U.S. patent application number 13/450505 was filed with the patent office on 2013-10-03 for mounting device for fan.
This patent application is currently assigned to HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.. The applicant listed for this patent is ZHENG-HENG SUN. Invention is credited to ZHENG-HENG SUN.
Application Number | 20130259676 13/450505 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 49235283 |
Filed Date | 2013-10-03 |
United States Patent
Application |
20130259676 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
SUN; ZHENG-HENG |
October 3, 2013 |
MOUNTING DEVICE FOR FAN
Abstract
A mounting device for fixing a fan having a main body and two
opposite boards includes a base board and two blocks to be mounted
on opposite sides of the main body. The base board forms two rods.
Each block defines a fixing hole in which a corresponding one of
the rods is engaged.
Inventors: |
SUN; ZHENG-HENG; (Tu-Cheng,
TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
SUN; ZHENG-HENG |
Tu-Cheng |
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TW |
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Assignee: |
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO.,
LTD.
Tu-Cheng
TW
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Family ID: |
49235283 |
Appl. No.: |
13/450505 |
Filed: |
April 19, 2012 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
415/213.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G06F 1/20 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
415/213.1 |
International
Class: |
F04D 29/64 20060101
F04D029/64 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Mar 28, 2012 |
CN |
201210085944.4 |
Claims
1. A mounting device for mounting a fan having a main body and two
opposite boards connected to opposite ends of the main body,
comprising: two blocks to be mounted to opposite sides of a bottom
of the main body of the fan; each block defining a fixing hole; and
a base board forming two rods to be engaged in the fixing holes of
the corresponding blocks.
2. The mounting device of claim 1, wherein each block is sandwiched
between the boards, two protrusions extend out from opposite ends
of each block to be engaged in the boards of the fan.
3. The mounting device of claim 2, wherein a guiding surface
slantingly extends down from a top of each protrusion toward a
distal end of the protrusion.
4. The mounting device of claim 1, wherein each block has a
substantially triangular cross-section, and comprises a bottom
wall, a sidewall perpendicularly extending up from a first side of
the bottom wall, and a concave surface connected between a top side
of the sidewall and a second side of the bottom wall opposite to
the first side, each concave surface contacts the main body of the
fan, the fixing hole of each block extends through the bottom wall
and the concave surface.
5. The mounting device of claim 4, wherein two slots are defined in
each block at opposite sides of the fixing hole, each slot extends
through the bottom wall, a lower portion of the concave surface,
and the sidewall, thereby, the block forming two deformable
cantilevers at opposite ends and divided by the slots.
6. An assembly, comprising: a base board forming two rods; a fan
comprising a main body and two boards perpendicularly connected to
opposite ends of the main body; and two blocks mounted to opposite
sides of a bottom of the main body of the fan, and sandwiched
between the boards; each block defining a fixing hole fitting about
a corresponding rod.
7. The assembly of claim 6, wherein two protrusions extend out from
opposite ends of each block to be engaged in the corresponding
boards of the fan.
8. The assembly of claim 7, wherein a guiding surface slantingly
extends down from a top of each protrusion toward a distal end of
the protrusion.
9. The assembly of claim 6, wherein each block has a substantially
triangular cross-section, and comprises a bottom wall, a sidewall
perpendicularly extending up from a first side of the bottom wall,
and a concave surface connected between a top side of the sidewall
and a second side of the bottom wall opposite to the first side,
each concave surface contacts the main body of the fan, the fixing
hole of each block extends through the bottom wall and the concave
surface.
10. The assembly of claim 9, wherein two slots are defined in each
block at opposite sides of the fixing hole, each slot extends
through the bottom wall, a lower portion of the concave surface,
and the sidewall, thereby, the block forming two deformable
cantilevers at opposite ends and divided by the slots.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] Relevant subject matter is disclosed in the pending U.S.
patent applications, all titled "MOUNTING DEVICE FOR FAN",
respectively filed on Apr. 2, 2012, with the application Ser. No.
