US20090035154A1 - Serial fan module and frame structure thereof - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a serial fan module and a frame structure thereof, and more particularly to a serial fan module and a frame structure thereof capable of increasing static pressure of the outlet airflow, reducing noise and improving unstable flow field.
- Heat dissipating devices play a greater role for microelectronic elements and devices (e.g. integrated circuit, IC). Due to increased integration and advancement of packaging technology, integrated circuit area is increasingly being reduced and heat per unit area is thus increasingly being increased. Thus, high efficacy heat dissipating devices have continually been under active development by those in the field.
- FIG. 1 a cross section of a conventional combination of two fans is shown, wherein the ribs 12 of the inlet fan 11 a only function as connecting the frame body 111 and the motor base 17 rather than guiding airflow.
- the airflow from the inlet fan 11 a becomes turbulent when arriving at the outlet fan 11 b , so that the flow field is unstable.
- the outlet fan 11 b fails to perform normally, the air pressure at the outlet fan 11 b is reduced, and the combination of fans 1 does not perform as expected.
- the airflow exiting from the outlet fan 11 b is not entirely directed to the target heat source.
- the combination of fans 1 does a lot of virtual work.
- the combination of fans 1 produces noise and vibrations during operation.
- the present invention provides a serial fan module and a frame structure thereof, wherein the problem of unstable flow field of serial fan module is solved, the entire air pressure and air volume are raised and vortex is reduced, so as to achieve greater heat dissipating efficiency and reduced noise.
- An embodiment of the present invention provides a frame structure including a first frame body, a second frame body and a plurality of guide elements.
- the guide elements are disposed between the first frame body and the second frame body.
- Each of the guide elements has an axial extended part and an inclined part and the inclined part meets the axial extended part at a camber angle.
- a serial fan module including a first fan, a second fan and a plurality of guide elements.
- the first fan has a first frame body and a first impeller.
- the second fan has a second frame body and a second impeller.
- the guide elements are disposed between the first fan and the second fan.
- Each of the guide elements has an axial extended part and an inclined part and the inclined part meets the axial extended part at a camber angle. The guide elements guide an airflow from the first fan into the second fan.
- the camber angle is between 20 degrees and 50 degrees.
- the inclined part has a first height
- the axial extended part has a second height
- a ratio of the first height to the second height is between 0.2 and 5.
- the sum of the first height and the second height exceeds or equals 15 millimeters when the first frame body and/or the second frame body have a height about 38 mm.
- the axial extended part parallels an axis of the frame structure or inclines to the axis of the frame structure by an angle which is smaller than or equal to 20 degrees.
- Each of the inclined parts and the corresponding axial extended part are integrated as a single piece, or the inclined part is connected to the first frame body as a single piece.
- each of the inclined parts and the corresponding axial extended part are combined to form the guide element.
- each of the inclined part is connected to the first frame body as a single piece, and the corresponding axial extended part is connected to the second frame body as another single piece.
- each of the inclined part is connected to the first frame body as a single piece, and the corresponding axial extended part is an independent element.
- the first frame body is connected to the second frame body via the guide elements.
- the first frame body, the second frame body and the guide elements are integrated as a single piece.
- the second frame body has a plurality of static blades and an expanded part at an outlet of the serial fan module, and the airflow guided by the guide elements passes through the static blades and exits out of the second frame body from the expended part.
- the static blades and the inclined parts are of the same structures.
- first fan and the second fan may be disposed back to back, and the first fan and the second fan are the same.
- a motor base of the second fan is connected to the second frame body via the axial extended parts, and the rotating directions of the first impeller and the second impeller are different.
- FIG. 1 depicts a cross section of a conventional combination of two fans.
- FIGS. 2A and 2B are two schematic views of a serial fan module in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, respectively observed from opposite directions.
- FIG. 2C depicts a cross section of the serial fan module of FIG. 2A .
- FIG. 2D is a cross section of the guide element and a schematic view of the direction of airflow of FIG. 2B .
