CN218998588U

CN218998588U - Fan fixing device

Info

Publication number: CN218998588U
Application number: CN202222679580.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 侯宏昌; 刘志峯; 周柏丞; 刘用伟
Original assignee: Huanda Computer Shanghai Co Ltd; Mitac Computing Technology Corp
Current assignee: Huanda Computer Shanghai Co Ltd; Mitac Computing Technology Corp
Priority date: 2022-10-12
Filing date: 2022-10-12
Publication date: 2023-05-09
Anticipated expiration: 2032-10-12

Abstract

A fan fixing device is used for installing a fan on a main board. The fan fixing device comprises two bracket units combined with the fan, a mounting unit arranged on the main board and an elastic fixing frame. Each bracket unit comprises two positioning pieces. The mounting unit includes a plurality of stoppers. The elastic fixing frame comprises a frame seat and an elastic positioning module. The frame seat is provided with two supporting frames, and each supporting frame is provided with a frame body and two supporting edges. The supporting edge of the supporting frame is clamped into the limiting piece. Each frame body is provided with two circular arc grooves. The elastic positioning module is provided with a clamping part. When the locating piece of the support unit is placed in the circular arc groove of the elastic fixing frame, the locating piece is limited in the circular arc groove, the circular arc groove supports and supports the support unit, and the clamping part of the elastic locating module bends towards the direction of the fan to clamp and fix the fan, so that the fan is convenient to assemble, time-saving and labor-saving.

Description

Fan fixing device

Technical Field

The present utility model relates to a fixing device, and more particularly to a fan fixing device.

Background

In recent years, with the rapid development and increasing application demands of the server, the server is often required to perform huge data processing and high-speed data operation, but in the high-performance data processing operation process, electronic components such as a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU) and a memory unit on a motherboard inside the server generate heat energy, and heat must be dissipated through air flow generated by an internal fan, so as to avoid the risk of unstable system, reduced processing speed or downtime caused by internal overheating. The fan fixing support is arranged in the server to mount the fan in the server, but locking pieces such as screws are additionally prepared and matched with locking tools to mount the fan on the fan fixing support, namely, a user needs to perform complicated locking actions to complete the assembly operation of the fan, so that inconvenience and trouble of the user are caused, and the fan fixing support is worthy of careful study, study and improvement by practitioners.

Disclosure of Invention

Therefore, the present utility model provides a fan fixing device with excellent assembling property and versatility.

Therefore, the fan fixing device is used for installing a fan on a main board of a server. The fan comprises two combining plates positioned on two opposite sides. The fan fixing device comprises two bracket units combined with the fan on the combining board, a mounting unit arranged on the main board and an elastic fixing frame detachably combined with the mounting unit.

Each bracket unit comprises a rod body penetrating through the combining plate of the fan and two positioning pieces arranged at two opposite ends of the rod body, wherein each positioning piece of each bracket unit corresponds to the combining plate and is combined with the outer side face of the corresponding combining plate.

The installation unit comprises a plurality of limiting pieces which extend upwards from the main board and are bent, and each limiting piece is matched with the main board to define a limiting space.

The elastic fixing frame comprises a frame seat for combining and positioning the bracket units, and an elastic positioning module extending upwards from the frame seat. The frame seat is provided with two supporting frames which are spaced, and each supporting frame is provided with a frame body and two supporting edges which extend from two opposite ends of the frame body to the direction of the other supporting frame. The supporting edges of the supporting frame correspond to the limiting spaces of the mounting unit and are respectively clamped into the corresponding limiting spaces. Each frame body is provided with two arc grooves which are spaced. The arc grooves of each frame body correspond to the positioning pieces of the bracket units and are used for respectively bearing the positioning pieces. The elastic positioning module is provided with a clamping part which can be elastically bent to clamp and fix the fan. After the fan is moved towards the direction of the elastic fixing frame and the positioning piece of the bracket unit is placed in the circular arc groove of the elastic fixing frame, the clamping part of the elastic positioning module is bent towards the direction close to the fan, and the clamping part clamps and fixes the fan.

