CN219953716U

CN219953716U - Luminous fan for computer capable of parallelly connecting multiple computers

Info

Publication number: CN219953716U
Application number: CN202321281864.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 蔡宗彦
Original assignee: SUPER FLOWER COMPUTER Inc
Current assignee: SUPER FLOWER COMPUTER Inc
Priority date: 2023-05-25
Filing date: 2023-05-25
Publication date: 2023-11-03
Anticipated expiration: 2033-05-25

Abstract

The utility model provides a luminous fan for a computer, which can be connected in parallel, comprising: the electric motor comprises an outer frame, a motor, fan blades arranged on the motor, a sliding electric connector and a power connector; the same side of the outer frame is provided with a first electric connection part and a second electric connection part which are electrically connected with each other in a parallel mode, the outer frame is connected in parallel with the outer frames of other types of luminous fans through clamping pieces which are respectively arranged on two opposite sides, the clamping parts which can be matched with the clamping pieces, a sliding electric connector is arranged on the outer frame in a sliding mode, the sliding electric connector is used for electrically connecting the first electric connection part and the second electric connection part of two adjacent luminous fans so as to further complete the transmission of power supply or signals, and meanwhile, the sliding electric connector can be used as a power supply change-over switch of the parallel luminous fans, and the functions of starting or stopping the parallel luminous fans for computers can be realized.

Description

Luminous fan for computer capable of parallelly connecting multiple computers

Technical Field

The present utility model relates to a structure of a luminous fan for a computer, and more particularly to a luminous fan for a computer capable of being connected in parallel.

Background

In the approved taiwan new certificate number M580203, a light-emitting fan for a computer is provided, which comprises a main body, wherein a fan blade is arranged in the central position of the main body, a light-emitting area is arranged on at least two sides of the fan blade at the top of the main body, a power socket and a first connector are arranged on one side of the main body, a second connector is arranged on the other side of the main body, and the power socket is respectively electrically connected with the first connector, the second connector, the fan blade and the light-emitting area, so that after the power socket on one side of the main body is plugged, the fan blade of the main body can be driven to rotate and the light-emitting area can be driven to emit light, and after the first connector of the main body is connected with the second connector of the other main body, the fan blade of the other main body can be driven to rotate and the light-emitting area can be driven to emit light.

The first connector and the second connector of the above known technology are both fixedly disposed on the fan body, and after a period of use, electrode oxidation or abrasion is easy to occur, and thus poor contact or failure is caused, and at this time, the entire computer light-emitting fan must be replaced or discarded, which affects the service life of the light-emitting fan and causes waste.

In the approved taiwan new certificate number M635856, a light-emitting fan connection structure is proposed, which includes a plurality of light-emitting fans and an external connector. The luminous fans are adjacently arranged in a parallel connection mode, the fan blades of the luminous fans are arranged in the frame seat, the light guide ring is combined with the luminous module and is arranged outside the fan blades in a surrounding mode, the frame seat is provided with a fan circuit board and a buckling part, and the fan circuit board is electrically connected with the fan blades and the luminous module. The external connector comprises a board seat and a connecting circuit board, wherein the board seat comprises a pair of clamping hooks, the connecting circuit board comprises a first guide pin and a second guide pin, the board seat spans between adjacent luminous fans, and the clamping hooks are buckled with buckling parts of the adjacent luminous fans so that the first guide pin is electrically connected with the fan circuit board and the second guide pin is electrically connected with the other fan circuit board; therefore, the complexity of wire arrangement is reduced, and the convenience in use is improved.

In addition to the external connector of the light-emitting fan connection structure of the above-mentioned prior art M635856 being used for transmitting power, on the one hand, the external connector is more cooperated with a fastening seat for connecting two adjacent light-emitting fans in parallel, and the structural strength is weaker. In one aspect, the above-described known technique proposes a technique that can join together a plurality of fans, but lacks the selectivity, and any one of the plurality of fans joined together cannot be selectively started or stopped individually.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide a luminous fan for a plurality of parallel computers, which can conveniently and quickly connect a plurality of luminous fans for the same type of computers in parallel and can freely start or stop one or more of the luminous fans for the same type of computers in parallel.

