U.S. patent application number 13/893328 was filed with the patent office on 2014-01-23 for fan mounting apparatus for heat disspation.
This patent application is currently assigned to HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.. The applicant listed for this patent is Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to ZHAN-YANG LI.
Application Number | 20140023494 13/893328 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 49946689 |
Filed Date | 2014-01-23 |
United States Patent
Application |
20140023494 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
LI; ZHAN-YANG |
January 23, 2014 |
FAN MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR HEAT DISSPATION
Abstract
A fan mounting apparatus includes a chassis, a mounting
enclosure, and a clipping device. A securing slot is defined in the
chassis. The mounting enclosure includes a top cover. The clipping
device includes a mounting member and an operating member. The
mounting member is secured to the mounting enclosure. The operating
member is moveably attached to the mounting member and exposed out
of the mounting enclosure. The operating member includes a hook
extending through the top cover and engaged in the securing slot.
The operating member is moveable in a direction towards the
mounting member, so that the hook is disengaged from the securing
slot.
Inventors: |
LI; ZHAN-YANG; (Shenzhen,
CN) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd. |
New Taipei
Shenzhen |
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TW
CN |
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Assignee: |
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO.,
LTD.
New Taipei
TW
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen
CN
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Family ID: |
49946689 |
Appl. No.: |
13/893328 |
Filed: |
May 13, 2013 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
415/213.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F04D 25/0613 20130101;
F04D 29/601 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
415/213.1 |
International
Class: |
F04D 29/60 20060101
F04D029/60 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jul 18, 2012 |
CN |
2012102484429 |
Claims
1. A fan mounting apparatus comprising: a chassis, and a securing
slot defined in the chassis; a mounting enclosure for receiving a
fan module; the mounting enclosure comprising a top cover; and a
clipping device comprising a mounting member and an operating
member; the mounting member secured to the mounting enclosure, and
the operating member moveably attached to the mounting member; the
operating member comprising a hook; and the hook extending through
the top cover and engaged in the securing slot; wherein the
operating member is moveable in a direction towards the mounting
member to disengage the hook from the securing slot.
2. The fan mounting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mounting
member comprises a receiving portion, the receiving portion
comprises a first connecting panel, the operating member comprises
a resilient arm, and the resilient arm abuts the first connecting
panel.
3. The fan mounting apparatus of claim 2, wherein a cutout is
defined in the first connecting panel, the operating member
comprises a resisting portion, and the resisting portion is
moveably engaged in the cutout.
4. The fan mounting apparatus of claim 3, wherein the mounting
member further comprises a second connecting panel connected to the
first connecting panel and parallel to the resisting portion; and a
first air outlet is defined in the second connecting panel, and a
second air outlet is defined in the resisting portion.
5. The fan mounting apparatus of claim 4, wherein the receiving
portion further comprises a receiving panel substantially
perpendicular to connected to the first connecting panel and the
second connecting panel, the mounting member further comprises a
mounting portion connected to the receiving panel, and the mounting
portion is secured to the top cover.
6. The fan mounting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mounting
enclosure comprises a base, the base comprises a front panel, an
opening is defined in the front panel, and the operating member is
exposed out of the mounting enclosure via the opening.
7. The fan mounting apparatus of claim 6, wherein the top cover
comprises a side panel, the front panel comprises a securing
flange, a gap is defined between the securing flange and the side
panel, and the hook extends out of the side panel via the gap.
8. The fan mounting apparatus of claim 7, wherein the mounting
enclosure further comprises a clasping plate attached to the side
panel, and a mounting slot is defined in the clasping plate and
adapted to receive a securing tab of the fan module.
9. The fan mounting apparatus of claim 7, wherein a receiving
cutout is defined in the side panel, and the securing flange is
located in the receiving cutout.
10. A fan mounting apparatus comprising: a chassis; a securing slot
defined in the chassis; a mounting enclosure for receiving a fan
module; the mounting enclosure comprising a top cover and a front
panel; the top cover comprising a side panel; and a clipping device
comprising a mounting member and an operating member; the mounting
member secured to the mounting enclosure, and the operating member
moveably attached to the mounting member and comprising a resilient
arm and a hook; the resilient arm abutting the mounting member, and
the hook extending through the side panel and engaged in the
securing slot; wherein the operating member is moveable relative to
the mounting member in a direction substantially perpendicular to
the side panel, and the resilient member is deformable to disengage
the hook from the securing slot.
11. The fan mounting apparatus of claim 10, wherein the mounting
member comprises a receiving portion, the receiving portion
comprises a first connecting panel, and the resilient arm abuts the
first connecting panel.