- FIG. 3 is a schematic view of another form of the serial fan module in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 4A and 4B depict other embodiments of the serial fan module containing independent guide elements in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 5 depicts a cross section of a continuous-unity serial fan module in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 depicts a serial fan module without static blades at the outlet in accordance with the present invention.
- FIGS. 7A to 7D depict various embodiments of the serial fan module with two fans being disposed back to back in accordance with the present invention.
- FIGS. 2A and 2B are two schematic views of a serial fan module in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2C depicts a cross section of the serial fan module of FIG. 2A .
- the serial fan module 2 includes a first fan 21 a , a second fan 21 b , and a plurality of guide elements 22 .
- the first fan 21 a has a first frame body 211 a and a first impeller 23 a
- the second fan 21 b has a second frame body 211 b and a second impeller 23 b
- the first fan 21 a and the second fan 21 b can be of the same structures or different structures.
- the guide elements 22 are disposed between the first fan 21 a and the second fan 21 b , and the guide elements 22 guide an airflow from the first fan 21 a into the second fan 21 b and then the airflow finally leaves the serial fan module 2 from the second fan 21 b.
- Each of the guide elements 22 has an inclined part 221 and an axial extended part 222 , and the inclined part 221 meets the axial extended part 222 at a camber angle “a” which ranges between 20 degrees and 50 degrees.
- the inclined part 221 has a first height H 1
- the axial extended part 222 has a second height H 2
- the sum of the first height H 1 and the second height H 2 exceeds or equals 15 millimeters.
- the axial extended part 222 parallels an axis x of the serial fan module 2 , as shown in FIG. 2D .
- the present invention is not limited thereto. Rather, the axial extended part 222 can incline to the axis x of the serial fan module 2 by an angle (not shown). When the angle is smaller than or equal to 20 degrees, the guiding efficiency of the serial fan module is still optimized.
- the airflow f When the serial fan module 2 operates, the airflow f firstly enters the first fan 21 a from the inlet 24 in an approximately vertical direction with respect to the inlet 24 . Then, the airflow f is guided by the impeller 23 a of the first fan 21 a , and thus the diction of the airflow is changed as indicated by reference numeral f′.
- the velocity of the airflow f′ includes a tangent velocity component “a” and a vertical velocity component “b”.
- each inclined part 221 is approximately equal to that of the airflow f′.
- the inclined parts 221 and the axial extended parts 222 constitute a streamlined wing structure, so that after passing through the inclined parts 221 of the guide elements 22 , the airflow f′ can be smoothly guided to the location where the inclined part 221 and the axial extended part 222 meet.
- the airflow f′ is guided by the axial extended parts 222 to completely convert the tangent velocity component “a” into the vertical velocity component “b”, and exits from the first fan 21 a .
- the airflow f 1 meets the inlet of the second fan 21 b at a right angle when it is guided from the first fan 21 a into the second fan 21 b . Therefore, the operation and the power consumption of the second fan 21 b are similar to those of the first fan 21 a .
- the airflow f 1 is guided by the impeller 23 b of the second fan 21 b and exits from the outlet 25 of the second fan 21 b to dissipate heat generated by the heat source, such as CPU.
- the guide elements 22 of the present invention can be implemented in other ways.
- the inclined part 221 and the axial extended part 222 of the guide elements 22 are integrated to from an independent element for convenient production and assembly.
- the guide elements 22 are always applicable. If the guide elements 22 are damaged, a replacement of the damaged part therefrom will be convenient, thereby increasing the using life of the serial fan module 2 .
- the guide elements 22 can be integrated with the first frame body 211 a or the second frame body 211 b as a single piece for reducing assembling procedures for the serial fan module 2 .
- the assembling time of the serial fan module 2 will be shorter and raise competitive manufacturing of the product.
- the guide elements 22 are formed by combining the inclined part 221 and the axial extended part 222 .
- FIGS. 4A and 4B two embodiments of the serial fan module formed by independent guide elements in accordance with the present invention are shown.