The utility model is configured as one embodiment of a plurality of parallel computer luminous fans, comprising:

the outer frame is provided with a first electric connection part and a second electric connection part on the same side of the outer frame, the first electric connection part is provided with a plurality of first electrodes, the second electric connection part is provided with a plurality of second electrodes, the first electrodes of the first electric connection part and the second electrodes of the second electric connection part are electrically connected with each other in a parallel mode, one side of the outer frame used for being connected with another luminous fan in parallel is provided with a clamping piece, and the other opposite side of the outer frame is provided with a clamping part which can be matched with the clamping piece;

the motor and the fan blade are arranged in the center of the outer frame, and the motor is electrically connected with the first electric connection part;

the sliding electric connector comprises a sliding piece and a plurality of third electrodes arranged on the sliding piece, the sliding piece is slidably arranged on the outer frame and positioned on the same side of the first electric connecting part and the second electric connecting part, the sliding electric connector can slide to a first position and a second position, the third electrodes of the sliding electric connector in the second position are electrically connected with the second electrodes of the second electric connecting part of the outer frame and the first electrodes of the first electric connecting part of the other outer frame in parallel, and the sliding electric connector in the first position is only electrically connected with the second electrodes of the second electric connecting part of the outer frame; and

the power connector comprises a sliding shell, a plurality of fourth electrodes arranged on the sliding shell and a power line used for connecting an external power supply, the power connector is detachably arranged on the outer side of the outer frame, the fourth electrodes can be in contact with the first electrodes of the first electric connection part to form electric connection, and the power line is electrically connected with the fourth electrodes.

As a preferred embodiment of the luminous fan for the computer, which can be connected in parallel, the clamping piece is a sliding clamping bamboo shoot, and the clamping part is a sliding groove.

As a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the plurality of parallel computer luminous fans can be arranged in parallel, the clamping piece is a dovetail block, and the clamping part is a dovetail groove.

As a preferred embodiment of the light-emitting fan for computers, the sliding electric connector is provided with a light-emitting component, and the light-emitting component is electrically connected with the third electrode.

As a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the power connector is provided with a light emitting component and is electrically connected with the fourth electrode.

Preferably, the light emitting component is a single-color light emitting diode or a multi-color light emitting diode.

As a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the first electrode and the second electrode are spring needle type elastic electrodes or spring sheet type elastic electrodes; the third electrode and the fourth electrode are golden fingers.

As a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the number of the first electrode, the second electrode, the third electrode and the fourth electrode corresponds to at least two.

As a preferred embodiment of the utility model, a plurality of parallel computer luminous fans can be arranged, the sliding piece of the sliding electric connector and the sliding shell of the power connector are arranged on the outer frame in a sliding way through the dovetail groove.

As a preferred embodiment of the luminous fan for the computer, which can be connected in parallel, the sliding piece of the sliding electric connector and the sliding shell of the power connector are respectively provided with a side wing at two sides of the parallel sliding direction, and a sliding groove which is correspondingly matched with the side wing is arranged at the outer side of the outer frame.

As a preferred embodiment of the utility model, a plurality of parallel computer luminous fans comprise a terminal cover for shielding the unused second electric connection part.

The utility model has the advantages and effects that a plurality of parallel luminous fans for computers can be connected in parallel, and the advantages and effects comprise: a plurality of computer luminous fans of the same type can be conveniently and quickly connected in parallel; the sliding electric connector and the power connector are of replaceable designs, so that when the sliding electric connector and the power connector are used for a long time or electrode oxidation or abrasion occurs, the problems can be solved only by replacing the sliding electric connector and the power connector, the whole computer luminous fan does not need to be replaced or discarded, the service life of the computer luminous fan can be prolonged, and waste is avoided; the user can start or stop one or more of the plurality of computer luminous fans with the same type by moving and operating the sliding electric connector, so as to further increase the using elasticity.

