U.S. patent application number 10/175186 was filed with the patent office on 2003-09-18 for mobile fan-fixing device.
This patent application is currently assigned to Ever Case Technology Inc.. Invention is credited to Yeh, Daniel.
Application Number | 20030175123 10/175186 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 32714191 |
Filed Date | 2003-09-18 |
United States Patent
Application |
20030175123 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Yeh, Daniel |
September 18, 2003 |
Mobile fan-fixing device
Abstract
The present invention provides a mobile fan-fixing device. Since
the fan-fixing device of the present invention is designed to be
mobile, it is unnecessary to disassemble the fan base with tools
when assembling the motherboard and other electric products. In
addition, because the fan is assembled by means of engaging with
the fan-fixing base, it is no need to use tools when assembling,
disassembling and replacing the fan. Moreover, the fan filter is
assembled outside of the fan by means of engaging so that the
filter is able to avoid the dust to the internal part of the fan
and be cleaned without tools. Actually, it only needs taking the
filter out and cleaning, then put it back.
Inventors: |
Yeh, Daniel; (Taipei City,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Haverstock & Owens LLP
260 Sheridan Avenue, Suite 420
Palo Alto
CA
94306
US
|
Assignee: |
Ever Case Technology Inc.
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Family ID: |
32714191 |
Appl. No.: |
10/175186 |
Filed: |
June 18, 2002 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
416/246 ;
415/213.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F04D 29/601
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
416/246 ;
415/213.1 |
International
Class: |
F04D 029/64 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Mar 12, 2002 |
CN |
02 2 07651.4 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A mobile fan-fixing device for fixing a fan on a side of a
computer case, comprising: a fan-fixing base having a base side and
fixing said fan thereon; a fan-fixing component having a first
side, a second side fixed to said side of said computer case and a
rotation component, wherein said base side engages with said first
side of said fan-fixing component via said rotation component so
that said fan-fixing base is rotatable around a specific angle with
said rotation component as an axis.
2. The mobile fan-fixing device according to claim 1 wherein said
fan-fixing base further comprises a fan filter and a rubber
ring.
3. The mobile fan-fixing device according to claim 1 wherein said
rotation component comprises an axle.
4. The mobile fan-fixing device according to claim 3 wherein said
axle comprises two symmetrical cylinders respectively disposed on
two sides of said fan-fixing component.
5. The mobile fan-fixing device according to claim 4 wherein said
fan-fixing base further comprises two hooks respectively engaging
with said two symmetrical cylinders to enable said fan-fixing base
to be rotatable around said specific angle with said axle as said
axis.
6. The mobile fan-fixing device according to claim 1 wherein said
fan-fixing component is fixed to said side of said computer case
with a plurality of screws.
7. The mobile fan-fixing device according to claim 1 wherein said
first side of fan-fixing component further comprises a plurality of
hooks for engaging with said fan-fixing base.
8. The mobile fan-fixing device according to claim 1 wherein said
fan-fixing base further comprises a plurality of protruding parts,
and said fan-fixing component further includes a plurality of
recessed parts for engaging with said plurality of protruding
parts.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention provides a fan-fixing device, and more
particularly to a mobile fan-fixing device for fixing a fan on a
side of a computer case.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] When installing the side fan in the computer case, it is
generally to fix the fan to the back or side computer case with
screws. Although using screws can achieve the stable effect, a
great quantity of manpower and material resource are wasted on
fixing the fan. Furthermore, it is necessary to remove the fan
first when disassembling and assembling the motherboard, then other
peripheral device of the computer can be disassembled. Actually, it
is easily bothered for a user and make the operation more complex.
After assembling the motherboard, to reassemble the fan is
necessary and will also make the operation more complex. In
addition, it is also possible that the dropping screws or tools
cause damages of computer components in the process of assembling
and disassembling.
[0003] Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to
provide a mobile fan fixing device side of the computer case for
overcoming the problems described above.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile
fan-fixing device for tying in with the assembly. Since the
fan-fixing device of the present invention is designed to the
mobile form, so it is unnecessary to disassemble the fan base with
tools when assembling the motherboard or other electric products.
Also, the fan is assembled by means of engaging with the fan base
without tools to assemble, disassemble and replace the fan.
Furthermore, the fan filter is engaged with outside of the fan,
which can avoid the dust into the internal part of the fan and be
cleaned without tools. It only needs to take the fan filter out and
clean, then put it back to the fan.
