TWM548771U - Light-emitting outer frame and heat dissipation fan having the same - Google Patents

Description

Light-emitting frame and cooling fan device having the same

The present invention relates to an outer frame for a heat dissipation fan, and more particularly to a light-emitting outer frame and a heat dissipation fan device having the same.

Since the electronic device generates heat during operation, in order to avoid the problem that the electronic device may be affected by heat and reduce performance or even damage, a conventional cooling fan is usually used to forcibly dissipate heat.

In addition, in order to let the cooling fan generate the effect of the atmosphere light, the colorful visual effects, and the use of the light to generate prompts and warnings, the existing light-emitting cooling fan with the function of light has been introduced.

However, the existing illuminating type cooling fan has the following shortcomings due to the installation of the illuminating body on the cooling fan: First, there will be a problem of shading due to the fan frame or fan blade of the cooling fan itself; The cooling fan also has the same function of illuminating, so it is only possible to purchase an existing illuminating type cooling fan separately, and then discard the conventional cooling fan, which is obviously wasteful.

Therefore, how to design a novel that can improve the above-mentioned defects is a major issue that the creators of this case want to solve.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a light-emitting outer frame and a heat-dissipating fan device having the light-emitting outer frame, and the light-emitting outer frame provided with the light-emitting module is framed around the heat-dissipating fan to have the effect of avoiding light blocking and allowing Any cooling fan can create the effect of the atmosphere light and the colorful visual effects, and even use the light to generate prompts and warnings.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a light-emitting frame for a heat-dissipating fan, and includes: a light-transmitting frame, corresponding to the heat-dissipating fan frame and having an inner side adjacent to the heat-dissipating fan; and at least A light-emitting module is disposed on the inner side surface of the transparent frame and includes a plurality of light-emitting elements, and the plurality of light-emitting elements emit light toward the light-transmitting frame.

The present invention further provides a cooling fan device having a light-emitting frame, comprising: a heat-dissipating fan; and a light-emitting frame, the light-emitting frame comprising:

a light-transmitting frame corresponding to the heat-dissipating fan frame and having an inner side adjacent to the heat-dissipating fan; and

The at least one light-emitting module is disposed on the inner side surface of the light-transmitting frame and includes a plurality of light-emitting elements, and the plurality of light-emitting elements emit light toward the light-transmitting frame.

Compared with the prior art, this creation has the following effects: it has the effect of avoiding shading and can also create the effect of the ambient light and the colorful visual effects of any cooling fan, and even use the illumination to generate prompts and warnings. And so on.

The detailed description and technical content of the present invention are described below with reference to the drawings, but the drawings are provided for reference and description only, and are not intended to limit the creation.

The present invention provides a light-emitting frame and a heat-dissipating fan device having the same. As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 5, the cooling fan device includes a heat-dissipating fan 100 and a light-emitting frame 300 surrounding the heat-dissipating fan 100. .

The heat dissipation fan 100 has a plurality of outer sides including a first outer side 1a, a second outer side 1b and a third outer side 1c which are connected to each other in a U shape. Furthermore, the first fixing holes 11 originally fixed for fixing the four corners of the top surface and the bottom surface of the cooling fan 100 are used to fix the cooling fan 100 via the first fixing holes 11 by using a plurality of fixing members (not shown). Fixed at the scheduled location.

The light-emitting frame 300 includes a light-transmitting frame 3 and at least one light-emitting module 5, and preferably further includes at least one joint member 7 (see FIG. 5). The number of the light-emitting modules 5 may be one or more. In the present embodiment, one example will be described.

The light-transmitting frame 3 corresponds to the frame of the heat-dissipating fan 100. The frame frame can be a complete frame or a partial frame. In this embodiment, a partial frame is taken as an example. Specifically, the light-transmitting frame 3 is used. The rack includes a plurality of racks corresponding to the outer shape of the cooling fan 100. The racks include a first rack 31, a second rack 32, and a third rack 33. One end of the second rack 32 and one end of the third rack 33 are respectively connected to the first frame. The two ends of the frame 31 form a gap G between the other end of the second frame 32 and the other end of the third frame 33.

The light transmissive frame 3 has an inner side surface 36 (ie, inner side surfaces of the first, second, and third frames 31, 32, 33) and an outer side surface (not labeled with a component symbol) opposite to the inner side surface 36. Preferably, The transparent frame 3 can also have a groove 361 formed on the inner side surface 36 thereof.

