Movable Cooling Pillars for Targeted Heat Dissipation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing computer case cooling systems lack sufficient cooling effectiveness and cannot adjust the position of cooling devices to target specific heat sources effectively, leading to inadequate heat dissipation for high-performance components.
Innovation Solution
A computer case with a cooling device featuring a first and second pillar, a movable element, and a heat-dissipating element, where the pillars move within guidance slot holes to adjust the position of the heat-dissipating element along specific directions, allowing users to target specific heat sources without opening the housing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If system fans are set up in the computer case to enhance airflow, then the overall cooling capacity is improved, but the cooling devices cannot target specific heat sources to enhance heat dissipating efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling device is designed with movable pillars that can slide along guidance slot holes in the housing, transforming a static cooling system into a dynamic one. This allows the heat-dissipating element to be repositioned according to different heat source locations, enabling targeted cooling while maintaining overall system airflow capacity
Solution Approach 2:
The cooling device is divided into independent components including first and second pillars, a movable element, and a heat-dissipating element. This segmentation allows the heat-dissipating element to be adjusted independently along the pillars, providing flexibility to target specific heat sources without affecting the overall cooling system structure
2Temperature
If cooling devices are fixed in position, then the device structure is simple, but the cooling effect is insufficient for high-performance computer components with varying heat sources
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces movable pillars with guidance slot holes that allow the heat-dissipating element to be repositioned dynamically. This dynamic design enables the cooling device to adapt to different heat source positions in high-performance components, significantly improving cooling effectiveness without requiring complete system redesign
Solution Approach 2:
The movable element acts as an intermediary between the fixed housing structure and the heat-dissipating element. It translates the linear movement of pillars along guidance slots into precise positioning of the heat-dissipating element, enabling complex adjustment functionality while maintaining relative structural simplicity
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AI summary
A computer case includes a housing and a cooling device. The cooling device includes a first pillar, a second pillar, a movable element, and a heat-dissipating element. The first pillar penetrates a top guidance slot hole and a bottom guidance slot hole of the housing and has an elongated slot hole; the second pillar penetrates a first side guidance slot hole, a second side guidance slot hole, and the elongated slot hole and forms an intersection portion of the first and the second pillar. The movable element is disposed in the intersection portion, and a heat-dissipating element is fixed to the movable element. When the first pillar moves along a first direction and/or the second pillar moves along a second direction, the movable element drives the heat-dissipating element to move along the first direction and/or the second direction, so as to adjust the position of the heat-dissipating element.