TW201422106A - Electronic device with vibration damping structure - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device includes a bracket and a fan module installed in the bracket. The fan module includes a front wall and a rear wall. The electronic device further includes a damping gasket and a fixing piece. The damping gasket is engaged with the front wall and the rear wall. The fixing piece is fixed on the bracket. The damping gasket can absorb vibration generated from the fan module.

Description

Electronic device with fan damping structure

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device having a fan damping structure.

The electronic devices are equipped with a large number of fans for dissipating heat to the heating elements in the electronic device. The fan is generally mounted in a bracket of the electronic device. When the fan rotates, it will generate a certain frequency of vibration, and the vibration will resonate with other electronic components fixed on the bracket, especially when the hard disk drive is connected to the bracket, the resonance will affect the data storage of the hard disk drive. Resulting in data loss.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide an electronic device having a fan damping structure.

An electronic device includes a bracket and a fan module mounted in the bracket, the fan module includes a front panel and a rear panel, the electronic device further includes a buffering member and a fixing member, the buffering member is buckled on the front panel and the The fixing member is provided with a card slot, and the fixing member is buckled with the buffering member by the card slot, and the fixing member is fixed to the bracket.

In one embodiment, the front plate and the rear plate are respectively provided with fixing holes, and the buffering member is elastically buckled in the fixing holes of the front plate and the rear plate.

In one embodiment, the cushioning member is a rubber member.

In one embodiment, the two buffer members are respectively mounted on the front plate and the rear plate, and each of the buffer members includes a head having a diameter larger than the fixing holes of the front plate and the rear plate.

In one embodiment, each of the cushioning members further includes an insertion portion and a shoulder portion, the head portion is disposed at an end of the insertion portion, the shoulder portion having a diameter larger than the insertion portion, the fixing member being buckled to the shoulder portion and the head portion Between the ministries.

In one embodiment, the fixing member comprises two clamping pieces, and the fixing member is provided with two card slots, and each of the fastening pieces is provided with a card slot.

In one embodiment, the card slot is C-shaped.

In one embodiment, the fixing component further includes a connecting piece and a fixing piece for connecting with the bracket, the two fixing pieces are disposed at opposite ends of the connecting piece, and the two clamping pieces are perpendicular to the connecting piece, the fixing piece The connecting piece is connected, and the fixing piece is perpendicular to the connecting piece, and the fixing piece is perpendicular to the two fixing pieces.

In one embodiment, the opening direction of the card slot is perpendicular to the fixing piece.

In one embodiment, the electronic device further includes a buffer strip disposed between the fan module and the bracket.

Compared with the prior art, the fan module of the electronic device is fixed to the bracket by the buffer member, which reduces the influence of the vibration of the fan module on the peripheral components to a certain extent.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an electronic device includes a bracket 10 , a fan module 30 mounted in the bracket 10 , a plurality of buffer members 60 , two fixing members 50 , and a plurality of buffer strips 70 .

The bracket 10 includes a base 12 and an upper frame 14. The base 12 includes a bottom plate 122. The upper frame includes a top plate 142 and two side plates 144 extending vertically downward from both ends of the top plate 142.

The fan module 30 includes a front panel 31, a rear panel 33, and a fan blade 36. The front plate 31 and the rear plate 33 are located at both side ends of the fan module 30. The front plate 31 and the rear plate 33 are substantially square. Fixing holes 311 and 331 corresponding to each other are respectively formed at four corners of the front plate 31 and the rear plate 33.

Referring to FIG. 2, in an embodiment, the plurality of buffer members 60 have the same structure. Each cushioning member 60 includes an insertion portion 61, a head portion 63, a shoulder portion 65 and a holding portion 67. The insertion portion 61 has a circular cross section. The insertion portion 61 has a cross-sectional diameter equal to or slightly smaller than the diameter of the fixing holes 311, 331. The head portion 63 is provided at the end of the insertion portion 61. The shoulder 65 is spaced from the head 63 by a distance. The diameter of the shoulder portion 65 and the head portion 63 is larger than the diameter of the fixing holes 311, 331. The cushioning member 60 can be made of a plastic or rubber material. The cushioning member 60 may include four. The diameter of the holding portion 67 is slightly larger than the diameter of the fixing holes 311, 331.

The two fixing members 50 may have the same structure. Each fixing member 50 includes a connecting piece 51 , two fixing pieces 53 and a fixing piece 55 . The two card fixing pieces 53 are bent from opposite ends of the connecting piece 51. The two card pieces 53 are substantially perpendicular to the connecting piece 51. Each card 53 is provided with a card slot 533. Each of the card slots 533 is substantially C-shaped. The fixing piece 55 is formed by bending from an intermediate portion of the connecting piece 51. The fixing piece 55 is substantially perpendicular to the connecting piece 51. The fixing piece 55 is substantially perpendicular to the two fixing pieces 53. The opening direction of the card slot 533 is substantially perpendicular to the fixing piece 55. The fixing piece 55 is provided with a locking hole 551.

