US20090111372A1 - Series fan and frame set thereof - Google Patents
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- the present invention provides a series fan including a first fan and a second fan.
- the first fan has a first frame.
- the second fan has a second frame.
- the first frame and the second frame form a frame set.
- the first frame has at least one first locking portion.
- the second frame has at least one second locking portion disposed corresponding to the first locking portion.
- the first locking portion inserts in the second locking portion along a rotational direction so that the first frame and the second frame are connected in series.
- first frame of the frame set has a bottom and a plurality of first locking portions disposed on the bottom of the first frame and located at corners or sides of the first frame.
- the second frame has a bottom and a plurality of second locking portions disposed on the bottom of the second frame and located at corners or sides of the second frame.
- the first frame of the frame set has a bottom, a plurality of first locking portions and a plurality of second locking portions.
- the first locking portions and the second locking portions are disposed on the bottom of the first frame.
- the first locking portions and the second locking portions are arranged by interlacing or arranged side by side. Arrangement is not limited.
- the second frame has a bottom, a plurality of first locking portions and a plurality of second locking portions corresponding to the first frame.
- the first locking portions and the second locking portions are disposed on the bottom of the second frame and located at corners or sides of the second frame.
- the amount of the first locking portions of the first frame is equal to or different from that of the second locking portions of the first frame.
- the first fan and the second fan respectively have an impeller.
- each frame of the series fan and a frame set thereof of the present invention has at least one locking portion.
- the frames are connected in series via the locking portion.
- the present invention without extra components, provides combined frames. Further, the assembly process is simplified, manual labor is decreased, and costs are decreased.
- the locking portion in a combined state can easily become unlocked portions in separate states. Thus, not damaging the fans, allowing for easy assembly/disassembly.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a series fan of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the frame set in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3B is a vertical view showing the assembly of a first locking portion and a second locking portion according to FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 4A ;
- FIG. 4C is an upward view of a second frame of a first frame in FIG. 4A ;
- FIGS. 5A and 5B are upward views of another two embodiments of a first frame of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a series fan of the present invention.
- the series fan has a first fan 10 and a second fan 20 .
- the first fan 10 has a first frame 11 and a first impeller 14 .
- the second fan 20 has a second frame 21 and a second impeller (not shown).
- the first fan 10 and the second fan 20 are connected in series to drive airflow.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the frame set in FIG. 1 .
- the first frame 11 and the second frame 21 form a frame set A.
- the first frame 11 has at least one first locking portion 12 .
- the second frame 21 has at least one second locking portion 22 .
- the first locking portion 12 is disposed on the bottom 13 of the first frame 11 .
- the second locking portion 22 corresponding to the first locking portion 12 is disposed on the bottom 23 of the second frame 21 .
- the first frame 11 and the second frame 21 are connected in series via the engagement of the first locking portion 12 and the second locking portion 22 . If increased fixing efficiency is required, the first locking portion 11 and the second locking portion 21 respectively can have a hole H for for connecting to an outer system.
- FIG. 3A is a vertical view, showing the process where a first locking portion is assembled with a second locking portion according to FIG. 2
- FIG. 3B is a vertical view showing the assembly of a first locking portion and a second locking portion according to FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 3B does not show a complete first frame 11 , but only shows the first locking portion 12 .
- the first locking portion 12 is rotated along a rotational direction “X” and engaged with the second locking portion 22 , as seen in FIG. 2A .
- the first locking portion 12 has a protruding block or a groove.
- the second locking portion 22 has a groove or a protruding block corresponding to the first locking portion 12 .
- the first locking portion 12 has a protruding block 121
- the second locking portion 22 has a groove 221 and the rotational direction is counterclockwise.
- the protruding block 121 of the first locking portion 12 is engaged with the groove 221 of the second locking portion 22 .
- another side of the groove 221 has a blocking portion 223 disposed corresponding to the protrusion 222 and higher than the protrusion 222 .
- the blocking portion 223 provides fool-proof efficiency, as shown in FIG. 3B . If a user rotates the first locking portion 12 along a direction contrary to the rotational direction X shown in FIG. 3A , the protruding block 121 of the first locking portion 12 can not be rotated to assemble and is blocked by the blocking portion 223 . Referring to FIG. 3B , when disassembling the series fan, the protruding block 121 disposed in the groove 211 is blocked by the blocking portion 223 and is higher than protrusion 222 .