- FIG. 4A depicts the first embodiment, wherein the inclined part 221 of the serial fan module 2 are integrally formed with the first frame body 211 a as a continuous-unity structure, and the axial extended part 222 is an independent element.
- the serial fan module 2 is formed by assembling the axial extended part 222 and the second frame body 211 b .
- 4B depicts the second embodiment, wherein the serial fan module 2 are formed by combining the inclined part 221 and the axial extended part 222 , wherein the inclined part 221 is integrally formed with the first frame body 211 a as a continuous-unity structure and the axial extended part 222 is integrally formed with the second frame body 211 b as another continuous-unity structure.
- the performance of the guide elements is good.
- FIG. 5 a cross section of a continuous-unity serial fan module in accordance with the present invention is shown.
- the guide elements 22 are integrally formed with the first frame body 211 a and the second frame body 211 b as a continuous-unity structure to form the serial fan module 2 of the present invention, which achieves the same guiding efficiency as the fans in accordance with the present invention.
- a plurality of static blades 22 a can be designed to be disposed at an outlet 25 of the second fan 21 b , and the static blades 22 a and the inclined parts 221 are of the same guide structures.
- the airflow f can be guided by static blades 22 a to the area where maximum heat accumulates for achieving heat dissipation.
- an expanded part 26 can be set at the outlet 25 . The airflow f passing through the static blades 22 a is guided by the expanded part 26 to leave the outlet 25 for achieving heat dissipation, as shown in FIG. 5 .
- FIG. 6 a serial fan module without static blades at the outlet in accordance with the present invention is shown.
- No static vane 22 a and expanded part 26 are installed at the outlet 25 of the second fan 21 b .
- the installation of the serial fan module is flexible, the noise is reduced, and the produced air quantity is increased.
- the relational disposition may vary dependent upon requirements.
- the first fan and the second fan both face the same directions (in FIG. 2A-6 ), or the first fan and the second fan can be disposed back to back.
- FIGS. 7A to 7D various embodiments of the serial fan module with two fans being disposed back to back in accordance with the present invention are shown.
- the first fan 21 a and the second fan 21 b can be design to be disposed back to back.
- a motor base of the second fan 21 b is connected to the second frame body 211 b via the axial extended parts 222 of the guide elements 22 .
- the disposition of the first frame body 211 a , the second frame body 211 b and the guide elements 22 are similar to that of the above embodiments.
- the guide elements 22 can be assembled in accordance with various designs to extend the application scope.
- first fan 21 a the number of the first fan 21 a can be increased to meet practical requirements.
- the first fans 21 a are connected to each other by guide elements 22 . Then, the assembled first fan 21 a and the second fan 21 b are combined to form the serial fan module 2 and achieve great dissipating efficiency and various applications.
- the serial fan module 2 are provided with the guide elements 22 to solve the problem of unstable flow field arising from vortex at the outlet 25 , and raise the entire air pressure and air volume, so as to achieve greater heat dissipating efficiency and reduced noise. Furthermore, the first fan 21 a and the second fan 21 b are of similar characteristics due to the use of guide elements 22 , which is advantageous to design and development of the product. Various ways of assembling the guide elements 22 provide flexibility in production and assembly.
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A serial fan module includes a first fan, a second fan and a plurality of guide elements which are disposed between the first fan and the second fan. The first fan has a first frame body and a first impeller. The second fan has a second frame body and a second impeller. Each of the guide elements has an axial extended part and an inclined part, and the inclined part meets the axial extended part at a camber angle. The guide elements guide an airflow from the first fan into the second fan. Also, a frame structure is disclosed. The frame structure includes a first frame body, a second frame body and a plurality of guide elements disposed between the first frame body and the second frame body. Each of the guide elements comprises an axial extended part and an inclined part and the inclined part meets the axial extended part at a camber angle.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a serial fan module and a frame structure thereof, and more particularly to a serial fan module and a frame structure thereof capable of increasing static pressure of the outlet airflow, reducing noise and improving unstable flow field.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- As efficacy of electronic devices continue to increase, heat dissipating devices and heat dissipating systems are playing more critical roles within the electronic devices. Poor heat dissipation can lead to equipment damage or failure.