The plurality of buffer strips 70 are in the form of rectangular strips, and the plurality of buffer strips 70 may be elastic foam or rubber materials.

Referring to FIGS. 3 to 5, the cushioning member 60 is inserted from the outer sides of the front plate 31 and the rear plate 33, respectively, during assembly. The insertion portion 61 of the cushioning member 60 extends into the corresponding fixing holes 311, 331. The holding portion 67 of the cushioning member 60 is elastically deformed and inserted into the corresponding fixing holes 311 and 331. The two fixing members 50 are disposed on both sides of the fan module 30 such that the opening of the card slot 533 faces the buffer member 60. The two fixing members 50 are laterally moved to engage the two slots 533 of the fixing member 50 between the head portion 63 of the cushioning member 60 and the shoulder portion 65. The two fixing members 50 are respectively rotated to the two sides. When the rotation is 90 degrees, the fixing piece 55 of the fixing member 50 is in a horizontal position, and the connecting piece 51 of the fixing member 50 is located at two sides of the fan module 30. The plurality of buffer strips 70 are attached to both sides of the fan module 30. The fan module 30 is placed in the upper frame 14 of the bracket 10. The two fixing pieces 55 of the two fixing members 50 are locked with the top plate 142 of the upper frame 14 by the two locking members 80. The assembled upper frame 14 and the fan module 30 are fixed to the base 12.

In the embodiment, the fan module 30 is in contact with the bracket 10 by the buffering member 60 and the buffer strip 70, which largely isolates the vibration of the fan module 30 and reduces the influence of the fan module 30 on peripheral components. .

In other embodiments, the number of the buffer member 60, the fixing member 50, and the buffer strip 70 can be adjusted as needed. The fan module 30 can be locked with the bracket 10 by a buffer member 60 and a fixing member 50. The buffer strip 70 can be selectively used.

In summary, the present invention has indeed met the requirements of the invention patent, and has filed a patent application according to law. However, the above-mentioned preferred embodiments of the present invention are intended to be within the scope of the following claims.

10. . . support

12. . . Base

122. . . Bottom plate

14. . . Shelf

142. . . roof

144. . . Side panel

30. . . Fan module

31. . . Ger

33. . . Back plate

36. . . Fan blade

50. . . Fastener

51. . . Connecting piece

53. . . Card

533. . . Card slot

55. . . Fixed piece

551. . . Locking hole

60. . . Buffer

61. . . Insertion

63. . . head

65. . . Shoulder

67. . . Holding unit

70. . . Buffer strip

80. . . Lock firmware

1 is an exploded perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view of a portion of the cushioning member and the fixing member of FIG. 1.

3 is an assembled, isometric view of the fan module, the cushioning member, and the fixing member of FIG. 1.

Figure 4 is an assembled, isometric view of the fastener of Figure 3 rotated to another angle.

Figure 5 is an assembled, isometric view of Figure 1.

10. . . support

12. . . Base

122. . . Bottom plate

14. . . Shelf

142. . . roof

144. . . Side panel

30. . . Fan module

31. . . Ger

33. . . Back plate

36. . . Fan blade

50. . . Fastener

60. . . Buffer

70. . . Buffer strip

80. . . Lock firmware

Claims (10)

An electronic device includes a bracket and a fan module mounted in the bracket, the fan module includes a front panel and a rear panel, the electronic device further includes a buffering member and a fixing member, the buffering member is buckled on the front panel and the The fixing member is provided with a card slot, and the fixing member is buckled with the buffering member by the card slot, and the fixing member is fixed to the bracket. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the front plate and the rear plate are respectively provided with fixing holes, and the buffering member is elastically buckled in the fixing holes of the front plate and the rear plate. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the buffer member is a rubber member. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the buffer member is two, the two buffer members are respectively mounted on the front plate and the rear plate, and each buffer member includes a diameter larger than the front plate and the rear portion. The head of the plate fixing hole. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein each of the buffer members further comprises an insertion portion and a shoulder portion, the head portion is disposed at an end of the insertion portion, the shoulder portion having a larger diameter than the insertion portion, the fixing member Snap between the shoulder and the head. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the fixing member comprises two clamping pieces, the fixing member is provided with two card slots, and each of the fastening pieces is provided with a card slot. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the card slot is C-shaped. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the fixing component further comprises a connecting piece and a fixing piece for connecting with the bracket, the two fixing pieces are disposed at opposite ends of the connecting piece, and the two clamping parts are The piece is perpendicular to the connecting piece, and the fixing piece is connected to the connecting piece. The fixing piece is perpendicular to the connecting piece, and the fixing piece is perpendicular to the two fixing pieces. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the opening direction of the card slot is perpendicular to the fixing piece. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises a buffer strip disposed between the fan module and the bracket.