- the protruding block 121 fixed to the second locking portion 22 is not rotated along a direction toward the blocking portion 223 for release.
- the protruding block 121 is released along a direction contrary to the rotational direction X.
- product damage resulting from directional force exerted by a user in a wrong direction is prevented.
- FIG. 4A is an upward view of another embodiment of a first frame of the present invention.
- FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 4A and
- FIG. 4C is an upward view of a second frame of a first frame in FIG. 4A .
- the first locking portions 32 are located at corners or sides of the first frame 31 .
- the second locking portions 42 corresponding to the first locking portions 32 are located at corners or sides of the second frame 41 .
- FIGS. 5A and 5B are upward views of another two embodiments of a first frame of the present invention.
- a plurality of first locking portions 52 and a plurality of second locking portions 53 are located at corners or sides of the first frames 51 A and 51 B.
- the first locking portions 52 and the second locking portions 53 are arranged by interlacing (shown in FIG. 5A ) or arranged side by side (shown in FIG. 5B ).
- the second frames corresponding to the first frames 51 A and 51 B have a plurality of first locking portions and a plurality of second locking portions.
- first locking portions 52 and the second locking portions 53 on the first frames 51 A and 51 B are not limited.
- the number of the first locking portions 52 may be equal to or different from that of the second locking portions 53 .
- Main requirement is that the first frames 51 A and 51 B can be engaged with the second frames.
- each frame of the series fan and a frame set thereof of the present invention has at least one locking portion.
- the frames are connected in series via the locking portion.
- the present invention without extra components, provides combined frames. Further, the assembly process is simplified, manual labor is decreased, and costs are decreased.
- the locking portion in a combined state can easily become unlocked portions in separate states. Thus, not damaging the fans, allowing for easy assembly/disassembly.
Abstract
A serial fan is provided and includes a first fan and a second fan. The first fan includes a first frame, and the second fan includes a second frame. The first frame and the second frame form a frame set. The first frame has at least one first locking portion. The second frame has at least one second locking portion disposed corresponding to the first locking portion. When the first fan and the second fan are assembled, the first locking portion inserts in the second locking portion along a rotational direction so that the first frame and the second frame are connected in series.
Description
- The Non-provisional application claims priority under U.S.C §119(a) on Patent Application No(s). 096218067, field in Taiwan, Republic of China on Oct. 26, 2007, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a series fan and a frame set thereof.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- As electronic products advance toward higher performance, higher frequency, higher velocity and portability, the heats thereof generate to affect reliability and lifespan. Thus, heat dissipation is important for electronic products. Conventionally, a fan is installed as a heat-dissipating device, and in order to increase heat-dissipating effect, several fans are connected together.
- In order to connect at least two fans in series, a conventional method is using screws, rivets, or bolts, to combine the frames of the fans. However, such extra components result in a more complicated assembly process, increased labor and increased costs. Moreover, disassembling the fans is difficult, and may even require damaging the frames. Thus, making the fans not useable.
- The present invention provides a series fan and a frame set thereof which can combine with a plurality of frames without extra components.
- In order to achieve the above, the present invention provides a frame set including a first frame and a second frame. The first frame has at least one first locking portion. The second frame has at least one second locking portion disposed corresponding to the first locking portion. The first locking portion inserts in the second locking portion along a rotational direction so that the first frame and the second frame are connected in series.
- In order to achieve the above, the present invention provides a series fan including a first fan and a second fan. The first fan has a first frame. The second fan has a second frame. The first frame and the second frame form a frame set. The first frame has at least one first locking portion. The second frame has at least one second locking portion disposed corresponding to the first locking portion. The first locking portion inserts in the second locking portion along a rotational direction so that the first frame and the second frame are connected in series.
