fan 30 , and a heat sink 20 .

The air duct 10 includes a rectangular top board 12 , a sidewall 14 perpendicularly extending down from four edges of the top board 12 , and an extension wall 16 perpendicularly extending up from two adjacent edges of the top board 12 . The sidewall 14 defines an outlet 140 adjacent to the extension wall 16 . A blocking wall 160 perpendicularly extends out from a top side of the extension wall 16 . The sidewall 14 and the extension wall 16 are arranged to guide the airflow of the fan 30 .

The top board 12 defines an opening 120 in a center which functions as an inlet of the air duct 10 . Two limiting members 122 extend up from the top board 12 at opposite first sides of the opening 120 . Two blocking member 123 extend up from the top board 12 at opposite second sides of the opening 120 . Each limiting member 122 includes two standing portions 124 perpendicularly connected to the top board 12 and a handle 126 connected between the standing portions 124 . A center of the handle 126 concaves away from the opening 120 to form an operation portion 128 . A projection 132 protrudes from a top end of each standing portion 124 , facing the opening 120 . Each blocking member 123 includes a standing piece 134 perpendicularly connected to the top board 12 , and a tab 136 perpendicularly extending toward the opening 120 from a top end of the standing piece 134 .

The fan 30 includes two opposite end boards 32 and 34 . The end board 32 is mounted on a top of the heat sink 20 by screws.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3 , in assembly, the operation portions 128 are pulled away from each other to deform the standing portions 124 away from the opening 120 . The air duct 10 is then fitted around the fan 30 and the heat sink 20 , until the top board 12 contacts the top of the heat sink 20 . The fan 30 extends out through the opening 120 , until the end board 34 contacts bottoms of the tabs 136 . The operation portions 128 are released. The standing portions 124 are restored to bias the projections 134 to abut a bottom of the end board 34 facing the end board 32 , thereby detachably mounting the air duct 10 on the heat sink 20 . Airflow generated by the fan 20 flows toward the heat sink 20 and then flows out of the air duct 10 through the outlet 140 to heat electronic components. Because of the sidewall 14 , the extension wall 16 , and the blocking wall 160 , hot airflow from the electronic components will not flow into the opening 120 .

In disengaging the air duct 10 from the heat sink 20 and the fan 30 , the operation portions 128 are pulled away from each other to disengage the projections 132 from the end board 34 . Therefore, the air duct 10 is readily taken away from the heat sink 20 and the fan 30 .

In another embodiment, the blocking members 123 and the handles 126 can be omitted. Thus, the top board 12 is supported on the heat sink 20 , and the projection 132 abuts the bottom of the end board 34 of the fan 30 .

It is believed that the present embodiments and their advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and various changes may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the description or sacrificing all of their material advantages, the examples hereinbefore described merely being exemplary embodiments.