TW202222131A - Fixing bracket - Google Patents

Abstract

A fixing bracket includes a base, two guiding walls, and at least one flexible fixing pillar. The base has an abutting surface. The two guiding walls are perpendicular and connected to the abutting surface. The two guiding walls are perpendicular and connected to each other and form an included angle. The flexible fixing pillar includes a pillar and a hook. The pillar is connected to the abutting surface and extends away from the abutting surface. The hook connected to an end of the pillar that is away from the abutting surface.

Description

Fixed bracket

The present disclosure relates to a fixing bracket, in particular, to a fan fixing bracket.

At present, fan fixing brackets are commonly used to fix fans, and their materials can be mainly divided into two categories: metal brackets and plastic brackets. In the classification of plastic brackets, a common structure is to use two fixing structures to clamp the fan before and after the fan to achieve a fixing effect. This fixing method can also prevent the user from accidentally touching the fan blades, thereby preventing the user from being injured.

However, the above-mentioned plastic fixing bracket also has shortcomings to be improved. For example, two brackets are used to fix the fan, so the cost is high, and the front and rear parts of the bracket need to be considered in the design, so the design and manufacture will be more complicated.

Therefore, how to propose a fixing bracket that can solve the above problems is one of the problems that the industry is eager to solve by investing R&D resources.

In view of this, one objective of the present disclosure is to provide a fixing bracket that can solve the above problems.

The present disclosure relates to a fixing bracket including a base, two guide walls and at least one flexible fixing column. The base has an abutment surface. The two guide walls are connected and perpendicular to the abutting surface. The two guide walls are perpendicular to each other and connected to form an included angle. The flexible fixing column has a column body and a hook. The cylinder is connected to the abutment surface and extends away from the abutment surface. The hook is connected with one end of the cylinder away from the abutting surface.

In some current embodiments, the base has a through-channel through the abutment surface.

In some current embodiments, the abutting surface has four connected edges, and the two guide walls are respectively located on two of the edges.

In some current embodiments, the abutment surface has four corners. At least one flexible fixing post is adjacent to one of the corners.

In some current embodiments, the included angle between the guide walls is adjacent to the other of the corners.

In some current embodiments, the corner and the other corner are respectively located at opposite corners of the abutting surface.

In some current embodiments, the number of at least one flexible fixing post is two. The flexible fixing posts are adjacent to two adjacent corners of the corners, respectively.

In some current embodiments, the fixing bracket further has a positioning post. The positioning post is connected with the abutting surface and extends away from the abutting surface. Positioning columns are adjacent to these guide walls.

In some current embodiments, one of the guide walls has a hole. The perforated hole is adjacent to the abutment surface. The fixing bracket also has a limit shrapnel. The limiting elastic piece is connected with the guide wall in the broken hole and extends toward the abutting surface. The guide wall has a limit surface facing the abutting surface.

In some current embodiments, the guide walls have inner sides close to the abutment surfaces. The limit shrapnel also has a guiding slope. The guide slope is connected with the limit surface. The guide slope is inclined away from the inner side surface in a direction toward the abutment surface.

To sum up, in the fixing bracket of the present invention, the two guide walls can be used to limit the displacement of the fan, thus providing a basis for fixing the fan. Specifically, the fan can be positioned at the fixed position on the fixed bracket quickly by first abutting against the angle between the two guide walls, and then moving along the two guide walls to abut the base. In addition, the flexible fixing column, the positioning column and the limiting elastic sheet can further fix the fan at the fixed position. The flexible fixing post and the positioning post prevent the fan from rotating relative to the fixing bracket. The hooks of the flexible fixing column and the limit shrapnel can prevent the fan from leaving the fixing position and detaching from the fixing bracket. In addition, the fixing bracket is simplified and integrally formed, which can achieve the effect of saving material and reducing manufacturing cost compared with the current common bracket design.

These and other aspects of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but which may be practiced without departing from the spirit and scope of the novel concepts of the present disclosure changes and modifications.

The following disclosure will now be described more fully herein with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which some exemplary embodiments are illustrated. The present disclosure may be embodied in different forms and should not be limited by the embodiments mentioned below. However, these embodiments are provided to assist in a more complete understanding of the present disclosure and to fully convey the scope of the present invention to those skilled in the art. The same reference numerals will be used throughout to refer to similar elements.