- For the above-mentioned series fan and frame set thereof, the first locking portion and the second locking portion are located at corners or sides of the first fan or the second fan. The first locking portion is a protruding block or a groove, and the second locking portion is a groove or a protruding block corresponding to the first locking portion. The protruding block has a first guiding surface, and the groove has a protrusion and a blocking portion respectively disposed on two sides of the groove. The protrusion has a second guiding surface. The first guiding surface and the second guiding surface have an inclined surface, a curved surface or a smooth surface having other shapes. Thus, when the first frame is assembled with the second frame, the first guiding surface contacts with the second guiding surface for guiding the protruding block into the groove. The blocking portion is disposed higher than the protrusion to block the protruding block into the groove in other directions different from the rotational direction.
- Moreover, the first frame of the frame set has a bottom and a plurality of first locking portions disposed on the bottom of the first frame and located at corners or sides of the first frame. The second frame has a bottom and a plurality of second locking portions disposed on the bottom of the second frame and located at corners or sides of the second frame.
- Further, the first frame of the frame set has a bottom, a plurality of first locking portions and a plurality of second locking portions. The first locking portions and the second locking portions are disposed on the bottom of the first frame. The first locking portions and the second locking portions are arranged by interlacing or arranged side by side. Arrangement is not limited. The second frame has a bottom, a plurality of first locking portions and a plurality of second locking portions corresponding to the first frame. The first locking portions and the second locking portions are disposed on the bottom of the second frame and located at corners or sides of the second frame. The amount of the first locking portions of the first frame is equal to or different from that of the second locking portions of the first frame.
- For the above-mentioned series fan and frame set thereof, the first locking portions and the second locking portions respectively have a hole for connecting to an outer system. When the first frame is assembled with the second frame, the rotational direction is counterclockwise.
- For the above-mentioned series fan, the first fan and the second fan respectively have an impeller.
- In summary, each frame of the series fan and a frame set thereof of the present invention has at least one locking portion. The frames are connected in series via the locking portion. Compared with prior art, the present invention, without extra components, provides combined frames. Further, the assembly process is simplified, manual labor is decreased, and costs are decreased. When taking apart the series fan, the locking portion in a combined state can easily become unlocked portions in separate states. Thus, not damaging the fans, allowing for easy assembly/disassembly.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a series fan of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the frame set inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3A is a vertical view showing the process where a first locking portion is assembled with a second locking portion according toFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 3B is a vertical view showing the assembly of a first locking portion and a second locking portion according toFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 4A is an upward view of another embodiment of a first frame of the present invention; -
FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view ofFIG. 4A ; -
FIG. 4C is an upward view of a second frame of a first frame inFIG. 4A ; and -
FIGS. 5A and 5B are upward views of another two embodiments of a first frame of the present invention. - The present invention can be more fully understood by reading the subsequent detailed description and examples with references made to the accompanying drawings.
- Referring to
FIG. 1 ,FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a series fan of the present invention. The series fan has afirst fan 10 and asecond fan 20. Thefirst fan 10 has afirst frame 11 and afirst impeller 14. Thesecond fan 20 has asecond frame 21 and a second impeller (not shown). Thefirst fan 10 and thesecond fan 20 are connected in series to drive airflow. - Simultaneously referring to
FIGS. 1 and 2 ,FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the frame set inFIG. 1 . Thefirst frame 11 and thesecond frame 21 form a frame set A. Thefirst frame 11 has at least onefirst locking portion 12. Thesecond frame 21 has at least onesecond locking portion 22. Thefirst locking portion 12 is disposed on the bottom 13 of thefirst frame 11. Thesecond locking portion 22 corresponding to thefirst locking portion 12 is disposed on the bottom 23 of thesecond frame 21. Thus, thefirst frame 11 and thesecond frame 21 are connected in series via the engagement of thefirst locking portion 12 and thesecond locking portion 22. If increased fixing efficiency is required, thefirst locking portion 11 and thesecond locking portion 21 respectively can have a hole H for for connecting to an outer system. - Simultaneously referring to