12. The fan mounting apparatus of claim 11, wherein a cutout is
defined in the first connecting panel, the operating member
comprises a resisting portion, and the resisting portion is
moveably engaged in the cutout.
13. The fan mounting apparatus of claim 12, wherein the mounting
member further comprises a second connecting panel connected to the
first connecting panel and parallel to the resisting portion; and a
first air outlet is defined in the second connecting panel, and a
second air outlet is defined in the resisting portion.
14. The fan mounting apparatus of claim 13, wherein the receiving
portion further comprises a receiving panel connected to the first
connecting panel and the second connecting panel, and the mounting
member further comprises a mounting portion connected to the
receiving panel, and the mounting portion is secured to the top
cover.
15. The fan mounting apparatus of claim 10, wherein an opening is
defined in the front panel, and the operating member is exposed out
of the mounting enclosure via the opening.
16. The fan mounting apparatus of claim 15, wherein the front panel
comprises a securing flange, a gap is defined between the securing
flange and the side panel, and the hook extends out of the side
panel via the gap.
17. The fan mounting apparatus of claim 16, wherein the mounting
enclosure further comprises a clasping plate attached to the side
panel, and a mounting slot is defined in the clasping plate and
adapted to receive a securing tab of the fan module.
18. The fan mounting apparatus of claim 16, wherein a receiving
cutout is defined in the side panel, and the securing flange is
located in the receiving cutout to define the gap.
19. The fan mounting apparatus of claim 10, wherein the resilient
arm is arcuate.
Description
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Technical Field
[0002] The present disclosure relates to fan mounting apparatuses,
more particularly to a fan mounting apparatus for a computer
system.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] In a working computer system, a large amount of heat may be
generated from electrical elements of the computer system. A fan is
often used as a conventional means to dissipate the heat out of the
computer system. Typically, a bracket is provided for receiving a
fan, and a plurality of screws may be used to install the fan to
the bracket. However, in such a configuration, assembling and
disassembling of the fan may be inconvenient. Therefore, there is
room in the art for improvement.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0005] Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood
with references 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
embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals
designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
[0006] FIG. 1 is an exploded, isometric view of a fan mounting
apparatus in accordance with an embodiment.
[0007] FIG. 2 is similar to FIG. 1, and viewed from a different
aspect.
[0008] FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a circled portion III of FIG.
1.
[0009] FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a circled portion IV of FIG.
1.
[0010] FIG. 5 is an assembled view of a clipping device of FIG.
4.
[0011] FIG. 6 is an exploded, isometric view of the fan mounting
apparatus and a chassis in accordance with an embodiment.
[0012] FIG. 7 is an assembled view of the fan mounting apparatus
and the chassis of FIG. 7.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0013] The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by
way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in
which like references indicate similar elements. 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.
[0014] FIGS. 1 and 2 show a mounting apparatus in accordance with
an embodiment. The mounting apparatus comprises a mounting
enclosure 1 and two clipping devices 500 secured to the mounting
enclosure 1. FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 show that the mounting apparatus is
used to secure a fan module 300 to a chassis 600. Four securing
tabs 311 are located on the fan module 300. The chassis 600
comprises a bottom plate 610 and two side plates 620 located on the
bottom plate 610. Two securing slots 621 are defined in each of the
two side plates 620.
[0015] The mounting enclosure 1 comprises a top cover 100, two
clasping plates 200, and a base 400. The top cover 100 comprises a
top panel 110 and two side panels 120 extending downwards from two
opposite edges of the top panel 110. Two pairs of first through
holes 111, each pair adjacent to each of the two side panels 120,
are defined in the top panel 110. A second through hole 112 is
defined in the top panel 110 adjacent a front edge of the top panel
110. Two positioning holes 121 are defined in a bottom of each of
the two side panels 120 at two opposite ends, and a receiving
cutout 123 is defined in a front edge of each side panel 120.
[0016] Two protrusions 210 extend from each of the two clasping
plates 200. A securing hole 211, corresponding to the first through
hole 111, is defined in each of the two protrusions 210. Two
mounting slots 220 are defined in each clasping plate 200.
[0017] The base 400 comprises a bottom panel 410, a front panel 420
extending from a front edge of the bottom panel 410, and two
securing panels 430 extending from two opposite side edges of the
bottom panel 410. Two mounting holes 411 are defined in the bottom
panel 410. Two securing flanges 421 extend inward from two opposite
sides of the front panel 420. Two openings 422, adjacent to each of
the two securing flanges 421, are defined in the front panel 420. A
plurality of ventilation holes 423 is defined in the front panel
420. A fastening hole 424 and two fixing holes 425 are defined in a
top end of the front panel 420. The fastening hole 424 is located
between the two fixing holes 425. A hole 431 is defined in each
securing panel 430.