Please refer to FIG. 1A , which is a schematic diagram showing the fan 900 and the fixing bracket 100 before being assembled. As shown in FIG. 1A , the fixing bracket 100 includes a base 110 , two guide walls 120 a and 120 b , flexible fixing columns 130 a and 130 b and a positioning column 140 . Fan 900 includes a plurality of flanges 910 . Each of the flanges 910 has a through hole 920 . The flexible fixing posts 130 a and 130 b are respectively passed through the two through holes 920 and fastened to the surface of the flange 910 facing away from the base 110 . The positioning post 140 passes through another through hole 920 to limit the displacement of the fan 900 .

The fixing bracket 100 of the present disclosure can be used in, for example, but not limited to, a server.

Please refer to FIG. 1B , which is a schematic diagram illustrating the assembly of the fan 900 and the fixing bracket 100 in FIG. 1A . As shown in FIG. 1B , in certain embodiments, if the fan 900 is to be disengaged from the fixing bracket 100 , the flexible fixing posts 130 a and 130 b can be pulled to withdraw from the through hole 920 .

Please refer to FIG. 2 , which is a perspective view illustrating the fixing bracket 100 in FIG. 1A . In certain embodiments, the shape of the base 110 may be a square, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The size of the base 110 can be adjusted based on the size of the fan 900 (please refer to FIG. 1A ) to be fixed. In some specific embodiments, the size of the base 110 is similar to the size of the outer frame of the fan 900 , and the fixing bracket 100 is configured to cover at least a portion of the outer frame of the fan 900 . The base 110 has an abutting surface 112 .

Referring to FIG. 3 , it is another perspective view illustrating the fixing bracket 100 in FIG. 2 . The abutting surface 112 has four connected edges 113a, 113b, 113c, 113d. Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 respectively below. In some specific embodiments, the abutment surface 112 has four corners 115a, 115b, 115c, 115d. In some specific embodiments, the base 110 has a through channel 114 extending through the abutment surface 112 . In certain embodiments, the cross-sectional shape of the through channel 114 may be an octagon, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the two guide walls 120 a and 120 b are connected and are perpendicular to the abutting surface 112 . The two guide walls 120a and 120b are perpendicular to each other and connected to form an included angle 121 . In some specific embodiments, the two guide walls 120a and 120b are respectively located at the two edges 113a and 113b of the abutting surface 112 (as shown in FIG. 3 ). In some specific embodiments, the included angle 121 is a right angle. The two guide walls 120 a and 120 b also have the function of restricting the rotation of the fan 900 relative to the base 110 . In some specific embodiments, the two guide walls 120a and 120b have fixed structures to connect the fixed bracket 100 with other structures. For example, in some embodiments, the two guide walls 120a and 120b have engaging structures 123 corresponding to the case where the fan 900 is to be placed. An extending sidewall 125 adjacent to the guide wall 120a has an opening 125a. Before installing the fan 900, the electrical connector of the fan 900 can be fixed in the opening 125a, so that the fan 900 can be powered on after the installation is completed.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the flexible fixing column 130 a has a column body 132 and a hook 134 . This column 132 is connected to the abutment surface 112 and extends away from the abutment surface 112 . The hook 134 is connected to one end of the cylinder 132 away from the abutting surface 112 . In some specific embodiments, the flexible fixing post 130a is adjacent to one of the corners 115a of the abutting surface 112 . The structure of the other flexible fixing column 130b is the same or similar to that of the flexible fixing column 130a, so it will not be repeated here. The flexible fixing posts 130 a and 130 b are adjacent to two adjacent corners 115 a and 115 b of the abutting surface 112 , respectively. In some specific embodiments, the flexible fixing post 130b may be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the fixing bracket 100 further has a positioning column 140 . The positioning post 140 is connected to the abutting surface 112 and extends in a direction away from the abutting surface 112 . The positioning column 140 is adjacent to the two guide walls 120a and 120b at the same time. Specifically, in certain embodiments, the positioning post 140 is located at the corner 115c of the abutment surface 112 . The corner 115c is the corner 115c adjacent to the included angle 121 between the two guide walls 120a, 120b. In some specific embodiments, the cross-sectional shape of the column body 142 extended by the positioning column 140 is a cross shape, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In some specific embodiments, the cross-sectional area of the positioning post 140 may be smaller as the distance from the abutting surface 112 is increased.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the guide wall 120 a has a hole 124 . The perforated hole 124 is adjacent to the abutment surface 112 . There is a limit elastic piece 126 at the position of the hole 124 . In certain embodiments, one end of the limiting elastic piece 126 is connected to an edge 124a of the hole 124, thereby connecting to the guide wall 120a. The limiting elastic piece 126 extends toward the abutting surface 112 but does not contact the abutting surface 112 . The limiting elastic piece 126 has a limiting surface 126 a at one end close to the abutting surface 112 . The limiting surface 126a faces the abutting surface 112 . The guide wall 120 a has an inner side surface 122 close to the abutting surface 112 . The limiting elastic piece 126 has an inclined surface 126b. The inclined surface 126b is connected to the limiting surface 126a and is inclined in a direction away from the inner side surface 122 along the direction toward the abutting surface 112 . In other words, the inclined surface 126b protrudes from the inner side surface 122 of the guide wall 120a at the side connecting the limiting surface 126a. One end of the inclined surface 126b away from the abutting surface 112 is smoothly connected with the inner side surface 122 of the guide wall 120a. In some embodiments, one of the flanges 910 of the fan 900 is clamped between the limiting surface 126a of the limiting elastic piece 126 and the abutting surface 112 of the base 110 (not shown) to achieve a fixing effect.