13/437,025, filed on Apr. 12, 2012, with the application Ser. No.
13/444,875, filed on Apr. 13, 2012, with the application Ser. No.
13/445,940, and on Apr. 17, 2012, with the application Ser. No.
13/448,425, which are assigned to the same assignee as this patent
application.
BACKGROUND
[0002] 1. Technical Field
[0003] The present disclosure relates to a device for mounting
fans.
[0004] 2. Description of Related Art
[0005] Many electronic devices use fans to cool internal
components. The fans may be mounted to a rack by a plurality of
screws, and then is mounted in an electronic device together with
the rack, which adds to the cost of the rack.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0006] 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.
[0007] FIG. 1 is an exploded, isometric view of an exemplary
embodiment of a mounting device, together with a plurality of fans,
wherein the mounting device includes two blocks.
[0008] FIG. 2 is inverted view showing the blocks mounted to one of
the fans.
[0009] FIG. 3 is an assembled, isometric view of the mounting
device and the fans of FIG. 1.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0010] 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.
[0011] FIG. 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of a mounting device
for fixing a plurality of fans 10. The mounting device includes a
base board 20 and a plurality of blocks 30.
[0012] Each fan 10 includes a hollow and substantially rectangular
main body 11 and two spaced boards 12 connected to opposite ends of
the main body 11. The main body 11 defines a depressed portion 110
in each of two lower sides. Each board 12 defines two corner holes
120 in a lower portion of the board 12.
[0013] The base board 20 forms a plurality of rods 22. Each rod 22
has a tapered distal end.
[0014] Each block 30 has a substantially triangular cross-section,
and includes a bottom wall 32, a sidewall 34 substantially
perpendicularly extending up from a first side of the bottom wall
32, two end walls 38 substantially perpendicularly extending up
from opposite ends of the bottom wall 32, a concave surface 36
connected between a top side of the sidewall 34 and a second side
of the bottom wall 32 opposite to the first side. The concave
surface 36 is also connected to the end walls 38. A protrusion 380
extends out from each of the end walls 38. A guiding surface 382
slantingly extends from a top of each protrusion 380 toward a
distal end of the protrusion 380. A fixing hole 300 is defined in
the block 30 and extends through the bottom wall 32 and an upper
portion of the concave surface 36. Two slots 302 are defined in the
block 30, at opposite sides of the fixing hole 300, each slot 302
extends through the bottom wall 32, the sidewall 34, and a lower
portion of the concave surface 36. Therefore, the block 30 has two
deformable cantilevers 304 divided by the slots 302 and formed at
opposite ends of the block 30.
[0015] Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, in mounting each fan 10 to the
base board 20, two blocks 30 are aligned with and moved toward the
corresponding depressed portions 110 of the fan 10. The guiding
surfaces 382 abut against bottoms of the corresponding boards 12 to
deform the cantilevers 304 toward each other. The distal end
surfaces of the protrusions 380 slidably abut against inner
surfaces of the corresponding boards 12, until the protrusions 380
align with the corresponding corner holes 120. The cantilevers 304
are restored to push the protrusions 380 to engage in the
corresponding corner holes 120. Therefore, the blocks 30 are
received in the corresponding depressed portions 110, and are
sandwiched between the boards 12. The concave surfaces 36 are
contacted with the bottom walls of the corresponding depressed
portions 112.
[0016] The fixing holes 300 firmly fit about the corresponding rods
22, thereby fixing the fan 10 to the base board 20.
[0017] In uninstalling one of the fans 10, the fan 10 is moved away
from the base board 20 to disengage the rods 22 from the
corresponding fixing holes 300. The cantilevers 304 of each block
30 are deformed toward each other, to disengage the protrusions 380
from the corresponding corner holes 120. Therefore, the block 30
can be easily removed from the fan 10.
[0018] 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.
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