FIGS. 3A and 3B ,FIG. 3A is a vertical view, showing the process where a first locking portion is assembled with a second locking portion according toFIG. 2 , andFIG. 3B is a vertical view showing the assembly of a first locking portion and a second locking portion according toFIG. 2 . To clearly show the relative position where thefirst locking portion 12 is assembled with thesecond locking portion 22,FIG. 3B does not show a completefirst frame 11, but only shows thefirst locking portion 12. When thefirst frame 11 is assembled with thesecond frame 21, thefirst locking portion 12 is rotated along a rotational direction “X” and engaged with thesecond locking portion 22, as seen inFIG. 2A . Thefirst locking portion 12 has a protruding block or a groove. Thesecond locking portion 22 has a groove or a protruding block corresponding to thefirst locking portion 12. In this embodiment, thefirst locking portion 12 has aprotruding block 121, thesecond locking portion 22 has agroove 221 and the rotational direction is counterclockwise. The protrudingblock 121 of thefirst locking portion 12 is engaged with thegroove 221 of thesecond locking portion 22. - Following, assembling of the
first locking portion 12 and thesecond locking portion 22 will be further disclosed. The protrudingblock 121 of thefirst locking portion 12 has afirst guiding surface 122. There is aprotrusion 222 at one side of thegroove 221. Theprotrusion 222 has asecond guiding surface 224. Each of thefirst guiding surface 122 and thesecond guiding surface 224 is an inclined surface, a curved surface or a smooth surface having other shapes. When thefirst frame 11 rotates corresponding to thesecond frame 12 for assembly, thefirst guiding surface 122 of theprotruding block 121 of thefirst locking portion 12 contacts with thesecond guiding surface 224 of theprotrusion 222 of thesecond locking portion 22. Thus, friction decreases to provide theprotruding block 121 to enter thegroove 221 along thesecond guiding surface 224, as shown inFIG. 3B . - Further, to avoid forced assembly error resulting in damage, another side of the
groove 221 has a blockingportion 223 disposed corresponding to theprotrusion 222 and higher than theprotrusion 222. Thus, the blockingportion 223 provides fool-proof efficiency, as shown inFIG. 3B . If a user rotates thefirst locking portion 12 along a direction contrary to the rotational direction X shown inFIG. 3A , the protrudingblock 121 of thefirst locking portion 12 can not be rotated to assemble and is blocked by the blockingportion 223. Referring toFIG. 3B , when disassembling the series fan, the protrudingblock 121 disposed in the groove 211 is blocked by the blockingportion 223 and is higher thanprotrusion 222. Therefore, the protrudingblock 121 fixed to thesecond locking portion 22, is not rotated along a direction toward the blockingportion 223 for release. The protrudingblock 121 is released along a direction contrary to the rotational direction X. Thus, product damage resulting from directional force exerted by a user in a wrong direction is prevented. - Installation of the locking portions is shown in
FIGS. 4A to 4C .FIG. 4A is an upward view of another embodiment of a first frame of the present invention.FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view ofFIG. 4A andFIG. 4C is an upward view of a second frame of a first frame inFIG. 4A . InFIG. 4A , thefirst locking portions 32 are located at corners or sides of thefirst frame 31. InFIG. 4A , thesecond locking portions 42 corresponding to thefirst locking portions 32 are located at corners or sides of thesecond frame 41. Thus, when thefirst frame 31 is assembled with thesecond frame 41, thefirst frame 31 is aimed at thesecond frame 41 first, and then thefirst frame 31 is rotated. Thus, completing the assembly of thefirst frame 31 and thesecond frame 41. - Moreover, the first locking portion 12a and the second locking portion 22a are not limited to be disposed only on a single frame. Referring to
FIGS. 5A and 5B ,FIGS. 5A and 5B are upward views of another two embodiments of a first frame of the present invention. A plurality offirst locking portions 52 and a plurality ofsecond locking portions 53 are located at corners or sides of thefirst frames first locking portions 52 and thesecond locking portions 53 are arranged by interlacing (shown inFIG. 5A ) or arranged side by side (shown inFIG. 5B ). The second frames corresponding to thefirst frames first locking portions 52 and thesecond locking portions 53 on thefirst frames first locking portions 52 may be equal to or different from that of thesecond locking portions 53. Main requirement is that thefirst frames - In summary, each frame of the series fan and a frame set thereof of the present invention has at least one locking portion. The frames are connected in series via the locking portion. Compared with prior art, the present invention, without extra components, provides combined frames. Further, the assembly process is simplified, manual labor is decreased, and costs are decreased. When taking apart the series fan, the locking portion in a combined state can easily become unlocked portions in separate states. Thus, not damaging the fans, allowing for easy assembly/disassembly.