- Heat dissipating devices play a greater role for microelectronic elements and devices (e.g. integrated circuit, IC). Due to increased integration and advancement of packaging technology, integrated circuit area is increasingly being reduced and heat per unit area is thus increasingly being increased. Thus, high efficacy heat dissipating devices have continually been under active development by those in the field.
- Heat per unit area of electronic products is increasingly being increased and can not be effectively dissipated by using a single fan. Thus, several fans are combined to solve the problem of the poor heat-dissipating capability of a single fan. Referring to
FIG. 1 , a cross section of a conventional combination of two fans is shown, wherein theribs 12 of theinlet fan 11 a only function as connecting theframe body 111 and themotor base 17 rather than guiding airflow. Thus, the airflow from theinlet fan 11 a becomes turbulent when arriving at theoutlet fan 11 b, so that the flow field is unstable. As the results, theoutlet fan 11 b fails to perform normally, the air pressure at theoutlet fan 11 b is reduced, and the combination offans 1 does not perform as expected. Furthermore, due to the unstable flow field, the airflow exiting from theoutlet fan 11 b is not entirely directed to the target heat source. Thus, the combination offans 1 does a lot of virtual work. Furthermore, the combination offans 1 produces noise and vibrations during operation. - To avoid the problems of conventional combination of fans, the present invention provides a serial fan module and a frame structure thereof, wherein the problem of unstable flow field of serial fan module is solved, the entire air pressure and air volume are raised and vortex is reduced, so as to achieve greater heat dissipating efficiency and reduced noise.
- An embodiment of the present invention provides a frame structure including a first frame body, a second frame body and a plurality of guide elements. The guide elements are disposed between the first frame body and the second frame body. Each of the guide elements has an axial extended part and an inclined part and the inclined part meets the axial extended part at a camber angle.
- Another embodiment of the present invention provides a serial fan module including a first fan, a second fan and a plurality of guide elements. The first fan has a first frame body and a first impeller. The second fan has a second frame body and a second impeller. The guide elements are disposed between the first fan and the second fan. Each of the guide elements has an axial extended part and an inclined part and the inclined part meets the axial extended part at a camber angle. The guide elements guide an airflow from the first fan into the second fan.
- For the serial fan module and the frame structure thereof, the camber angle is between 20 degrees and 50 degrees. The inclined part has a first height, the axial extended part has a second height, and a ratio of the first height to the second height is between 0.2 and 5. The sum of the first height and the second height exceeds or equals 15 millimeters when the first frame body and/or the second frame body have a height about 38 mm. The axial extended part parallels an axis of the frame structure or inclines to the axis of the frame structure by an angle which is smaller than or equal to 20 degrees. Each of the inclined parts and the corresponding axial extended part are integrated as a single piece, or the inclined part is connected to the first frame body as a single piece.
- Each of the inclined parts and the corresponding axial extended part are combined to form the guide element. For example, each of the inclined part is connected to the first frame body as a single piece, and the corresponding axial extended part is connected to the second frame body as another single piece. Or, each of the inclined part is connected to the first frame body as a single piece, and the corresponding axial extended part is an independent element. The first frame body is connected to the second frame body via the guide elements. The first frame body, the second frame body and the guide elements are integrated as a single piece.
- The second frame body has a plurality of static blades and an expanded part at an outlet of the serial fan module, and the airflow guided by the guide elements passes through the static blades and exits out of the second frame body from the expended part. The static blades and the inclined parts are of the same structures.
- Further, the first fan and the second fan may be disposed back to back, and the first fan and the second fan are the same. A motor base of the second fan is connected to the second frame body via the axial extended parts, and the rotating directions of the first impeller and the second impeller are different.
