US20130259675A1 - Mounting device for fan - Google Patents
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- H05K7/00—Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus
- H05K7/20—Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating
- H05K7/20009—Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating using a gaseous coolant in electronic enclosures
- H05K7/20136—Forced ventilation, e.g. by fans
- H05K7/20172—Fan mounting or fan specifications
Abstract
A mounting device for a fan includes a bottom wall and a base for supporting the fan. The bottom wall forms two rods. The base includes a plate and two fixing pieces extending out from opposite sides of the plate. Each fixing piece defines a fixing hole through which a corresponding one of the rods extends.
Description
- Relevant subject matter is disclosed in a pending U.S. patent application, titled “MOUNTING DEVICE FOR FAN”, filed on Apr. 2, 2012, with the application Ser. No. 13/437,025, which is assigned to the same assignee as this patent application.
- 1. Technical Field
- The present disclosure relates to a device for mounting fans, and a fan assembly using such a device.
- 2. Description of Related Art
- Large electronic devices use fans to cool electronic components. A fan is often mounted in the electronic device by a plurality of screws, which makes it difficult and time-consuming to replace or remove the fan for repair.
- 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.
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FIG. 1 is a partially exploded, isometric view of an exemplary embodiment of a mounting device, together with a plurality of fans. -
FIG. 2 is a partially assembled view of the mounting device and the fans ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is an assembled, isometric view of the mounting device and the fans ofFIG. 1 . - 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.
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FIG. 1 , an exemplary embodiment of a mounting device for mounting a plurality offans 50 includes abottom wall 10, a plurality ofbases 20, and a plurality offasteners 30. - Each
fan 50 includes two spacedboards 52. Eachboard 52 defines twocorner holes 54 in a lower portion. - The
bottom wall 10 forms a plurality of pairs ofrods 100 each having a tapered top end. - Each
base 20 includes arectangular plate 22, twofirst protrusions 24 extending up from a front side of theplate 22, twosecond protrusions 26 extending up from a rear side of theplate 22, and twofixing pieces 28 extending out from the front and rear sides of theplate 26. Eachfirst protrusion 24 defines a throughhole 240. Eachsecond protrusion 26 defines a threadedhole 262. Eachfixing piece 28 defines afixing hole 280 extending through a top surface and a bottom surface of thefixing piece 28. - Referring to
FIGS. 2 and 3 , in assembling eachfan 10 to acorresponding base 20, theboards 52 are perpendicularly supported on theplate 22. The lower portion of one of theboards 52 abuts against inner surfaces of thefirst protrusions 24, and thecorner holes 54 are aligned with the corresponding throughholes 240. The lower portion of theother board 52 abuts against inner surfaces of thesecond protrusions 26, and thecorner holes 54 are aligned with the corresponding threadedholes 262. Twofasteners 30 extend through the corresponding throughholes 240 and thecorresponding corner holes 54, to engage in the corresponding threadedholes 262. Therefore, thefan 10 is fixed on thebase 20. - The
base 20 together with thefan 10 is then put on thebottom wall 10. Thefixing holes 280 tightly fit about two corresponding rods 12, to mount thebase 20 together with thefan 50 to thebottom wall 10. - 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.
Claims (4)
1. A mounting device for mounting a fan having two opposite boards, comprising:
a base comprising a plate for supporting the fan, and two fixing pieces extending from opposite sides of the plate, each fixing piece defining a fixing hole; and
a bottom wall forming two rods each engaged in a corresponding one of the fixing holes.
2. The mounting device of claim 1 , further comprising two fasteners, wherein two first protrusions extend up from a first side of the plate, two second protrusions extend up from a second side of the plate, opposite to the first side, each first protrusion defines a through hole, each second protrusion defines a threaded hole, the fasteners extend through the corresponding through holes and the boards of the fan to engage in the corresponding threaded holes.
3. A fan assembly, comprising:
a fan comprising two opposite boards;
a base comprising a plate supporting the fan, and two fixing pieces extending from opposite sides of the plate, each fixing piece defining a fixing hole; and
a bottom wall forming two rods each engaged in a corresponding one of the fixing holes.
4. The fan assembly of claim 3 , further comprising two fasteners, wherein two first protrusions extend up from a first side of the plate, two second protrusions extend up from a second side of the plate, opposite to the first side, each first protrusion defines a through hole, each second protrusion defines a threaded hole, the fasteners extend through the corresponding through holes and the boards of the fan to engage in the corresponding threaded holes.
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Owner name: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., TAIWAN Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:SUN, ZHENG-HENG;REEL/FRAME:028031/0649 Effective date: 20120409 |
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