The light-emitting module 5 is disposed on the inner side surface 36 of the light-transmitting frame 3 to emit light to the light-transmitting frame 3 . Specifically, the light-emitting module 5 includes a carrier 51 and a plurality of light-emitting elements 52 electrically disposed on the carrier 51. The carrier 51 is fixed to the inner side surface 36 of the transparent frame 3, and the light-emitting elements 52 are correspondingly located in the groove 361. And each of the light-emitting elements 52 emits light toward the transparent frame 3 in a direction away from the outer side of the heat-dissipating fan (the first, second, and third outer sides 1a, 1b, 1c), and the light can also pass through the light-transmitting frame. The body 3 emits light in any feasible manner, for example, direct light emission, light refraction, or light emission through an additional light guiding structure (not shown), which is not limited in this creation. The light guiding structure is disposed on the light transmitting frame 3 corresponding to the light emitting module 5, so that the light can be guided through the light guiding structure and then emitted from the transparent frame 3.

The bonding member 7 (see FIG. 5) can be any article having a bonding function, such as an adhesive, a double-sided tape or a backing. The bonding member 7 is fixed between the light-emitting module 5 and the inner side surface 36 of the light-transmitting frame 3, and is specifically coupled to the concave periphery of the carrier 51 and the groove 361 of the light-emitting module 5 as shown in FIG. Fixed between the inner sides.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the heat dissipation fan 100 is detachably assembled into the light-emitting outer frame 300 via the notch G, and the light-emitting outer frame 300 is partially enclosed by the heat dissipation fan 100 (see FIG. 3). At this time, the first, second, and third frames 31, 32, and 33 respectively correspond to the first, second, and third outer sides 1a, 1b, 1c and are adjacent to each other or adjacent to each other (see FIGS. 4 and 5, The inner side surface 36 is adjacent to the first, second and third outer sides 1a, 1b, 1c) of the heat dissipation fan 100, and the light-emitting module 5 is located on the outer side of the heat-dissipating fan 100 (ie: 1a, 1b, 1c) Between the inner side surface 36 of the light-transmitting frame 3, the light from each of the light-emitting modules 3 is irradiated from the inner side surface 36 away from the outer side (ie, 1a, 1b, 1c), and transmitted through the light. The frame 3 emits light.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, in addition to the simple sliding positioning, the heat dissipating fan 100 and the light-emitting outer frame 300 can be further fixed by using the above-mentioned fixing component, as described in detail later: the transparent frame 3 has a majority extension The extension portion 37 includes a plurality of lugs 371 and a plurality of corner gusset tabs 372. The other end of the second frame 32 has a pair of lugs 371 protruding toward the third frame 33. The third frame 33 The other end also protrudes from the second frame 32 with another pair of lugs 371; the corner between the second frame 32 and the first frame 31 and the corner between the third frame 33 and the first frame 31 Each of the lug 371 and each corner gusset 372 is further provided with a second fixing hole 38 corresponding to each of the first fixing holes 11 .

Therefore, a sliding space can be formed between the lug 371 on the top surface of the transparent frame 3 and the lug 371 on the bottom surface, and the cooling fan 100 is slidably connected via the gap G and the sliding space. It is located inside the light-emitting frame 300. Further, a plurality of fixing members (not shown) are respectively detachably connected between the first fixing holes 11 and the second fixing holes 38 to fix the heat dissipating fan 100 at a predetermined position. At the same time, the light-emitting bezel 300 can be fixed to the heat dissipation fan 100 by the way.

Moreover, the light-emitting module 5 can also be a light strip, so that the light strip ring can be easily disposed on the inner side surface 36 of the light-transmitting frame body 3, thereby achieving the convenience of assembly.

In summary, the present invention has the following effects as compared with the prior art: the light-emitting outer frame 300 provided with the light-emitting module 5 is surrounded by the outer peripheral frame of the heat-dissipating fan 100, and the light-emitting module 5 is transparent. The frame 3 emits light, so as to avoid the effect of shading and also enable any cooling fan 100 (including the conventional cooling fan) to generate the atmosphere light effect and the colorful visual effect, and even use the light to generate the prompt and Warning and other effects.