- The present invention can be more fully understood by reading the subsequent detailed description and examples with references made to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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FIG. 1 depicts a cross section of a conventional combination of two fans. -
FIGS. 2A and 2B are two schematic views of a serial fan module in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, respectively observed from opposite directions. -
FIG. 2C depicts a cross section of the serial fan module ofFIG. 2A . -
FIG. 2D is a cross section of the guide element and a schematic view of the direction of airflow ofFIG. 2B . -
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of another form of the serial fan module in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIGS. 4A and 4B depict other embodiments of the serial fan module containing independent guide elements in accordance with the present invention. -
FIG. 5 depicts a cross section of a continuous-unity serial fan module in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 6 depicts a serial fan module without static blades at the outlet in accordance with the present invention. -
FIGS. 7A to 7D depict various embodiments of the serial fan module with two fans being disposed back to back in accordance with the present invention. -
FIGS. 2A and 2B are two schematic views of a serial fan module in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, andFIG. 2C depicts a cross section of the serial fan module ofFIG. 2A . Theserial fan module 2 includes afirst fan 21 a, asecond fan 21 b, and a plurality ofguide elements 22. Thefirst fan 21 a has afirst frame body 211 a and afirst impeller 23 a, thesecond fan 21 b has asecond frame body 211 b and asecond impeller 23 b, and thefirst fan 21 a and thesecond fan 21 b can be of the same structures or different structures. Theguide elements 22 are disposed between thefirst fan 21 a and thesecond fan 21 b, and theguide elements 22 guide an airflow from thefirst fan 21 a into thesecond fan 21 b and then the airflow finally leaves theserial fan module 2 from thesecond fan 21 b. - Referring to
FIG. 2C andFIG. 2D , a cross section of the guide element and a schematic view of the direction of airflow ofFIG. 2B are shown. Each of theguide elements 22 has aninclined part 221 and an axialextended part 222, and theinclined part 221 meets the axialextended part 222 at a camber angle “a” which ranges between 20 degrees and 50 degrees. Take the serial fan module with two frame bodies whose heights are both about 38 mm as the example, theinclined part 221 has a first height H1, the axialextended part 222 has a second height H2, and the sum of the first height H1 and the second height H2 exceeds or equals 15 millimeters. Also, the axialextended part 222 parallels an axis x of theserial fan module 2, as shown inFIG. 2D . The present invention, however, is not limited thereto. Rather, the axialextended part 222 can incline to the axis x of theserial fan module 2 by an angle (not shown). When the angle is smaller than or equal to 20 degrees, the guiding efficiency of the serial fan module is still optimized. - When the
serial fan module 2 operates, the airflow f firstly enters thefirst fan 21 a from theinlet 24 in an approximately vertical direction with respect to theinlet 24. Then, the airflow f is guided by theimpeller 23 a of thefirst fan 21 a, and thus the diction of the airflow is changed as indicated by reference numeral f′. The velocity of the airflow f′ includes a tangent velocity component “a” and a vertical velocity component “b”. - Because the
guide elements 22 are disposed between thefirst fan 21 a and thesecond fan 21 b of theserial fan module 2, the airflow f′ does not directly enter thesecond fan 21 b. Rather, the airflow f′ passes through theguide elements 22 before entering thesecond fan 21 b. The inclined angle of eachinclined part 221 is approximately equal to that of the airflow f′. Furthermore, theinclined parts 221 and the axialextended parts 222 constitute a streamlined wing structure, so that after passing through theinclined parts 221 of theguide elements 22, the airflow f′ can be smoothly guided to the location where theinclined part 221 and the axialextended part 222 meet. Meanwhile, the tangent velocity component “a” of the airflow f′ is partially converted into the vertical velocity component “b”. Then, the airflow f′ is guided by the axialextended parts 222 to completely convert the tangent velocity component “a” into the vertical velocity component “b”, and exits from thefirst fan 21 a. Thus, the airflow f1 meets the inlet of thesecond fan 21 b at a right angle when it is guided from thefirst fan 21 a into thesecond fan 21 b. Therefore, the operation and the power consumption of thesecond fan 21 b are similar to those of thefirst fan 21 a. Finally, the airflow f1 is guided by theimpeller 23 b of thesecond fan 21 b and exits from theoutlet 25 of thesecond fan 21 b to dissipate heat generated by the heat source, such as CPU. - In addition to the above descriptions, the
