CN114025561A

CN114025561A - Electronic device

Info

Publication number: CN114025561A
Application number: CN202111249763.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张保国; 许传松; 陈振宏; 陈步林
Original assignee: Hefei Lianbao Information Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hefei Lianbao Information Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-10-26
Filing date: 2021-10-26
Publication date: 2022-02-08
Also published as: CN116133320A

Abstract

The utility model provides an electronic equipment, including mainboard and fan, be provided with fan mounting hole and conductive contact piece on the mainboard, the fan includes casing and flabellum, is provided with the connector on the casing, and the connector is including conductive elastic sheet, and the flabellum has the wire of being connected with conductive elastic sheet electricity, and the installation of casing is injectd into the fan mounting hole along fan mounting hole axis direction, and when the casing installation target in place, conductive elastic sheet with conductive contact piece contact. This is disclosed through set up shell fragment formula connector on fan housing, sets up conductive contact piece on the mainboard and be used for contacting with shell fragment formula connector, and during the equipment fan, accessible manipulator snatchs the fan mounting hole on the fan puts into the mainboard so that conductive contact piece and conductive elastic piece contact to can realize automatic equipment, the equipment mode is simple, and automatic yield also has very big improvement, can also save the cost greatly.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of electronic devices, and in particular, to an electronic device.

Background

In recent years, electronic devices have been developed day by day, and with the development of the times, applications of electronic devices are found everywhere, especially computers are taken as the most important, and computers have various executing and calculating functions and can meet the requirements of people. For example, personal computers have functions of entertainment, document processing, image playing and the like in family life, industrial computers provide services of control, supervision, operation and the like for factory operation, and vehicle computers provide functions of multimedia entertainment for drivers and passengers and instant information receiving, and the computers become indispensable electronic equipment for human social life as a whole.

Furthermore, as the requirement of computer specifications is increasing, the heat dissipation inside the computer casing is also receiving more and more attention, and most of the heat dissipation inside the computer casing is to discharge the heat energy accumulated in the computer casing to the outside through a fan. The traditional fan connection mode is wire-to-board (WTB for short), the assembly mode is plug-in type, the assembly is difficult, if the assembly deviates, the fan is easy to damage, and the automatic assembly can not be realized.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the present disclosure provides an electronic device, which includes:

an electronic device comprises a mainboard and a fan, wherein a fan mounting hole and a conductive contact piece are arranged on the mainboard; the fan comprises a shell and fan blades, wherein a connector is arranged on the shell and comprises a conductive elastic sheet, and the fan blades are provided with leads electrically connected with the conductive elastic sheet; the installation of the shell is limited to be placed into the fan installation hole along the axial direction of the fan installation hole, and when the shell is installed in place, the conductive elastic sheet is contacted with the conductive contact sheet.

Optionally, the housing includes a side housing and a bottom housing, the side housing and the bottom housing enclose a receiving cavity, the fan blades are disposed in the receiving cavity, the side housing extends out of the receiving cavity to form a mounting block, and the connector is disposed on the mounting block.

Optionally, the connector further includes a seat body for clamping the conductive elastic sheet, and the seat body is detachably connected to the mounting block.

Optionally, the mounting block includes a first block body opposite to the main board, two sides of the first block body are connected with a second block body, the first block body and the second block body enclose and close to form a mounting groove, and the seat body is clamped in the mounting groove through a clamping structure.

Optionally, a third block extends outwards from the second block towards the outside of the mounting groove, and the third block is fixedly connected with the main board through a fastener.

Optionally, the first block has a far end surface far away from the main board, the wire has a connection section, and an accommodation groove for accommodating the connection section is provided on the far end surface.

Optionally, the connecting section has a bridging portion extending out of the connecting groove, the base has a top end face far away from the main board, the conductive elastic sheet has a bridging portion bridging on the top end face, and the bridging portion is connected with the bridging portion in a welding manner.

Optionally, the base further has a bottom end surface, the bottom end surface is opposite to the motherboard when the housing is mounted in place, a first clamping groove is disposed between the bottom end surface and the top end surface, a second clamping groove communicated with the first clamping groove extends from the bottom end surface toward the top end surface, and the conductive elastic piece further has a first elastic body portion clamped in the first clamping groove and a second elastic body portion clamped in the second clamping groove.

Optionally, the second elastic portion protrudes toward the main board to form a bent portion, and when the housing is mounted in place, the bent portion is in contact with the conductive contact.