Compared with the prior art, the novel fan fixing device is characterized in that the supporting edges of the supporting frame of the elastic fixing frame are clamped into the corresponding limiting spaces respectively, the supporting edges are matched with the positioning pieces of the support unit corresponding to the arc grooves, the positioning pieces can be used for bearing the design of the positioning pieces respectively, the clamping portions of the elastic positioning modules can be used for bending and clamping the fan, when the positioning pieces of the support unit are placed in the arc grooves of the elastic fixing frame, the positioning pieces are limited in the arc grooves and the arc grooves of the elastic fixing frame are used for supporting and bearing the support unit, the clamping portions of the elastic positioning modules are bent in the direction close to the fan to clamp and fix the fan, and the fan fixing device is convenient to assemble, saves time and labor, and effectively solves the problem that complicated locking operation is needed in the past to be completed to assemble the fan.

[ description of the drawings ]

Other features and advantages of the present utility model will become apparent from the following description of embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an embodiment of the present novel fan fixing device incorporating a fan into a server; a kind of electronic device with high-pressure air-conditioning system

Fig. 2 is a perspective view, which assists in explaining fig. 1.

[ detailed description ] of the utility model

Before the present utility model is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, like elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the fan fixing device is used for installing a fan 80 on a main board 91 of a server 90. The fan 80 includes two coupling plates 81 located at opposite sides. The fan fixing device comprises two bracket units 1 combined with the fan 80 on the combining plate 81, a mounting unit 2 arranged on the main board 91, and an elastic fixing frame 3 detachably combined with the mounting unit 2.

Each bracket unit 1 comprises a rod body 11 penetrating through the combining plate 81 of the fan 80, and two positioning pieces 12 arranged at two opposite ends of the rod body 11, wherein the positioning pieces 12 of each bracket unit 1 correspond to the combining plate 81, and each positioning piece 12 is combined with the outer side surface of the corresponding combining plate 81.

The mounting unit 2 includes a plurality of limiting members 21 extending upward from the main board 91, and each limiting member 21 cooperates with the main board 91 to define a limiting space 22. In the present embodiment, each of the limiting spaces 22 is a limiting opening as shown in fig. 1, but not limited thereto.

The elastic fixing frame 3 comprises a frame seat 4 for combining and positioning the bracket unit 1, and an elastic positioning module 5 extending upwards from the frame seat 4. The frame base 4 has two spaced supporting frames 41, each supporting frame 41 has a frame body 42 and two supporting edges 43 extending from opposite ends of the frame body 42 toward the other supporting frame 41. The supporting edges 43 of the supporting frame 41 correspond to the limiting spaces 22 of the mounting unit 2 and are respectively clamped into and limited by the corresponding limiting spaces 22. Each rack body 42 has two spaced circular arc grooves 421. The circular arc groove 421 of each rack body 42 corresponds to the positioning member 12 of the rack unit 1 and is used for respectively supporting the positioning member 12.

The elastic positioning module 5 has a clamping portion 51 capable of being elastically bent to clamp and fix the fan 80. After the fan 80 is moved toward the elastic fixing frame 3 and the positioning member 12 of the bracket unit 1 is placed in the circular arc groove 421 of the elastic fixing frame 3, the clamping portion 51 of the elastic positioning module 5 is bent toward the direction approaching the fan 80, and the clamping portion 51 clamps and fixes the fan 80. In the present embodiment, the frame base 4 of the elastic fixing frame 3 and the elastic positioning module 5 are integrally formed, but not limited thereto.