guide elements 22 of the present invention can be implemented in other ways. Referring toFIG. 3 , for example, theinclined part 221 and the axialextended part 222 of theguide elements 22 are integrated to from an independent element for convenient production and assembly. Thus, regardless of whether rotating directions of thefirst impeller 23 a and thesecond impeller 23 b are different or the same, theguide elements 22 are always applicable. If theguide elements 22 are damaged, a replacement of the damaged part therefrom will be convenient, thereby increasing the using life of theserial fan module 2. - For another example, as shown in
FIG. 2C , theguide elements 22 can be integrated with thefirst frame body 211 a or thesecond frame body 211 b as a single piece for reducing assembling procedures for theserial fan module 2. Thus, the assembling time of theserial fan module 2 will be shorter and raise competitive manufacturing of the product. - For another example, the
guide elements 22 are formed by combining theinclined part 221 and the axialextended part 222. Referring toFIGS. 4A and 4B , two embodiments of the serial fan module formed by independent guide elements in accordance with the present invention are shown.FIG. 4A depicts the first embodiment, wherein theinclined part 221 of theserial fan module 2 are integrally formed with thefirst frame body 211 a as a continuous-unity structure, and the axialextended part 222 is an independent element. Theserial fan module 2 is formed by assembling the axialextended part 222 and thesecond frame body 211 b.FIG. 4B depicts the second embodiment, wherein theserial fan module 2 are formed by combining theinclined part 221 and the axialextended part 222, wherein theinclined part 221 is integrally formed with thefirst frame body 211 a as a continuous-unity structure and the axialextended part 222 is integrally formed with thesecond frame body 211 b as another continuous-unity structure. In both embodiments, the performance of the guide elements is good. - Referring to
FIG. 5 , a cross section of a continuous-unity serial fan module in accordance with the present invention is shown. For purposes of structural simplification, theguide elements 22 are integrally formed with thefirst frame body 211 a and thesecond frame body 211 b as a continuous-unity structure to form theserial fan module 2 of the present invention, which achieves the same guiding efficiency as the fans in accordance with the present invention. - In order to guide airflow toward a predetermined direction, a plurality of
static blades 22 a can be designed to be disposed at anoutlet 25 of thesecond fan 21 b, and thestatic blades 22 a and theinclined parts 221 are of the same guide structures. Thus, the airflow f can be guided bystatic blades 22 a to the area where maximum heat accumulates for achieving heat dissipation. On the other hand, in order to provide large-sized heat-dissipating area, an expandedpart 26 can be set at theoutlet 25. The airflow f passing through thestatic blades 22 a is guided by the expandedpart 26 to leave theoutlet 25 for achieving heat dissipation, as shown inFIG. 5 . - Referring to
FIG. 6 , a serial fan module without static blades at the outlet in accordance with the present invention is shown. Nostatic vane 22 a and expandedpart 26 are installed at theoutlet 25 of thesecond fan 21 b. Thus, the installation of the serial fan module is flexible, the noise is reduced, and the produced air quantity is increased. - For design of the
serial fan module 2, the relational disposition may vary dependent upon requirements. For example, the first fan and the second fan both face the same directions (inFIG. 2A-6 ), or the first fan and the second fan can be disposed back to back. Referring toFIGS. 7A to 7D , various embodiments of the serial fan module with two fans being disposed back to back in accordance with the present invention are shown. In detail, thefirst fan 21 a and thesecond fan 21 b can be design to be disposed back to back. A motor base of thesecond fan 21 b is connected to thesecond frame body 211 b via the axialextended parts 222 of theguide elements 22. The disposition of thefirst frame body 211 a, thesecond frame body 211 b and theguide elements 22 are similar to that of the above embodiments. Thus, theguide elements 22 can be assembled in accordance with various designs to extend the application scope. - Furthermore, the number of the
first fan 21 a can be increased to meet practical requirements. Thefirst fans 21 a are connected to each other byguide elements 22. Then, the assembledfirst fan 21 a and thesecond fan 21 b are combined to form theserial fan module 2 and achieve great dissipating efficiency and various applications. - For the above descriptions, the
serial fan module 2 are provided with theguide elements 22 to solve the problem of unstable flow field arising from vortex at theoutlet 25, and raise the entire air pressure and air volume, so as to achieve greater heat dissipating efficiency and reduced noise. Furthermore, thefirst fan 21 a and thesecond fan 21 b are of similar characteristics due to the use ofguide elements 22, which is advantageous to design and development of the product. Various ways of assembling theguide elements 22 provide flexibility in production and assembly. - While the present invention has been described by way of example and in terms of preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. To the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements (as would be apparent to those skilled in the art). Therefore, the scope of the appended claims should be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar arrangements.