- While the present invention has been described by way of example and in terms of the preferred embodiments, 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 frame set, comprising:
a first frame, having at least one first locking portion; and
a second frame, having at least one second locking portion disposed corresponding to the first locking portion;
wherein the first locking portion inserts in the second locking portion along a rotational direction so that the first frame and the second frame are connected in series.
2. The frame set as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first locking portion comprises a protruding block or a groove and the second locking portion comprises a groove or a protruding block corresponding to the first locking portion.
3. The frame set as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the protruding block comprises a first guiding surface, the groove comprises a protrusion and a blocking portion respectively disposed on two sides of the groove, and the protrusion comprises a second guiding surface, which contacts the first guiding surface to guide the protruding block into the groove when the first frame and the second frame are assembled.
4. The frame set as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the blocking portion blocks the protruding block into the groove in other directions different from the rotational direction, and the blocking portion is disposed higher than the protrusion.
5. The frame set claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first guiding surface and the second guiding surface comprise an inclined surface, a curved surface or a smooth surface having other shapes.
6. The frame set claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first frame further comprises a bottom and a plurality of first locking portions disposed on the bottom of the first frame, the second frame further comprises a bottom and a plurality of second portions disposed on the bottom of the second frame.
7. The frame set claimed in claim 6 , wherein the first locking portions and the second locking portions are located at corners or sides of the first frame and second frame, respectively.
8. The frame set claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first frame further comprises a bottom, a plurality of first locking portions and a plurality of second locking portions, the first locking portions and the second locking portions are disposed on the bottom of the first frame and located at corners or sides of the first frame, and the first and second locking portions are arranged by interlacing or side by side.
9. The frame set as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the second frame further comprises a bottom, a plurality of first locking portions and a plurality of second locking portions, the first locking portions and the second locking portions are disposed on the bottom of the second frame, and the arrangement of the first and second locking portions of the second frame is corresponding to the arrangement of the second and first locking portions of the first frame.
10. The frame set as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first locking portion or the second locking portion further comprises a hole for connecting to an outer system.
11. The frame set as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rotational direction is counterclockwise.
12. A series fan, comprising:
a first fan having a first frame, and the first frame comprising at least one first locking portion; and
a second fan having a second frame, and the second frame comprising at least one second locking portion corresponding to the first locking portion;
wherein when the first frame is assembled with the second frame to form a frame set, the first locking portion inserts in the second locking portion along a rotational direction so that the first frame and the second frame are connected in series.
13. The series fan as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the first locking portion comprises a protruding block or a groove and the second locking portion comprises a groove or a protruding block corresponding to the first locking portion.
14. The series fan as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the protruding block comprises a first guiding surface, the groove comprises a protrusion and a blocking portion respectively disposed on two sides of the groove, and the protrusion comprises a second guiding surface, which contacts the first guiding surface to guide the protruding block into the groove when the first frame and the second frame are assembled.
15. The series fan as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the blocking portion blocks the protruding block into the groove in other directions different from the rotational direction, and the blocking portion is disposed higher than the protrusion.
16. The series fan as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the first guiding surface and the second guiding surface comprise an inclined surface, a curved surface or a smooth surface having other shapes.
17. The series fan as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the first frame further comprises a bottom and a plurality of first locking portions disposed on the bottom of the first frame, the second frame further comprises a bottom and a plurality of second portions disposed on the bottom of the second frame.
18. The series fan as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the first locking portions and the second locking portions are disposed at corners or sides of the first frame and the second frame, respectively.
19. The series fan as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the first frame further comprises a bottom, a plurality of first locking portions and a plurality of second locking portions, the first locking portions and the second locking portions are disposed on the bottom of the first frame and located at corners or sides of the first frame, and the first and second locking portions are arranged by interlacing or side by side.
20. The series fan as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the second frame further comprises a bottom, a plurality of first locking portions and a plurality of second locking portions and the first locking portions and the second locking portions are disposed on the bottom of the second frame, and the arrangement of the first and second locking portions of the second frame is corresponding to the arrangement of the second and first locking portions of the first frame.
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