When assembling, the supporting edge 43 of the supporting frame 41 of the frame base 4 is first locked and limited in the corresponding limiting space 22 according to the required corresponding limiting space 22, and the frame base 4 is fixed on the main board 91, at this time, the elastic fixing frame 3 is combined on the main board 91 as shown in fig. 1. Then, the fan 80 is moved toward the elastic fixing frame 3, the positioning member 12 of the bracket unit 1 coupled to the coupling plate 81 of the fan 80 is placed in the circular arc groove 421 of the elastic fixing frame 3, and the positioning member 12 of the bracket unit 1 is limited in the circular arc groove 421, and at this time, the frame base 4 of the elastic fixing frame 3 supports the bracket unit 1. In addition, when the supporting edges 43 of the supporting frame 41 of the frame base 4 are respectively locked and limited in the corresponding limiting spaces 22, the supporting edges 43 are supported by the main board 91, so that the supporting edges 43 can assist in supporting the bracket unit 1 and the fan 80. Finally, the clamping portion 51 of the elastic positioning module 5 is bent in a direction approaching the fan 80, and the clamping portion 51 is abutted against and clamped by the fan 80, thereby completing the assembly operation. That is, the fan 80 is fixed in the elastic fixing frame 3 by limiting the positioning member 12 of the bracket unit 1 in the circular arc groove 421 to couple the fan 80 to the frame seat 4 of the elastic fixing frame 3 and by matching the clamping portion 51 of the elastic positioning module 5 with the fan 80, so that the problem that the assembly operation of the fan can be completed without tools and the conventional locking operation requiring time and effort is effectively solved.

By means of the fact that the supporting edges 43 of the supporting frame 41 of the elastic fixing frame 3 are respectively clamped into the corresponding limiting spaces 22 and matched with the circular arc grooves 421 to correspond to the positioning pieces 12 of the support frame unit 1, the positioning pieces 12 can be respectively used for bearing the design of the positioning pieces 12, and the clamping portions 51 of the elastic positioning modules 5 can be used for clamping and fixing the fan 80 in a bending mode, when the positioning pieces 12 of the support frame unit 1 are placed in the circular arc grooves 421 of the elastic fixing frame 3, the positioning pieces 12 are limited in the circular arc grooves 421, the circular arc grooves 421 of the elastic fixing frame 3 support and bear the support frame unit 1, the clamping portions 51 of the elastic positioning modules 5 are bent towards the direction close to the fan 80 to clamp and fix the fan 80, and the problem that complicated locking operation is needed in the past to complete the assembly operation of the fan 80 is solved conveniently, time and labor are saved.

It is further described that, in the present embodiment, each positioning member 12 of each bracket unit 1 has a positioning groove 121, and the positioning groove 121 of the positioning member 12 of the bracket unit 1 corresponds to the circular arc groove 421 of the elastic fixing frame 3 and can be respectively snapped into the corresponding circular arc groove 421. When the positioning groove 121 of the positioning piece 12 of the stand unit 1 is placed in the circular arc groove 421 of the elastic fixing frame 3, the positioning groove 121 is caught in the circular arc groove 421 and the circular arc groove 421 of the elastic fixing frame 3 is made to support the stand unit 1. In short, the positioning grooves 121 of each positioning member 12 are configured to facilitate the positioning grooves 121 to be clamped into the circular arc grooves 421, so that the bracket unit 1 is stably positioned on the supporting frame 41 of the elastic fixing frame 3. Furthermore, the positioning members 12 of the bracket unit 1 are respectively coupled to the outer side surfaces of the corresponding coupling plates 81, and the design of the positioning grooves 121 of each positioning member 12 is utilized to achieve the shock absorbing effect, so as to effectively reduce the vibration effect generated during the operation of the fan 80. In this embodiment, each positioning member 12 of each bracket unit 1 is in the form of a rivet, the positioning member 12 of each bracket unit 1 corresponds to the bonding plate 81, and each positioning member 12 is riveted to the outer side surface of the corresponding bonding plate 81, but not limited thereto.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the elastic positioning module 5 of the elastic fixing frame 3 further has two upright portions 52 extending from two ends of the clamping portion 51 toward the frame base 4, and each upright portion 52 corresponds to one of the supporting edges 43 of one of the supporting frames 41 of the frame base 4 and is connected to the corresponding supporting edge 43, but not limited thereto.