[0018] FIGS. 3-4 show that each of the two clipping devices 500
comprises a mounting member 510 and an operating member 520. The
mounting member 510 comprises a receiving portion 511 and two
mounting portions 512, connected to the receiving portion 511. The
receiving portion 511 comprises two parallel receiving panels 5110,
a first connecting panel 5112, and a second connecting panel 5113.
The two receiving panels 5110, the first connecting panel 5112 and
the second connecting panel 5113 cooperatively define a receiving
space 513. A cutout 5114 is defined in the first connecting panel
5112. Two flanges 5111 extend from opposite edges of the second
connecting panel 5113 and secured to the two receiving panels 5110.
A plurality of first air outlets 5115 is defined in the second
connecting panel 5113. In one embodiment, the first connecting
panel 5112 is substantially perpendicular to the two receiving
panels 5110 and the second connecting panel 5113, and the second
connecting panel 5113 is substantially perpendicular to the two
receiving panels 5110. Each of the two mounting portions 512
comprises a retaining portion 5121 and a connecting portion 5122
connected to the retaining portion 5121 and the receiving panel
5110. In one embodiment, the connecting portion 5122 is
substantially perpendicular to the retaining portion 5121 and the
receiving panel 5110. A first retaining hole 5124 is defined in the
retaining portion 5121 of one of the two mounting portions 512, and
a second retaining hole 5125 is defined in the retaining portion
5121 of another mounting portion 512.
[0019] The operating member 520 comprises a concave portion 521, a
resisting portion 523 extending from the concave portion 521, and
two resilient arms 524. A plurality of second air outlets 5231 is
defined in the resisting portion 523. Two hooks 522 are located on
the operating member 520 and away from the concave portion 521. In
one embodiment, each of the two resilient arms 524 is arcuate.
[0020] FIGS. 1-5 shows that in assembly, the operating member 520
is received in the receiving space 513, and the resisting portion
523 is engaged in the cutout 5114, and the two resilient arms 524
abut against the first connecting panel. Thus, the operating member
520 is secured to the mounting member 510. The first retaining
holes 5124 are aligned with the mounting holes 411, and the second
retaining holes 5125 are aligned with the fixing holes 425. Four
first fixing members 800 are engaged with the first retaining holes
5124 and the mounting holes 411 and engaged with the second
retaining holes 5125 and the fixing holes 425. Therefore, the two
clipping devices 500 are secured to the base 400, and the two
concave portions 521 are engaged in the two openings 422.
[0021] The two clasping plates 200 abut the two opposite sides of
the fan module 300. The securing tabs 311 are engaged in the
mounting slots 220, and the two clasping plates 200 are mounted to
the fan module 300. The fan module 300 and the two clasping plates
200 are together placed in the base 400. The top cover 100 is
covered on the fan module 300 and the two clasping plates 200, and
the two securing flanges 421 are received in the receiving cutout
123, and two gaps 10 (shown in FIG. 6) are defined between the
securing flange 421 and the side panel 120. The hooks 522 extend
outside of top cover 100 via the gaps 10. The first through holes
111 are aligned with the securing holes 211, the second through
hole 112 is aligned with the fastening hole 424, and the
positioning holes 121 are aligned with the holes 431. Four second
fixing members 810 are engaged in the first through holes 111 and
the securing holes 211. Five third fixing members 820 are engaged
in the second through hole 112 and the fastening hole 424 and
engaged in the positioning hole 121 and the holes 431. Therefore,
the top cover 100 is secured to the base 400.
[0022] FIGS. 6-7 shows that the mounting apparatus and the fan
module 300 are located between the two side plates 620 and slid
into the chassis 600. The resilient arms 524 are resiliently
deformed when the hooks 522 are pressed by the side plates 620.
When the hooks 522 are aligned with the securing slots 621, the
resilient arms 524 are released and rebound to engage the hooks 522
into the securing slots 621. Thus, the mounting apparatus and the
fan module 300 is secured to the chassis 600.
[0023] In disassembly, the concave portion 521 is operated to move
towards the receiving space 513, the resilient arms 524 is deformed
by the first connecting panel 5112. The resisting portion 523 is
moved in the cutout 5114, the hooks 522 are disengaged from the
securing slots 621, so that the base 400 with the fan module 300 is
slid out of the chassis 600.
[0024] It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous
characteristics and advantages have been set forth in the foregoing
description of embodiments, together with details of the structures
and functions 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
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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