Optionally, a third projectile portion extends from the first projectile portion in the direction of the top end surface, and the first projectile portion is connected with the setting portion through the third projectile portion.

The present disclosure has the following beneficial effects: through being provided with shell fragment formula connector on fan housing, set up conductive contact on the mainboard and be used for contacting with shell fragment formula connector, during the equipment fan, accessible manipulator snatchs the fan mounting hole on the fan puts into the mainboard so that conductive contact and conductive elastic sheet contact to can realize automatic equipment, the equipment mode is simple, and automatic yield also has very big improvement, can also save the cost greatly.

Advantages and features of the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The following drawings of the present disclosure are included to provide an understanding of the present disclosure. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure. In the drawings, there is shown in the drawings,

FIG. 1 is a partially schematic illustration of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a partial schematic view of the motherboard of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view (viewed from a direction) of the fan of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view (viewed from another direction) of the fan of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a side casing of the fan of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the fan lead and connector of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a structural view of the seat body in FIG. 6;

fig. 8 is a structural diagram of the conductive elastic sheet in fig. 6.

The reference numbers in the figures illustrate: 10. a main board; 11. a fan mounting hole; 12. a conductive contact; 13. a locking hole; 20. a fan; 21. a housing; 211. a side housing; 212. a bottom housing; 213. an accommodating cavity; 214. mounting blocks; 2141. a first block; 21411. a distal end face; 21412. a containing groove; 2142. a second block; 21421. a projection; 2143. mounting grooves; 2144. a third block body; 21441. mounting holes; 215. a protruding mounting portion; 216. a top housing; 22. a fan blade; 221. a wire; 2211. a connecting section; 22111. a lap joint section; 23. a connector; 231. a conductive spring plate; 2311. a setting part; 2312. a first projectile portion; 2313. a second projectile portion; 2314. a bending section; 2315. a third projectile portion; 232. a base body; 2321. a top end face; 2322. a bottom end face; 2323. a first card slot; 2324. a second card slot; 2325. a side surface; 2326. a clamping groove.

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous details are provided to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure. One skilled in the art, however, will understand that the following description merely illustrates alternative embodiments of the disclosure and that the disclosure may be practiced without one or more of these details. In addition, some features that are well known in the art have not been described in detail to avoid obscuring the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 1, the electronic device of the present disclosure includes a main board 10 and a fan 20, and the electronic device may be a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a kiosk, etc., which are not listed here, but it is understood that the electronic device of the present disclosure is not limited to the specific electronic devices described above.

As shown in fig. 2, the main board 10 is provided with a fan mounting hole 11 and a conductive contact 12, the conductive contact 12 may be a structure similar to a golden finger, and the main board 10 may further be provided with a locking hole 13 according to the mounting requirement, wherein the locking hole 13 is used for fixedly connecting the fan 20 and the main board 10.

As shown in fig. 3, 4 and 6, the fan 20 includes a housing 21 and blades 22, the housing 21 is provided with a connector 23, and the connector 23 includes a conductive elastic sheet 231, it should be understood that the conductive elastic sheet 231 has elasticity and can be elastically deformed when being subjected to an external force, and can be restored to a natural state when the external force is removed. The fan blades 22 have leads 221 for electrically connecting with the conductive elastic pieces 231, the installation of the housing 21 is limited to be placed into the fan installation hole 11 along the axial direction of the fan installation hole 11, and when the housing 21 is installed in place, the conductive elastic pieces 231 contact with the conductive contact pieces 12, so as to electrically connect the fan 20 with the main board 10. Through set up shell fragment formula connector 23 on fan 20's casing 21, and set up conductive contact 12 on mainboard 10 and be used for contacting with shell fragment formula connector 23, when equipment fan 20 is on mainboard 10, accessible manipulator snatchs fan 20 and puts into fan mounting hole 11 on mainboard 10 so that conductive contact 12 and conductive elastic sheet 231 contact, thereby can realize automatic equipment, the assembly methods is simple, automatic yield also has very big improvement, can also save the cost greatly.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the housing 21 includes a side housing 211 and a bottom housing 212, the side housing 211 and the bottom housing 212 enclose to form an accommodating cavity 213, the fan blade 22 is disposed in the accommodating cavity 213, an upper opening of the accommodating cavity 213 is provided, the side housing 211 may further be connected to a top housing 216, and the top housing 216 partially covers the upper opening of the accommodating cavity 213 to reduce dust entering the accommodating cavity 213. The side housing 211 extends out of the receiving cavity 213 and is provided with a mounting block 214, as shown in fig. 5, the mounting block 214 may be an integral structure with the side housing 211, the connector 23 is disposed on the mounting block 214, such that the connector 23 does not occupy the mounting space of the fan blade 22, and the connector 23 is directly disposed on the mounting block 214, so that the conductive contact 12 and the conductive elastic piece 231 can be more easily contacted to form an electrical connection between the fan blade 22 and the motherboard 10 when the manipulator grabbing fan 20 is placed in the fan mounting hole 11 of the motherboard 10.