Other features and embodiments of the present utility model are described in detail below with reference to the following drawings.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments described in the present utility model, and other drawings may be obtained according to the drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of one embodiment of a computer illuminating fan that may be used in multiple parallel connection according to the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a partially constructed exploded view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of a plurality of parallel computer light fans according to the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of a plurality of parallel computer light fans according to the present utility model;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing the usage of a plurality of parallel computer light fans according to the present utility model;

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of a sliding electrical connector for a computer illuminating fan which may be connected in parallel in accordance with the present utility model;

FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of another preferred embodiment of a sliding electrical connector for a computer illuminating fan which may be connected in parallel in accordance with the present utility model;

FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of a further preferred embodiment of a sliding electrical connector for a computer illuminating fan which may be connected in parallel in accordance with the present utility model;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing another embodiment of a light-emitting fan for computers according to the present utility model.

Symbol description

10. 10A first electric connection part of outer frame 11

111 first electrode 12 second electrical connection

121 second electrode 13 clamping piece

14 clamping part 15 sliding groove

20 flabellum 30 sliding electric connector

31 slide 311 flank

32 third electrode 40 power connector

41 sliding housing 411 fourth electrode

42 power cord 43 electronic plug

50 first luminous fan of luminous component F1

F2 second light emitting fan F3 third light emitting fan

Detailed Description

The positional relationship described in the following embodiments includes: the upper, lower, left and right, unless otherwise indicated, are relative to the orientation of the elements shown in the drawings.

Referring first to fig. 1 and 2, an exploded view and a partially exploded view of an embodiment of a light emitting fan for a computer capable of connecting a plurality of computers in parallel are shown. The utility model is configured as one embodiment of a plurality of parallel computer luminous fans, comprising: an outer frame 10, a motor and a fan blade 20 disposed on the motor (the motor is below the fan blade 20 and the motor is not shown due to the view angle), a sliding electrical connector 30, and a power connector 40.

A first electrical connection part 11 and a second electrical connection part 12 are arranged on the same side of the outer frame 10, a plurality of first electrodes 111 (electrodes) are arranged on the first electrical connection part, a plurality of second electrodes 121 are arranged on the second electrical connection part 12, the first electrodes 111 of the first electrical connection part 11 and the second electrodes 121 of the second electrical connection part 12 are electrically connected in Parallel (Parallel) and can be electrically connected through wires arranged in the outer frame 10, a clamping piece 13 (shown in another view angle in fig. 2) is arranged on one side of the outer frame 10 for being connected with an outer frame 10A of another luminous fan in Parallel, a clamping part 14 which can be matched with the clamping piece 13 is arranged on the opposite side of the outer frame 10, and the outer frames 10 and 10A of two luminous fans for computers can be tightly and reliably connected together through the clamping piece 13 and the clamping part 14, as in an embodiment shown in fig. 2, wherein the clamping piece 13 is a sliding clamping piece 13 and the clamping part 14 is a sliding groove; in other preferred embodiments, the engaging member 13 may be a dovetail block, and the engaging portion 14 may be a dovetail slot. The motor and the fan blade 20 are disposed in the center of the outer frame 10, and the motor is electrically connected to two of the first electrodes 111 of the first electrical connection portion 11.

The sliding electrical connector 30 includes a sliding member 31 and a plurality of third electrodes 32 disposed on the sliding member 31, the sliding member 31 is slidably disposed on the outer frame 10 and located on the same side of the first electrical connection portion 11 and the second electrical connection portion 12, the sliding electrical connector 30 is slidable to a first position (see fig. 4) and a second position (see fig. 3), and the third electrodes 32 are located on a surface of the side facing the outer frame 10 (so shown in dashed lines in fig. 1). As shown in fig. 3, the third electrodes 32 of the sliding electrical connector 30 at the second position are electrically connected to the second electrodes 121 of the second electrical connection portion 12 of the outer frame 10 and the first electrodes 111 of the first electrical connection portion 11 of the other outer frame 10A in parallel; as shown in fig. 4, the sliding electrical connector 30 at the first position is electrically connected to only the second electrodes 121 of the second electrical connection portion 12 of the outer frame 10; the sliding electrical connector 30 includes a switch (switch) for completing the transmission of power and signals, and is used as a power source, and as shown in fig. 5, a schematic diagram of a use state of a plurality of parallel connected computer light emitting fans according to the present utility model is shown, in which three light emitting fans are connected in parallel, and a user can start (move the sliding electrical connector 30 to the second position) or stop (move the sliding electrical connector 30 to the first position) by moving the sliding electrical connector 30.