Referring to FIG. 1A , in certain embodiments, the process of installing the fan 900 to the fixing bracket 100 is as follows. The fan 900 is pushed toward the abutting surface 112 along the two guide walls 120a, 120b. Please refer to Figure 1A and Figure 2 at the same time. During this process, the inclined surface 126b of the limiting elastic piece 126 will come into contact with the flange 910 of the fan 900 . The flange 910 abuts against the inclined surface 126b and pushes the limiting elastic piece 126 outward in a direction opposite to the inner side surface 122, so that the limiting elastic piece 126 is deformed. When the fan 900 touches the abutting surface 112 , the hooks 134 of the two flexible fixing posts 130 a and 130 b on the abutting surface 112 are fastened and fixed with the through holes 920 of the two adjacent flanges 910 of the fan 900 . At the same time, the positioning post 140 also passes through the through hole 920 of the other flange 910 of the fan 900 to limit the displacement of the fan 900 . The limiting elastic piece 126 is reset when the fan 900 touches the abutting surface 112 , and clamps one of the flanges 910 of the fan 900 between the limiting surface 126 a and the abutting surface 112 . The electrical connection position of the fan 900 is aligned with the opening 125 a (not shown) on the extending sidewall 125 of the fixing bracket 100 , so that the fan 900 is electrically connected to power through the opening 125 a after assembly.

Referring to FIG. 1B , in order to remove the fan 900 from the fixing bracket 100 , in a specific embodiment, the flexible fixing posts 130 a and 130 b can be pulled at the same time. The buckle mechanism is released, so that the fan 900 can exert force on the fan 900 from the edge 113c and use the edge 113a (please refer to FIG. 3 ) as the axis to move the fan 900 away from the abutting surface 112 (please refer to FIG. 1A ) ) in the direction of , and disengage the fan 900 from the fixing bracket 100 .

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the server of the present disclosure can be used for artificial intelligence (English: Artificial Intelligence, AI for short) computing, edge computing (edge computing), and can also be used as a 5G server, a cloud server, or a vehicle Internet server use.

From the above detailed description of the specific embodiments of the present disclosure, it can be clearly seen that in the fixing bracket of the present invention, the two guide walls can be used to limit the displacement of the fan, thus providing a basis for fixing the fan. Specifically, the fan can be positioned at the fixed position on the fixed bracket quickly by first abutting against the angle between the two guide walls, and then moving along the two guide walls to abut the base. In addition, the flexible fixing column, the positioning column and the limiting elastic sheet can further fix the fan at the fixed position. The flexible fixing post and the positioning post prevent the fan from rotating relative to the fixing bracket. The hooks of the flexible fixing column and the limit shrapnel can prevent the fan from leaving the fixing position and detaching from the fixing bracket. In addition, the fixing bracket is simplified and integrally formed, which can achieve the effect of saving material and reducing manufacturing cost compared with the current common bracket design.

