Robert J Neville

US Patent:

60210443, Feb 1, 2000

Filed:

Aug 13, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/133219

Inventors:

Robert J. Neville - Mendon MA
Daniel Hodgkins - Milford MA

Assignee:

Data General Corporation - Westboro MA

International Classification:

H05K 720

US Classification:

361700

Abstract:

A heatsink assembly for removing at least some of the heat produced by an electronic component during use includes a heatsink, a heatpipe mounted on the heatsink and a plurality of thin, elongated fins mounted on the heatpipe. The heatsink is an elongated, generally rectangularly-shaped body and comprises a bottom surface, a top surface and a central, cylindrical channel formed in the top surface. A pair of clip recesses are formed in the top surface of the heatsink on opposite sides of the central channel. A first set of thin, elongated fins and a second set of thin, elongated fins are also formed in the top surface of the heatsink and serve to remove at least some of the heat transferred onto the heatsink. The heatpipe comprises an evaporator section and a condenser section. The evaporator section of the heatpipe is disposed tightly within the central channel of the heatsink so as to maximize the transfer of heat from the heatsink to the heatpipe.

US Patent:

61815527, Jan 30, 2001

Filed:

Oct 27, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/181011

Inventors:

Robert J. Neville - Mendon MA
Maida Boudreau - Brimfield MA
William Depatie - Hopkinton MA
Phil Lariviere - Woonsocket RI
Rafael Yepez - Boston MA

International Classification:

G06F 116

US Classification:

361686

Abstract:

A computer assembly comprises a base frame which is generally U-shaped in cross-section and a box-shaped primary unit console which is fixedly mounted on the base frame. The secondary unit comprises a secondary unit console which is slidably mounted on the base frame of the primary unit about a pair of ball bearing slides. A plurality of power supplies are slidably disposed within the primary unit console, each power supply comprising a housing, power supply electronics disposed within the housing and a handle assembly pivotally mounted on the housing. A power switch assembly is mounted on the base frame of the primary unit and comprises a T-shaped metal pawl coupled to a power knob. In use, the metal pawl can be rotated by the power knob between a first position in which the metal pawl electrically and mechanically engages a locking block formed on the secondary unit console and a second position in which the metal pawl electrically and mechanically disengages from the locking block. With the secondary unit console disengaged from the primary unit console, electronic components held within the secondary unit console can be accessed for upgrading or replacement over the life of the computer assembly through a pivotable access panel.