Referring to fig. 5 to 8, the connector 23 includes a seat 232 for engaging the conductive elastic piece 231, in addition to the conductive elastic piece 231, and the seat 232 is detachably connected to the mounting block 214. In this way, the connector 23 is detachably assembled to the mounting block 214 of the fan 20 as a separate component, so that the fan module can be applied to different fan modules and is easy to operate.

Specifically, the mounting block 214 includes a first block 2141 opposite to the main board 10, two sides of the first block 2141 are connected to second blocks 2142, the first block 2141 and the two second blocks 2142 enclose and form a mounting groove 2143, and the seat body 232 is clamped in the mounting groove 2143 by a clamping structure. The engaging structure includes a protrusion 21421 and a locking groove 2326, the protrusion 21421 is disposed on the inner side of the second block 2142, and the locking groove 2326 is disposed on the seat 232; in an embodiment not shown, the protrusion 21421 is disposed on the seat body 232, and the catching groove 2326 is disposed on the inner side of the second block 2142, where it should be noted that "inner side" refers to a side of the second block 2142 facing the mounting groove 2143. Due to the arrangement of the clamping structure, the connector 23 can be conveniently and detachably assembled on the mounting block 214 of the fan 20.

In order to ensure the contact reliability between the conductive contacts 12 and the conductive elastic pieces 231, the second block 2142 has a third block 2144 extending outward toward the outside of the mounting groove 2143, the third block 2144 is fixedly connected to the main board 10 by a fastener such as a screw or a bolt, the third block 2144 has a mounting hole 21441, the mounting hole 21441 corresponds to the locking hole 13 of the main board 10, and the fastener passes through the mounting hole 21441 and the locking hole 13 to lock the fan 20 to the main board 10. It should be noted that, although in the embodiment shown in fig. 5, the third block 2144 extends from only the left second block 2142, in an embodiment not shown, the third block 2144 may also extend from the right second block 2142, so as to further ensure the reliability of the contact between the conductive contact 12 and the conductive elastic piece 231. In addition, in order to ensure the connection stability between the fan 20 and the main board 10, a protruding mounting portion 215 may be further disposed on the side case 211, and the protruding mounting portion 215 may also be fixedly connected to the main board 10 by a fastener such as a screw, a bolt, or the like.

In order to facilitate connection between the conductive wire 221 and the conductive elastic piece 231, the first block 2141 has a distal end surface 21411 away from the main board 10, the conductive wire 221 has a connecting section 2211, and the distal end surface 21411 is provided with a receiving groove 21412 for receiving the connecting section 2211.

As shown in fig. 7, the seat body 232 has a top end surface 2321, a bottom end surface 2322 and a side surface 2325, the top end surface 2321 is farther away from the main board 10 than the bottom end surface 2322, the bottom end surface 2322 is opposite to the main board 10 when the housing 21 is mounted in place, a first engaging groove 2323 is disposed between the bottom end surface 2322 and the top end surface 2321, a second engaging groove 2324 communicated with the first engaging groove 2323 extends from the bottom end surface 2322 towards the top end surface 2321, and the engaging groove 2326 is disposed on the side surface 2325.

As shown in fig. 8, the conductive elastic piece 231 includes a mounting portion 2311, a first elastic body 2312, a second elastic body 2313, a bending portion 2314 and a third elastic body 2315, the third elastic body 2315 extends from one end of the first elastic body 2312 in the direction of the top end surface 2321, the first elastic body 2312 is connected to the mounting portion 2311 through the third elastic body 2315, the second elastic body 2313 extends from the other end of the first elastic body 2312 in the direction of the bottom end surface 2322, and the bending portion 2314 protrudes from one end of the second elastic body 2313 away from the first elastic body 2312 in the direction of the main board 10 and is folded back.