In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, a terminal cover 60 is further included to cover the unused second electrical connection portion 12 of the light emitting fan, as shown in fig. 3, when only two light emitting fans are connected in parallel, the second electrical connection portion 12 of the second light emitting fan is an unused one, and the terminal cover 60 can provide shielding and dust-proof effects for the unused second electrical connection portion 12, and the terminal cover 60 can be configured to be slidably disposed on the chute 15 of the outer frame 10 compared to the sliding electrical connector 30 and the power connector 40, and to cover the unused second electrical connection portion 12 of the light emitting fan.

The power connector 40 includes a sliding housing 41, a plurality of fourth electrodes 411 disposed on the sliding housing 41, and a power cord 42, wherein the power connector 40 is detachably disposed on the outer side of the outer frame 10, the fourth electrodes 411 can be electrically connected to the first electrodes 111 of the first electrical connection portion 11 by contacting, one end of the power cord 42 is electrically connected to the fourth electrodes 411, and an electronic plug 43 or an electronic socket, such as a 4pin electronic plug or an electronic socket, can be disposed at the other end of the power cord 42 for connecting to an external power source, typically a fan-dedicated socket or plug for connecting to a computer motherboard.

In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the sliding electrical connector 30 is configured with a light emitting component 50, the light emitting component 50 is electrically connected to the third electrode 32, and when the external power is normally supplied and the driving motor is operated, the light emitting component 50 is simultaneously driven to emit light by the external power as a power indicator, so that a user can determine whether the external power is normally supplied or fails; preferably, the light emitting assembly 50 is a Light Emitting Diode (LED), and the preferred embodiment includes a single color LED and a multi-color LED. In another embodiment, the power connector 40 is also provided with a light emitting component 50 and electrically connected to the fourth electrode 411.

In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the first electrode 111 and the second electrode 121 are spring-needle-type elastic electrodes (as shown in fig. 1), and the other preferred embodiment of the first electrode 111 and the second electrode 121 may be spring-sheet-type elastic electrodes. The preferred embodiment of the third electrode 32 and the fourth electrode 411 is a gold finger. The sliding electric connector 30 and the power connector 40 are designed to be separable because the surface electroplated layer of the golden finger is easy to oxidize or abrade to cause poor contact and further cause failure of electric power or electric signal transmission, so that when the sliding electric connector 30 and the power connector 40 are used for a long time or the problem of oxidization or abrasion occurs, the problem can be solved only by replacing the sliding electric connector 30 and the power connector 40, the whole computer luminous fan does not need to be replaced or discarded, the service life of the computer luminous fan can be prolonged, and the waste is avoided.

In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the number of the first electrode 111, the second electrode 121, the third electrode 32 and the fourth electrode 411 corresponds to at least two. In yet another aspect, one embodiment of the first electrode 111, the second electrode 121, the third electrode 32, and the fourth electrode 411 is for transmitting power, including power for driving the motor and the light emitting element 50; in another embodiment, the power and signal transmission device is used for transmitting power and signals.

In a preferred embodiment, the sliding member 31 of the sliding electrical connector 30 and the sliding housing 41 of the power connector 40 are implemented by a structure or means equivalent to a dovetail groove, for example, the sliding member 31 of the sliding electrical connector 30 is configured as an embodiment shown in fig. 6 and 7, wherein the sliding member 31 of the sliding electrical connector 30 is respectively provided with a side wing 311 at two sides of the sliding direction in parallel, a sliding slot 15 corresponding to the side wing 311 is provided at the outer side of the outer frame 10, the sliding member 31 and the sliding housing 41 are made of plastic (for example, made of plastic injection molding technology), so that the side wing 311 of the sliding member 31 can be easily buckled with the sliding slot 15 through elasticity provided by the plastic, and therefore, the sliding member 31 of the sliding electrical connector 30 and the sliding housing 41 of the power connector 40 can slide along the sliding slot 15 and have the advantage of easy disassembly.