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1. A serial fan module, comprising:
a first fan, comprising a first frame body and a first impeller disposed within the first frame body;
a second fan, comprising a second frame body and a second impeller disposed within the second frame body; and
a plurality of guide elements, guiding an airflow from the first fan into the second fan and being disposed between the first impeller and the second impeller;
wherein the first fan and the second fan are serially connected, each of the guide elements comprises an axial extended part and an inclined part, and the inclined part meets the axial extended part at a camber angle.
2. The serial fan module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the camber angle ranges between 20 degrees and 50 degrees.
3. The serial fan module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the inclined part has a first height, the axial extended part has a second height, and a ratio of the first height to the second height is between 0.2 and 5.
4. The serial fan module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the inclined part has a first height, the axial extended part has a second height, and the sum of the first height and the second height exceeds or equals 15 millimeters when the first frame body and/or the second frame body have a height about 38 mm.
5. The serial fan module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the axial extended part parallels an axis of the serial fan module, or the axial extended part inclines to the axis of the serial fan module by an angle which is smaller than or equal to 20 degrees.
6. The serial fan module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the inclined parts and the corresponding axial extended part are integrated as a single piece.
7. The serial fan module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the guide elements are connected to the first frame body as a single piece.
8. The serial fan module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the inclined parts and the corresponding axial extended part are combined to form the guide element.
9. The serial fan module as claimed in claim 8 , wherein each of the inclined part is connected to the first frame body as a single piece, and the corresponding axial extended part is connected to the second frame body as another single piece.
10. The serial fan module as claimed in claim 8 , wherein each of the inclined part is connected to the first frame body as a single piece, and the corresponding axial extended part is an independent element.
11. The serial fan module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first frame body is connected to the second frame body via the guide elements.
12. The serial fan module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first frame body, the second frame body and the guide elements are integrated as a single piece.
13. The serial fan module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second frame body has a plurality of static blades and an expanded part at an outlet, and the airflow guided by the guide elements passes through the static blades and exits out of the second frame body from the expended part.
14. The serial fan module as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the static blades and the inclined parts are of the same structures.
15. The serial fan module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first fan and the second fan both face the same directions, or the first fan and the second fan are disposed back to back.
16. The serial fan module as claimed in claim 15 , wherein when the first fan and the second fan are disposed back to back, a motor base of the second fan is connected to the second frame body via the axial extended parts.
17. The serial fan module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein rotating directions of the first impeller and the second impeller are the same or different.
18. The serial fan module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first fan and the second fan are the same.
19. A frame structure, comprising:
a first frame body;
a second frame body; and
a plurality of guide elements disposed between the first frame body and the second frame body;
wherein each of the guide elements comprises an axial extended part and an inclined part and the inclined part meets the axial extended part at a camber angle.
20. The frame structure as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the inclined part has a first height, the axial extended part has a second height, a ratio of the first height to the second height is between 0.2 and 5, and the camber angle ranges between 20 degrees and 50 degrees.
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