U.S. patent application number 13/189586 was filed with the patent office on 2012-12-20 for enclosure.
This patent application is currently assigned to HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to XIAO-FENG MA, ZI-XUAN ZHANG.
Application Number | 20120322357 13/189586 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 47336852 |
Filed Date | 2012-12-20 |
United States Patent
Application |
20120322357 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
ZHANG; ZI-XUAN ; et
al. |
December 20, 2012 |
ENCLOSURE
Abstract
An enclosure includes a main body defining an opening, and a
venting apparatus. The venting apparatus includes a first body
defining a number of first vents, and a second body defining a
number of second vents. The first body is fixed to the main body to
cover the opening. The second body is pivotably attached to an
outer surface of the first body. The second body may be rotated
relative to the first body to partly overlap the first vents with
the second vents to adjust the rate or volume of airflow permitted
through a heat-generating device.
Inventors: |
ZHANG; ZI-XUAN; (Shenzhen
City, CN) ; MA; XIAO-FENG; (Shenzhen City,
CN) |
Assignee: |
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO.,
LTD.
Tu-Cheng
TW
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
Shenzhen City
CN
|
Family ID: |
47336852 |
Appl. No.: |
13/189586 |
Filed: |
July 25, 2011 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
454/339 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G06F 1/181 20130101;
G06F 1/20 20130101; H05K 7/20181 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
454/339 |
International
Class: |
F24F 7/00 20060101
F24F007/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jun 15, 2011 |
CN |
201110159798.0 |
Claims
1. An enclosure comprising: a main body defining an opening; and a
venting apparatus comprising a first body defining a plurality of
first vents, and a second body defining a plurality of second
vents; wherein the first body is fixed to the main body to cover
the opening, the second body is pivotably attached to an outer
surface of the first body, the second body is operable to be
rotated relative to the first body.
2. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the first body and the second
body are both circular-plate-shaped.
3. The enclosure of claim 2, wherein the diameter of the first body
is greater than the diameter of the second body.
4. The enclosure of claim 1, further comprising a fastener to
pivotably mount the second body to the first body, wherein the
first body defines a first through hole in a center of the first
body, the second body defines a second through hole in a center of
the second body, the fastener comprising a pole extending through
the first through hole and the second through hole.
5. The enclosure of claim 4, wherein the first body defines a
locking hole at a side of the first through hole, the fastener
further comprises a head formed from one end of the pole adjacent
to the first body, a tab extends from the head to engage in the
locking hole.
6. The enclosure of claim 4, wherein the fastener further comprises
a threaded portion formed an end of the pole adjacent to the second
body, a nut is screwed to the threaded portion.
7. The enclosure of claim 6, wherein a washer and a resilient
member are set around the pole between the second body and the
nut.
8. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the main body comprises a
sidewall, the opening is defined in the sidewall, a plurality of
fixing portions is set on a side of the first body, for fixing the
first body to the sidewall to cover the opening.
9. The enclosure of claim 8, wherein the fixing portions are magnet
or adhesive.
10. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein a plurality of signs are
marked on a side of the outer surface of the first body, an
arrowhead is marked on a side of an outer surface of the second
body, the arrowhead points to one of the signs to indicate the
degree of overlap between the first and second vents.
Description
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Technical Field
[0002] The present disclosure relates to enclosures and, more
particularly, to an enclosure with a vent.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] An electronic device, such as a server or a computer,
usually defines a plurality of vent holes in a sidewall of the
electronic device for heat dissipation. However, the dimensions of
the venting holes are fixed and cannot be adjusted to change the
volume of airflow once the sidewall has been manufactured.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0005] 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.
[0006] FIG. 1 is an assembled, isometric view of an embodiment of
an enclosure, the enclosure includes a venting apparatus.
[0007] FIG. 2 is an exploded, isometric view of FIG. 1.
[0008] FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the venting apparatus of FIG.
2, but viewed from another perspective.
[0009] FIG. 4 is an exploded, isometric view of the venting
apparatus of FIG. 3, the venting apparatus includes a fastener.
[0010] FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the fastener of FIG. 4.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0011] The disclosure, including the accompanying drawings, is
illustrated by way of examples 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.
[0012] Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, an exemplary embodiment of
an enclosure includes a main body 10 and a venting apparatus 20
attached to the main body 10.
[0013] The main body 10 includes a sidewall 12 defining an opening
122.
[0014] Referring to FIG. 3, the venting apparatus 20 is fixed to
the sidewall 12 for covering the opening. The venting apparatus 20
includes a first body 21, a second body 22 pivotably fixed to the
first body 21, and a fastener. The first body 21 and the second
body 22 are both circular-plate-shaped. The first body 21 defines a
plurality of first vents 215. The second body 22 defines a
plurality of second vents 223. The diameter of the first body 21 is
greater than the diameter of the second body 22. The first body 21
further defines a through hole 211 in a center of the first body 21
and two locking holes 213 around the through hole 211. In this
embodiment, the locking holes 213 are same as first vents 215. A
plurality of fixing portions 212 is set on a side of the first body
21, for fixing the first body 21 to the sidewall 12 to cover the
opening. The fixing portions 212 may utilise magnets or adhesive.
In an alternative embodiment, the first body 21 may define a
plurality of fixing holes to fix the first body 21 to the sidewall
12 by screws. A plurality of signs 214 is marked on the side of an
outer surface of the first body 21, facing the second body 22.
[0015] The second body 22 further defines a through hole 221 in a
center of the second body 22. Two opposite handles 222 extend in
from a side of an outer surface of the second body 22, opposite to
the first body 21. An arrowhead 224 is marked on the side of the
outer surface the second body 22.
[0016] The venting apparatus 20 further includes a fastener 23, a
washer 24, a resilient member 25, and a nut 26. In one embodiment,
the resilient member 25 is a coil spring. The fastener 23 is a
flat-headed bolt.
[0017] Referring to FIG. 5, the fastener 23 includes a pole 231, a
head 232 formed on a first end of the pole 231, and a threaded
portion 234 formed on a second end of the pole 231. A plurality of
anti-twist tabs or other protuberances (tabs 233) extend from the
underside of the head 232 and are parallel to the pole 231.
[0018] Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, in assembly, the pole 231
extends through the through holes 211 and 221. The tabs 233 are
inserted in the locking holes 213 of the first body 21 to prevent
the fastener 23 from twisting or revolving in relation to the first
body 21. The washer 24 and the resilient member 25 are positioned
on the pole 231 in that order, thereby the washer 24 distributes
pressure and provides a bearing surface against the outer surface
of the second body 22. The nut 26 is screwed to the threaded
portion 234. Therefore the second body 22 is pivotably connected to
the first body 21.
[0019] In use, the handles 222 are operated to rotate the second
body 22 relative to the first body 21 to misalign the second vents
223 of the second body 22 relative to the first vents 215 of the
first body 21. The first and second vents 215 and 223 can partly
overlap, thereby changing the airflow permitted through the first
and second vents 215 and 223.
[0020] The nuts 26 compresses the resilient member 25 to keep the
second body 22 in firm contact with the first body 21, thus the
second body 22 may be positioned in any position relative to the
first body 21. The arrowhead 224 can indicate the degree of overlap
between the first and second vents 215 and 223.
[0021] It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous
characteristics and advantages of the embodiments have been set
forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the
structure and function of the embodiments, the disclosure is
illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in
matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the
principles of the present disclosure to the full extent indicated
by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended
claims are expressed.
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