Referring to fig. 8, in a preferred embodiment, the width of the sliding member 31 of the sliding electrical connector 30 is the same as the cross-sectional width of the outer frame 10, that is, the outer side surface of the sliding member 31 is preferably flush with the outer side surface of the outer frame 10.

Finally, please refer to fig. 9, which is a schematic diagram illustrating another usage status of a plurality of parallel computer fans according to the present utility model, showing a status of the plurality of computer fans before the parallel connection. In fig. 9, three computer light emitting fans are taken as an example, wherein a first light emitting fan is used for directly and electrically connecting an external power supply to obtain required power, and can also be electrically connected with an external signal source to obtain a control signal for controlling a light emitting color, the first light emitting fan F1 is provided with a power connector 40 and a sliding electric connector 30, the second light emitting fan F2 is provided with the sliding electric connector 30, the third light emitting fan F3 is not provided with the power connector 40 and the sliding electric connector 30, only the third electric connection part 12 is provided with a terminal cover 60, and after the first light emitting fan F1, the second light emitting fan F2 and the third light emitting fan F3 are connected in parallel, only the sliding electric connector 30 is required to be moved to a second position, so that the power parallel connection of the first light emitting fan F1, the second light emitting fan F2 and the third light emitting fan F3 and the connection and the transmission of signals can be completed, and the assembly and the operation are easy.

The above examples and/or embodiments are merely illustrative of preferred examples and/or embodiments for implementing the technology of the present utility model, and are not intended to limit the implementation of the technology of the present utility model in any way, and any person skilled in the art should consider that the technology or examples substantially identical to the technology or embodiments of the present utility model can be modified or altered slightly without departing from the scope of the technical means disclosed in the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A multiple-in-one computer-use luminescent fan, comprising:

the first electric connecting part is provided with a plurality of first electrodes, the second electric connecting part is provided with a plurality of second electrodes, the first electrodes of the first electric connecting part and the second electrodes of the second electric connecting part are electrically connected in parallel, one side of the outer frame used for being connected with another luminous fan in parallel is provided with a clamping piece, and the other opposite side of the outer frame is provided with a clamping part which can be matched with the clamping piece;

the power connector comprises a sliding shell, a plurality of fourth electrodes and a power wire, wherein the fourth electrodes are arranged on the sliding shell, the power wire is used for connecting an external power supply, the power connector is detachably arranged on the outer side of the outer frame, the fourth electrodes can be in contact with the first electrodes of the first electric connection part to form electric connection, and the power wire is electrically connected with the fourth electrodes.

2. The luminous fan for computer of claim 1, wherein the engaging member is a sliding clip, and the engaging portion is a chute.

3. The multiple parallel computer illuminating fan according to claim 1, wherein the engaging member is a dovetail block and the engaging portion is a dovetail groove.

4. The multiple parallel computer illuminating fan according to claim 1, wherein the sliding electric connector is provided with an illuminating component, and the illuminating component is electrically connected with the third electrode.

5. The multiple parallel computer illuminating fan according to claim 1, wherein the power connector is provided with a light emitting element and electrically connected to the fourth electrode.

6. The multiple parallel computer illuminating fan according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the illuminating component is a single-color led or a multi-color led.

7. The multiple parallel computer luminous fan of claim 1, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are spring needle type elastic electrodes or spring sheet type elastic electrodes; the third electrode and the fourth electrode are gold fingers.

8. The multiple parallel computer illuminating fan according to claim 1, wherein the number of the first electrode, the second electrode, the third electrode and the fourth electrode corresponds to at least two.

9. The multiple parallel computer illuminating fan according to claim 1, wherein the sliding member of the sliding electric connector and the sliding housing of the power connector are slidably disposed on the outer frame through a dovetail groove.

10. The light emitting fan for a computer of claim 1, wherein the sliding member of the sliding electrical connector and the sliding housing of the power connector are respectively provided with a lateral wing at both sides parallel to the sliding direction, and a sliding slot corresponding to the lateral wing is provided at the outer side of the outer frame.

11. The multiple parallel computer illuminating fan according to claim 1, comprising a terminal cover for shielding the unused second electrical connection portion.