[0005] It is another object of the present invention to provide an
application of mobile fan-fixing device to mount a fan to a side of
a computer case, which includes a fan-fixing base having a base
side and fixing the fan thereon, a fan-fixing component having a
first side, a second side fixed to the side of the computer case
and a rotation component, wherein the base side engages with the
first side of the fan-fixing component via the rotation component
so that the fan-fixing base is rotatable around a specific angle
with the rotation component as an axis.
[0006] Preferably, the fan-fixing device further includes a fan
filter and a rubber ring.
[0007] Preferably, the rotation component is an axle.
[0008] Preferably, the axle includes two symmetrical cylinders
respectively disposed on two sides of the fan-fixing component.
[0009] Preferably, the fan-fixing component further includes two
hooks respectively engaging with the two symmetrical cylinders to
enable the fan-fixing base to be rotatable around the specific
angle with the axle as the axis.
[0010] Preferably, the fan-fixing component is fixed to the side of
the computer case with a plurality of screws.
[0011] Preferably, the first side of fan-fixing component further
includes a plurality of hooks for engaging with the fan-fixing
base.
[0012] Preferably, the fan-fixing base further includes a plurality
of protruding parts, and the fan-fixing component further includes
a plurality of recessed parts for engaging with the plurality of
protruding parts.
[0013] The above objects and advantages of the present invention
will become more readily apparent to those ordinarily skilled in
the art after reviewing the following detailed description and
accompanying drawings, in which:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b) are schematic diagrams showing the
structure of the fan-fixing base and the fan-fixing component
according to a first preferred embodiment of the present
invention;
[0015] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the three-dimensional
composition according to a second preferred embodiment of the
present invention;
[0016] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the mobile fan-fixing
device and motherboard when assembling according to a second
preferred embodiment of the present invention; and
[0017] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the state of
fan-fixing device after assembling the motherboard according to a
second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0018] Referring to FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b), the preferred embodiment
of the present invention which provides a mobile fan-fixing device
for mounting a fan 17 to a side of a computer case (not shown in
FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b)), and enables the fan-fixing device with a
movable component to tie in with the assembly. The fan-fixing
device includes a fan-fixing base 11 having a base side for
mounting the fan 17 thereon, and a fan-fixing component 12 with an
axle 121 thereon having one side for engaging with one side of the
fan-fixing base 11 via the axle 121 so that the fan-fixing base 11
is rotatable around a specific angle with the axle 121 as an axis.
Another side of the fan-fixing component 12 is mounted to the side
of the computer case.
[0019] The assembling processes are described as follows: First,
engage the fan-fixing base 11 and the fan-fixing component 12. The
two cylinders 121 of the fan-fixing component 12 are engaged with
the three-to-fourth circular hooks 111 of the fan-fixing base 11,
and the two hooks 113 of the fan-fixing base 11 are engaging with a
side surface 123 of the fan-fixing component 12 (as shown in FIG.
1(a)). Second, pull the fan-fixing base 11 down, then the
fan-fixing base 11 can rotate around sixty-six degree with the two
cylinders 121 as the axis (as shown in FIG. 1(b)) till a protruding
part 112 of the fan-fixing base is engaging with a recessed part
122 of the fan-fixing component 12.
[0020] As shown in FIG. 2 which is another preferred embodiment of
the fan-fixing device in the present invention. First, engage the
fan-fixing base 21 with the fan-fixing component 22. Then, engage
the fan filter 25, the rubber ring 26 and the fan 27 with the
fan-fixing base 21. At last, mount the fan-fixing device to the
computer case 23 with a plurality of screws 24.
[0021] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the fan-fixing device in
the present invention when assembling and disassembling a
motherboard 31 to a computer case 33. First, pulling a fan-fixing
device 32 to sixty-six degree. Then assemble or disassemble the
motherboard 31.
[0022] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the fan-fixing device 42
pulled to the horizontal position after assembling or disassembling
the motherboard 41 to the computer case 43.
[0023] Since the present invention is designed to be mobile so that
the fan base is disassembled without tools when assembling the
motherboard and other electric products. Moreover, the fan is
engaged with the fan-fixing device, so it is unnecessary to use
tools when assembling, disassembling and replacing the fan. In
addition, because the fan filter is assembled outside of the fan by
means of engaging with the fan-fixing device, the filter is able to
avoid the dust to the internal part of the fan and be cleaned
without tools, it only needs taking the filer out to clean, then
put it back. The present invention is convenient and practical and
certainly hard to come by.
[0024] While the invention has been described in terms of what is
presently considered to be the most practical and preferred
embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention needs not be
limited to the disclosed embodiment. On the contrary, it is
intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements
included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims, which
are to be accorded with the broadest interpretation so as to
encompass all such modifications and similar structures.
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