The foregoing description illustrates and describes only exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, and is not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the precise forms of the invention disclosed in the present disclosure. The above teachings may be modified or varied.

The embodiments were chosen and described to explain the subject matter of the disclosure and their practical application in order to inspire others skilled in the art to utilize the disclosure and the various embodiments and make various modifications to suit the particular use contemplated. Alternative embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which this disclosure pertains without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention is to be determined in accordance with the appended claims and not by the foregoing specification and the exemplary embodiments described therein.

100: Fixed bracket 110: Pedestal 112: Abutment surface 113a, 113b, 113c, 113d: Edge 114: Through the channel 115a, 115b, 115c, 115d: Corner 120a, 120b: Guide Walls 121: Angle 122: inner side 123: snap-fit structure 124: Hole 124a: Edge 125:Extended Side Wall 125a: Opening 126: Limit shrapnel 126a: Limit surface 126b: Bevel 130a, 130b: Flexible Fixing Post 132: Cylinder 134: hook 140: Positioning post 142: Cylinder 900: Fan 910: Flange 920: perforated

The drawings illustrate one or more embodiments of the disclosure, and together with the written description serve to explain the principles of the disclosure. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to similar or identical elements of the embodiments, wherein: FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram illustrating a fan and a fixing bracket according to an embodiment of the present disclosure before assembly. FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram illustrating the assembly of the fan and the fixing bracket in FIG. 1A . FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the fixing bracket in FIG. 1A . FIG. 3 is another perspective view showing the fixing bracket in FIG. 2 .

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100: Fixed bracket

110: Pedestal

112: Abutment surface

113a, 113c, 113d: Edge

114: Through the channel

115a, 115b, 115d: Corner

120a, 120b: Guide Walls

121: Angle

122: inner side

123: snap-fit structure

124: Hole

124a: Edge

125:Extended Side Wall

125a: Opening

126: Limit shrapnel

126a: Limit surface

126b: Bevel

130a, 130b: Flexible Fixing Post

Claims (10)

A fixing bracket, comprising: a base with an abutting surface; two guide walls, connected and perpendicular to the abutting surface, wherein the guide walls are perpendicular to each other, and the guide walls are connected to form an included angle; and At least one flexible fixed column, including: a cylinder connected to the abutting surface and extending away from the abutting surface; and A hook is connected to one end of the cylinder away from the abutting surface. The fixing bracket according to claim 1, wherein the abutting surface has four connected edges, and the guide walls are respectively located at two edges of the edges. The fixing bracket of claim 1, wherein the abutting surface has four corners, and the at least one flexible fixing post is adjacent to one of the corners. The fixing bracket as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a positioning column, the positioning column is connected to the abutting surface, extends away from the abutting surface, and is adjacent to the guide walls. The fixing bracket according to claim 1, wherein one of the guiding walls has a hole, the hole is adjacent to the abutting surface, the fixing bracket further comprises a limiting elastic piece, the limiting elastic piece The guide wall is connected in the hole, extends toward the abutting surface, and has a limiting surface facing the abutting surface. The fixing bracket of claim 5, wherein the guide wall has an inner side surface close to the abutting surface, the limiting elastic piece further has an inclined surface connected to the limiting surface, and the inclined surface is directed toward the abutting surface. One direction of the surface is inclined away from the inner side surface. The fixing bracket of claim 3, wherein the included angle of the guide walls is adjacent to another corner of the corners. The fixing bracket as claimed in claim 5, wherein the corner and the other corner are respectively located at two opposite corners of the abutting surface. The fixing bracket of claim 3, wherein the number of the at least one flexible fixing column is two, and the flexible fixing columns are respectively adjacent to adjacent corners among the corners. The fixing bracket as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base has a through channel penetrating the abutting surface.

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