Referring again to fig. 6, the connecting segment 2211 has a connecting portion 22111 extending out of the connecting slot, the mounting portion 2311 of the conductive elastic piece 231 is mounted on the top end surface 2321, and the connecting portion 22111 is welded to the mounting portion 2311, so that the connector 23 is more suitable for different fan 20 modules. The first elastic body 2312 is clamped in the first clamping groove 2323, and the second elastic body 2313 is clamped in the second clamping groove 2324, so that the conductive elastic piece 231 can be conveniently clamped. Based on the arrangement of the bending portion 2314, when the housing 21 is mounted in place, the bending portion 2314 contacts the conductive contact 12, thereby facilitating the contact connection with the conductive contact 12. Based on the arrangement of the third elastic body 2315, the conductive elastic piece 231 can be stably arranged on the seat body 232.

In the description of the present disclosure, it is to be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the directional terms "left" and "right" is generally based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for convenience of describing the present disclosure and simplifying the description, and in the case of not making a reverse explanation, these directional terms do not indicate and imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore, should not be taken as limiting the scope of the present disclosure; the terms "inner" and "outer" refer to the interior and exterior relative to the contours of the components themselves.

Spatially relative terms, such as "above … …," "above … …," "above … …," "above," and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe the spatial relationship of one or more components or features shown in the figures to other components or features. It is to be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass not only the orientation of the component as depicted in the figures, but also different orientations of the component in use or operation. For example, if an element in the drawings is turned over in its entirety, the articles "over" or "on" other elements or features will include the articles "under" or "beneath" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term "above … …" can include both an orientation of "above … …" and "below … …". Further, these components or features may also be positioned at various other angles (e.g., rotated 90 degrees or other angles), all of which are intended to be encompassed herein.

It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments according to the present disclosure. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and it should be understood that when the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or combinations thereof, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of the present disclosure and in the above-described drawings are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used is interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the disclosure described herein are capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein.

The present disclosure has been illustrated by the above-described embodiments, but it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the present disclosure to the described embodiments. Furthermore, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described above, and that many variations and modifications may be made in light of the teaching of the present disclosure, all of which fall within the scope of the claimed disclosure. The scope of the disclosure is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising a main board and a fan, characterized in that:

the main board is provided with a fan mounting hole and a conductive contact piece;

the fan comprises a shell and fan blades, wherein a connector is arranged on the shell and comprises a conductive elastic sheet, and the fan blades are provided with leads electrically connected with the conductive elastic sheet;

the installation of the shell is limited to be placed into the fan installation hole along the axial direction of the fan installation hole, and when the shell is installed in place, the conductive elastic sheet is contacted with the conductive contact sheet.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein said housing comprises a side housing and a bottom housing, said side housing and said bottom housing enclosing a receiving cavity, said fan blade being disposed in said receiving cavity, said side housing extending out of said receiving cavity and having a mounting block, said connector being disposed on said mounting block.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the connector further comprises a base for engaging the conductive clip, and the base is detachably connected to the mounting block.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the mounting block comprises a first block body opposite to the main board, two sides of the first block body are connected with second block bodies, the first block body and the second block body enclose to form a mounting groove, and the seat body is clamped in the mounting groove through a clamping structure.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein a third block extends from the second block towards the outside of the mounting groove, and the third block is fixedly connected to the main board through a fastener.

6. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the first block has a distal end surface far away from the main board, the wire has a connecting section, and a receiving groove for receiving the connecting section is disposed on the distal end surface.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the connecting section has a bridging portion extending outside the connecting groove, the base has a top end surface far away from the main board, the conductive elastic piece has an erection portion erected on the top end surface, and the bridging portion is connected with the erection portion by welding.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the base further has a bottom surface, the bottom surface is opposite to the motherboard when the housing is mounted in place, a first slot is disposed between the bottom surface and the top surface, a second slot is extended from the bottom surface toward the top surface and is communicated with the first slot, and the conductive elastic piece further has a first elastic body portion clamped in the first slot and a second elastic body portion clamped in the second slot.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein the second elastic portion has a bent portion protruding toward the main board, and the bent portion is in contact with the conductive contact piece when the housing is mounted in place.

10. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein a third elastic body portion extends from the first elastic body portion in the direction of the top end surface, and the first elastic body portion is connected to the mounting portion through the third elastic body portion.