In addition, the present invention has other functions: the light-emitting frame 300 provided with the light-emitting module 5, and the heat-dissipating fan 100 can also be detachably accommodated (for example, in a sliding manner) or even can be unloaded. The ground frame is fixed in the light-emitting frame 300. Therefore, the user can freely change different light-emitting frames 300 according to preferences or according to requirements. It must be noted that different light-emitting frames 300 can have different light colors and light shapes. Or / and lighting method.

The above is only a preferred and feasible embodiment of the present invention, and thus does not limit the scope of the patent of the creation, and the equivalent structural changes that are made by using the present specification and the contents of the schema are all included in the creation. Within the scope of the rights, it is given to Chen Ming.

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FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a light-emitting frame in the cooling fan device of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the cooling fan unit of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a three-dimensional combination of the cooling fan device of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the cooling fan unit of the present invention in a plan view.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the cooling fan unit of the present invention in a side view.

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Claims (13)

A light-emitting outer frame for a heat-dissipating fan, comprising: a light-transmitting frame body corresponding to the heat-dissipating fan frame and having an inner side surface adjacent to the heat-dissipating fan; and at least one light-emitting module disposed on the light-emitting frame The inner side surface of the light frame body includes a plurality of light-emitting elements, and the plurality of light-emitting elements emit light toward the light-transmitting frame. The illuminating outer frame of claim 1, further comprising at least one bonding component, the at least one bonding component being coupled between the at least one lighting module and the inner side surface. The light-emitting outer frame of claim 1 , wherein the inner side of the light-transmitting frame has a groove, and the plurality of light-emitting elements of the at least one light-emitting module are correspondingly located in the groove. The light-emitting frame of claim 1, wherein the light-transmitting frame is provided with at least one light-guiding structure corresponding to at least one light-emitting module. The illuminating frame of claim 1, wherein the illuminating module further comprises a carrier, the illuminating module is fixed to the inner side by the carrier, and the plurality of illuminating elements are electrically disposed on the carrier. The illuminating frame of claim 1, wherein the illuminating module is disposed as a light strip, and the strip is disposed on the inner side of the transparent frame and includes the plurality of illuminating elements. The light-emitting frame of claim 1, wherein the light-transmitting frame comprises a first frame, a second frame and a third frame corresponding to the shape of the heat-dissipating fan, and one end of the second frame and the first frame One end of the three frames is respectively connected to the two ends of the first frame, and the transparent frame body is formed between the other end of the second frame and the other end of the third frame for assembling the heat dissipation fan. gap. A heat dissipating fan device having the illuminating outer frame according to any one of claims 1 to 6, comprising: a heat dissipating fan; and a illuminating outer frame, comprising: a light transmitting frame body corresponding to the heat dissipating fan frame An inner side surface adjacent to the heat dissipating fan; and at least one light emitting module disposed on the inner side surface of the light transmissive frame body and including a plurality of light emitting elements, wherein the plurality of light emitting elements emit light toward the light transmissive frame. The heat dissipation fan device of claim 8, wherein the transparent frame comprises a first frame, a second frame and a third frame corresponding to the shape of the cooling fan, and the end of the second frame and the third One end of the frame is respectively connected to the two ends of the first frame, and the light-transmitting frame forms a gap between the other end of the second frame and the other end of the third frame, and the heat dissipation fan is set through the gap. The unloading is placed in the light-transmitting frame. The heat dissipation fan device of claim 9, wherein the heat dissipation fan has three outer sides connected to each other, the first, second, and third frames respectively corresponding to the three outer sides and adjacent to each other, and the plurality of light emitting elements are The light-transmitting frame is illuminated away from the direction of the three outer sides. The heat dissipation fan device of claim 8, wherein the heat dissipation fan is provided with a plurality of first fixing holes, and the transparent frame body is provided with a plurality of second fixing holes respectively corresponding to the plurality of first fixing holes, each of the first A plurality of fixing members are respectively detachably connected between the fixing holes and each of the second fixing holes. The heat dissipation fan device of claim 11, wherein the transparent frame extends a plurality of extensions, and the plurality of second fixing holes are respectively formed in the plurality of extensions. The heat dissipating fan assembly of claim 12, wherein the plurality of extensions comprise a plurality of lugs and a plurality of corner gusset tabs.