In summary, in the novel fan fixing device, by means of the fact that the supporting edges 43 of the supporting frame 41 of the elastic fixing frame 3 are respectively clamped into the corresponding limiting spaces 22 and matched with the positioning pieces 12 of the elastic fixing frame 1 corresponding to the circular arc grooves 421, the novel fan fixing device can be used for respectively supporting the positioning pieces 12, and the clamping portions 51 of the elastic positioning modules 5 can be used for bending and clamping the fan 80, when the positioning pieces 12 of the elastic fixing frame 3 are placed in the circular arc grooves 421 of the elastic fixing frame 3, the positioning pieces 12 are limited in the circular arc grooves 421 and enable the circular arc grooves 421 of the elastic fixing frame 3 to support and support the supporting frame 1, and the clamping portions 51 of the elastic positioning modules 5 are bent towards the direction close to the fan 80 to clamp and fix the fan 80, so that the novel fan fixing device is convenient to assemble, saves time and labor, and effectively solves the problem that the conventional complex locking operation is required to be performed to complete the assembling operation of the fan 80.

The foregoing is merely specific embodiments of the present utility model, but the scope of the present utility model is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think about changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present utility model, and should be covered in the scope of the present utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the present utility model shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A fan fixing device for installing a fan on a main board of a server, the fan including two coupling boards located at two opposite sides, the fan fixing device comprising:

two support units combined with the fan on the combining plate, wherein each support unit comprises a rod body penetrating through the fan and two positioning pieces arranged at two opposite ends of the rod body, each positioning piece of each support unit corresponds to the combining plate, and each positioning piece is combined with the outer side face of the corresponding combining plate;

the mounting unit is arranged on the main board and comprises a plurality of limiting pieces which extend upwards from the main board and are bent, and each limiting piece is matched with the main board to define a limiting space; a kind of electronic device with high-pressure air-conditioning system

The elastic fixing frame comprises a frame seat and an elastic locating module, wherein the frame seat can be used for combining and locating the support units, the elastic locating module extends upwards from the frame seat, the frame seat is provided with two spaced supporting frames, each supporting frame is provided with a frame body and two supporting edges which extend towards the direction of the other supporting frame from two opposite ends of the frame body, the supporting edges of the supporting frames correspond to the limiting spaces of the installation units and are respectively clamped into the corresponding limiting spaces, each frame body is provided with two spaced arc grooves, each arc groove of each frame body corresponds to the locating piece of the support unit and is respectively used for bearing the locating piece, the elastic locating module is provided with a clamping part which can be elastically bent to clamp and fix the fan, and after the fan is placed in the arc grooves of the elastic fixing frame, the clamping part of the support unit is made to be close to the direction of the fan so that the clamping part of the elastic locating module clamps and bends and fixes the fan.

2. The fan fixing device according to claim 1, wherein each positioning member of each bracket unit has a positioning groove, the positioning grooves of the positioning members of the bracket units correspond to the circular arc grooves of the elastic fixing frame and are respectively blocked into the corresponding circular arc grooves, and when the positioning grooves of the positioning members of the bracket units are placed in the circular arc grooves of the elastic fixing frame, the positioning grooves are blocked into the circular arc grooves and enable the circular arc grooves of the elastic fixing frame to support and bear the bracket units.

3. The fan fixing device according to claim 1, wherein the elastic positioning module of the elastic fixing frame further has two upright portions extending from two ends of the clamping portion toward the frame base respectively, each of the upright portions corresponds to one of the supporting edges of one of the supporting frames of the frame base and is connected to the corresponding supporting edge.

4. The fan fixing device according to claim 3, wherein each positioning member of each bracket unit is a rivet, the positioning member of each bracket unit corresponds to the coupling plate and each positioning member is riveted to an outer side surface of the corresponding coupling plate.

5. The fan fixing device according to claim 1, wherein the frame base of the elastic fixing frame is integrally formed with the elastic positioning module.